Retrieve version and url for local app update against store app Android and iOS

Omar Nasser

Features

Compares local version with the respective store version for the purpose of detecting user-side version updates.

Getting started

$ flutter pub add app_version_update_lite

or add in your dependencies

dependencies:
  app_version_update_lite: <latest>

to use this app you need to have the app hosted in stores.

To test, you can manually downgrade your pubspec.yaml from your version: , when you run your local version it will be different from the store version

Usage

Internet permission Android: <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />

Internet permission iOs: <key>NSAppTransportSecurity</key> <dict> <key>NSAllowsArbitraryLoads</key><true/> </dict>

final appleId = '1234567890'; // If this value is null, its packagename will be considered
final playStoreId = 'com.example.app'; // If this value is null, its packagename will be considered
final country = 'br' // If this value is null 'us' will be the default value
await AppVersionUpdate.checkForUpdates(
            appleId: appleId, playStoreId: playStoreId, country: country)
        .then((data) async {
            print(data.storeUrl);
            print(data.storeVersion);
            if(data.canUpdate!){
             //here you can show any custom dialog.
            }
         });

Additional information

This project is at an initial level, more functions will be included as

So any suggestion and contribution is welcome.