At today’s Android Dev Summit, Google announced a new set of features as part of the Android App Bundle tool, including an In-app Updates API that will allow developers to more aggressively nudge users to download the latest version of an app.
To essentially force users into updating, devs now have two new options to hasten app updates. For pressing issues — such as security bug fixes — developers can display a full-screen message the next time a user starts up an app to notify them that an update is available. Users will also have the option to opt out of the update, in case they’re not connected to Wi-Fi, are low on battery, or whatever other reason.
For less urgent updates, the In-App Updates API will also allow users to continue…
Written by Stefan Etienne
This news first appeared on https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/7/18072588/android-dev-summit-app-updates-api-continued-use under the title “You can soon continue using an Android app while it’s being updated”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
