You can put that on Google AppEngine. The very big drawback is that your application will suddenly require the Internet permission.
On Jun 16, 9:38 pm, Kostya Vasilyev <kmans...@gmail.com> wrote: > http://code.google.com/p/android-market-api/ > > Putting a file with latest version number somewhere on your own server seems > easier to me - at the cost of having to update the file after each new > release. For a small number of applications it shouldn't really be a > problem. > > -- Kostya > > 2011/6/16 Jake Colman <col...@ppllc.com> > > > > > > > William, > > > I'm sorry if I came across as an idiot. But what I meant was where do I > > found documentation of the unofficial Market API? Do I have peruse > > source code? Have you protected yourself somehow against the > > possibility that the API will not be available if/when a user updates > > his phone to a newer version of the OS? > > > ...Jake > > > >>>>> "WF" == William Ferguson <william.ferguson...@gmail.com> writes: > > > WF> Um, I'm not sure I can break it down any simpler. But I'll try. > > > WF> 1) On start up of your app use the unofficial Market API to find out > > WF> the latest version of your app that has been published in the > > WF> Market. > > > WF> 2) Compare that to the version that is running. > > > WF> 3) If the Market version is newer present the user with a dialog > > WF> asking if they want to update. > > > WF> 4) If they don take them to your app in the Market. > > > WF> On Jun 16, 12:53 am, Jake Colman <col...@ppllc.com> wrote: > > >> >>>>> "WF" == William Ferguson <william.ferguson...@gmail.com> > > writes: > > > >> WF> Alternatively, on start up use the (unofficial) Market API to > > >> WF> check if there is a newer version of your app available and if > > >> WF> there is present the user with a dialog offering to take them > > to > > >> WF> the Market to update. > > > >> Can you provide some more details on this suggestion? > > > >> Thanks. > > > >> -- > > >> Jake Colman -- Android Tinkerer > > > WF> -- > > WF> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > WF> Groups "Android Developers" group. > > WF> To post to this group, send email to > > android-developers@googlegroups.com > > WF> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > WF> android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > WF> For more options, visit this group at > > WF>http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > > -- > > Jake Colman -- Android Tinkerer > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "Android Developers" group. > > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
