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Asked: 2026-05-22T12:47:09+00:00

I have this situation – PhoneGap app running in Android. It uses external API

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I have this situation – PhoneGap app running in Android. It uses external API on my server. It might happen that I will change API structure so I will need to perform update of my mobile app to a newer version. Is there some automatic or half-automatic way how can I force update of the Phonegap app on the Android phone ?

I can display message to the user, that the app is outdated and he should go to Android Market and update the app from there, but I am looking for some more comfortable way how to force this update.

EDIT – Question specification:

I am not looking for a way how to load external script on application startup.
I am looking for PhoneGap-Android-specific solution how to invoke application update.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Ok, I’ve finally found a solution to my problem.

    I use this PhoneGap plugin to launch Android Intent, specifically its Intent.ACTION_VIEWS described here in Android docs.

    This successfully fires Android Market App with the option to update my app.

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