flutter_upgrade_version 1.0.9

Support to get Package Information(app name, package name, version, build number), get information of version on store(Apple Store) and In-app Update.

Flutter Upgrade Version Package

A Flutter plugin for Android, iOS allowing get information about package, version info.

	Android	iOS
Support	✅	✅

Features

• Get Package Information (app name, package name, version, build number).
• Get Information of Version at store (Apple Store).
• Support In App Update - Android

Installation

First, add flutter_upgrade_version as a dependency in your pubspec.yaml file.

    dependencies
flutter_upgrade_version: ^1.0.8

In-app Updates

The in-app updates feature is supported on devices running Android 5.0 (API level 21) or higher. Additionally, in-app updates are only supported for Android mobile devices, Android tablets, and ChromeOS devices.

Your app can use the Google Play Core libraries to support the following UX flows for in-app updates:

Flexible Update Flows

Flexible updates provide background download and installation with graceful state monitoring. This UX flow is appropriate when it's acceptable for the user to use the app while downloading the update. For example, you might want to encourage users to try a new feature that's not critical to the core functionality of your app.

[Flexible Flow]

Immediate Update Flows

Immediate updates are fullscreen UX flows that require the user to update and restart the app in order to continue using it. This UX flow is best for cases where an update is critical to the core functionality of your app. After a user accepts an immediate update, Google Play handles the update installation and app restart.

[Immediate Flow]

Usage

You can use PackageManager to get information about the package.

import 'package:flutter_upgrade_version/flutter_upgrade_version.dart';

Future<void> getPackageData() async {
  PackageInfo _packageInfo = await PackageManager.getPackageInfo();

  ///
  ///_packageInfo.appName;
  ///_packageInfo.packageName;
  ///_packageInfo.version;
  ///_packageInfo.buildNumber;
}

Android: Using In-app Update

iOS: You can get the app information on the Store through ID - package_name. You need to make sure the ID already exits on the Store.

/// Android
if (Platform.isAndroid) {
  InAppUpdateManager manager = InAppUpdateManager();
  AppUpdateInfo? appUpdateInfo = await manager.checkForUpdate();
  if (appUpdateInfo == null) return; //Exception
  if (appUpdateInfo.updateAvailability == UpdateAvailabilitydeveloperTriggeredUpdateInProgress) {
    //If an in-app update is already running, resume the update.
    String? message = await manager.startAnUpdate(type: AppUpdateType.immediate);
    ///message return null when run update success 
  } else if (appUpdateInfo.updateAvailability == UpdateAvailability.updateAvailable) {
    ///Update available
    if (appUpdateInfo.immediateAllowed) {
      debugPrint('Start an immediate update');
      String? message = await manager.startAnUpdate(type: AppUpdateType.immediate);
      ///message return null when run update success 
    } else if (appUpdateInfo.flexibleAllowed) {
      debugPrint('Start an flexible update');
      String? message = await manager.startAnUpdate(type: AppUpdateType.flexible);
      ///message return null when run update success
    } else {
      debugPrint('Update available. Immediate & Flexible Update Flow not allow');
    }
  }
}

///
///iOS
if (Platform.isIOS) {
  VersionInfo? _versionInfo2 = await UpgradeVersion.getiOSStoreVersion(_packageInfo);
}

With VersionInfo class, I have provided information about:

• canUpdate: Return true if app can update.

• isReviewing: Return true if app is reviewing.

• localVersion: The current version of app.

• storeVersion: The current version of app on the store.

• appStoreLink: Link connect to App Store.

• releaseNotes: The notes of version on the store.

In-app Update message

Note: startAnUpdate() return String? (a notification message). When update successfully, message is nullable.

Message	Description
MSG_USER_HAS_DENIED_OR_CANCELED_THE_UPDATE	The user has denied or canceled the update.
MSG_RESULT_IN_APP_UPDATE_FAILED	Some other error prevented either the user from providing consent or the update from proceeding.
MSG_APP_UPDATE_TYPE_NO_SUPPORT	AppUpdateType not support
MSG_REQUIRE_CHECK_FOR_UPDATE	Required call checkForUpdate before startAnUpdate
MSG_UPDATE_LISTENER_ERROR