I have a published my App in Google Play Store with version code 4. I made some changes and changed the version code to 5 and also changed the version name and I published the new version through Google Play Store
I can see the new version published but I'm getting Open button Instead of Update
I checked couple of old questions and none of them gave me the right answer.
Notes:
The published APK is signed by Google Play Store
The older version in my phone was installed from Google Play Store
If I uninstall the old version, Google Play Store gives me the newer on. But I cant force the users to uninstall and re install
any suggestions?
After about an hour the Google Play Store showed the Update button
Thanks guys
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I have updated one of my android apps in Closed Testing Track, App is also reviewed and approved by Google and also published. There is a message that App is available to Selected Testers. But the testers are not able to update the app through Google Play Store. (Testers also joined for beta version from the provided link).
Please give your suggestions.
Clearing the cache on the play store app allowed my users to update to the latest version manually.
Without this, they had to wait for auto-update to roll through.
I solved that problem by increasing in Version Code in Gradle file.
A latest version of the app has been released in the play store, but in the google play console statistics we can see that the users are able to download the previous version of the app. During which criteria is this possible?
The target version has been changed and the previous version has been retained before rolling out the new version.
Remember that google play takes some time to Publish the new version to play store. Because it reviews each time you upload a new apk. The previous APk will be retained after the new apk goes live.
As well as installing from the Play Store, Google also helps with safe, offline P2P sharing. You can read more in the blog post here
I suspect these installs are coming from people sharing the app via Files Go by Google, ShareIT or Xender. If they appear in the Play Console statistics it means that the apps count as a Google Play install, and will be updated by Google Play.
You will be able to download the past version of any app if both the old and new version is in ACTIVE state in play store. See the example scenario in this SO post.
If you "deactivate" old apk file in developer console - your app will
we able for downloading only for API 5+. There will not be any effect
for people with API 4 and already installed app.
If you keep both old and new apks in market in "active" state, then
market will offer old one for people with API 4 and new one for people
with API 5+. Also they will be offered to update your app.
So I've made this little app, and shared it among friends. It's on google store.
I've updated newer version of an app today (replaced APK and those little chors I had to do with it). Will my friends recieve my newer version? They still havent.
Did I skip any step? Do I need to somehow initiate the update beside updating apk?
If your friends have the old version of the app installed form the Google Play store, they will get the update of your app after you publish the update of your app properly in the play store.
It generally requires around an hour for the app to get published after you upload the apk to the play store.
You don't need to do anything, other then just to increase the version number and code and signing the app with same key store. Google play services will manage everything after that.
Some people turn on option update apps only on wifi.
It may take some time to publish new version on google play.
So,if you did as above, i would suggest you to wait and watch. or visit the play store and check the current version.
Introduction
I have uploaded my first version of app and users downloaded it , installed it and used too. It was a cake. But when i upload the second version then it gets updated after 1 hour or so.
Problem
It is showing version update in google play when I open it in Mac. But when I search for it in the android device its not showing the upgraded version or the to update dialog. So I wait for 12 hours or so by thinking the listing might be not done yet. But still no result. And when I clear the cache of google play in android it shows to update.
Question
Why does this happen? Is there any solution that the update button will immediately come then the app is updated and published in play store.
Please do attach any official docs if available.
Update
i figured out the google play in the android device is the problem. if i clear the cache then google play detects the new version and prompts to update the app. so is there any way to programmatically clear cache of google play in android.
I published a new version of my application on Google Play store and it was available to be downloaded by users after couple of hours. But the problem is with the users who already have the older version of the application. Google play does not show update option for all those users. Any suggestion what could be the reason? Just to mention versionCode(1170 earlier it was 1095) and versionName (1.6.1 earlier it was 1.5) both are higher than the previous published version.
So this was a bug in Google Play and now they have fixed it and now users of my application can see that there is new updated version available.