Does the android market (or Google Play as it’s now) offer a way for an app to check if it’s updatable?
It seems to take very long for people to notice (or care) to update their apps. I’d like to show some “Update available” notify inside my app.
I could just have some file on a webserver stating the latest version. But this has the obvious chance of pissing people of if they click the “update available” button and are then taken to market which doesn’t yet have the update.
So is there some nice API or other brilliant ideas?
Actually, Android Market takes a very good care of updating your application. Users are notified as soon as your update is available, and if they decide to ignore the notification, it’s their decision.
If you are looking for alternative methods of updating your application, I’d suggest to check this thread.