On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 5:43 PM, Albert <albert8...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> The thing is that because the app is pre-installed it does not > appear under the "downloads" section on the Android Market. > You could release two versions together - the pre-installed one on the device and one for the market that has a higher version code. The pre-installed one could be programmed to tell the user to download the latest update from the market. Then they get that version (which has the checking removed) and it sticks in the "downloads" list. No idea if that will actually work. How do I tell the users that a new version is available without checking the > server every time the app is launched?? > No need to check every time the app is launched. Let them set an update-check interval and check periodically (every day, every week, every month). I assume you won't be having THAT many updates that something more frequent would be required. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TreKing <http://sites.google.com/site/rezmobileapps/treking> - Chicago transit tracking app for Android-powered devices -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
