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Updraft SDK

Updraft SDK for Flutter

Updraft is a super easy app delivery tool that allows you to simply and quickly distribute your app. It's super useful during beta-testing or if you want to deliver an app without going through the app store review processes. Your users get a link and are guided through the installation process with in a comprehensive web-app. Updraft works with Android and iOS apps and easily integrates with your IDE. The SDK adds additional features to apps that are delivered with Updraft: Auto-update for your distributed apps and most importantly the collection of user feedback.

Updraft is built by App Agencies Apps with love and Moqod. Learn more at getupdraft.com or follow the latest news on twitter.

Installation

Add this line to your pubspec.yaml file:

updraft_sdk_flutter: ^0.0.1

Setup

Initilaise SDK in main method of your app

void main() async {
  await UpdraftSdk.init(
    UpdraftSettings("<YOUR-SDK-KEY>", "<YOUR-APP-KEY>"),
  );
  runApp(const MyApp());
}

Parameters

  • YOUR-SDK-KEY: Your sdk key obtained on Updraft
  • YOUR-APP-KEY: You app key obtained on Updraft

AutoUpdate

Auto Update functionality can be enabled/disabled on getupdraft.com in your app edit menu.

AutoUpdate work by comparing the build number of the app installed on the user's device and the app uploaded on GetUpdraft.

A prompt is displayed to the user if his installed version is lower than the version on Updraft. Thus, the build number must be incremented for each new build release to trigger the auto-update process.

Micro version comparison is supported, for example version 1.2.3.20180804 is greater than version 1.2.3.20180803

Feedback

Feedback functionality can be enabled/disabled on getupdraft.com in your app edit menu.

A prompt is shown to the user to inform him of the change of state of the feedback functionality.

If enabled, the user is explained how he can give feedback. User can take a screenshot to give a feedback.