[android-developers] Re: Strategies for alerting users about new versions of your app in the appstore?
This is al implemented in the Android market and it comes for free when publishing your app in the market. And any is evert body staking about an app store, ita called the Android market On 14 jun, 05:30, pawpaw17 georgefraz...@yahoo.com wrote: Guys, Is there a methodology for pushing out new versions of appstore apps to customers in Android/or via the appstore? Or is this something each app needs to cook up for itself? Thanks! pawpaw17 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: Strategies for alerting users about new versions of your app in the appstore?
Unfortunately, it is implemented in a haphazard way by the Market. When you open the app, it does not trigger something on the Market to look for an update. Unless you specifically open the Market, go to My Downloads, and look if any apps have updates, you don't really know if there is an update. The notifications put forth by the Market are a joke. If anyone has seen any sort of consistency as to when it checks for updates, I would be very surprised. I will often open the Market and see 4 or 5 apps with updates, and think to myself... Hmm, I wonder why I wasn't notified.That being said, there are a number of apps out there that phone home and look for an update. I assume this is done by housing a version file or something on a server and having the application check this on start up, if the version of the installed app is lower than the latest version, it notifies you and allows you to go to the Market for the update. On Jun 13, 11:42 pm, TjerkW tje...@gmail.com wrote: This is al implemented in the Android market and it comes for free when publishing your app in the market. And any is evert body staking about an app store, ita called the Android market On 14 jun, 05:30, pawpaw17 georgefraz...@yahoo.com wrote: Guys, Is there a methodology for pushing out new versions of appstore apps to customers in Android/or via the appstore? Or is this something each app needs to cook up for itself? Thanks! pawpaw17 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: Strategies for alerting users about new versions of your app in the appstore?
Unless you specifically open the Market, go to My Downloads, and look if any apps have updates, you don't really know if there is an update. Actually, specifically opening the Market seems to be sufficient. I have often times gone into the Market looking for something else, then get hit with a notification of updates some minutes later, without examining My Downloads at all. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ Version 2.0 Available! --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: Strategies for alerting users about new versions of your app in the appstore?
Hmm... I suppose that might be the case. I've always just made a a habit of going to My Downloads and performing the updates everytime I open the Market, since I have found such inconsistency with the notifications. I'd think something like this would not require opening the Market to trigger an update notification scan. Maybe with the next Market upgrade they can beef up the customization and allow the user some control... maybe let me set an update scan interval, or allow it to get notified when apps open and check for a new version at that time, among other things... On Jun 14, 8:31 am, Mark Murphy mmur...@commonsware.com wrote: Unless you specifically open the Market, go to My Downloads, and look if any apps have updates, you don't really know if there is an update. Actually, specifically opening the Market seems to be sufficient. I have often times gone into the Market looking for something else, then get hit with a notification of updates some minutes later, without examining My Downloads at all. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy)http://commonsware.com _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ Version 2.0 Available! --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
