A Flutter plugin that makes it possible to:
- Check if a user has the most recent version of your app installed.
- Show the user an alert with a link to the appropriate app store page.
Add new_version as a dependency in your pubspec.yaml file.
dependencies:
app_version_checker: [latest_version]
In main.dart (or wherever your app is initialized), create an instance of NewVersion.
final appVersionChecker = AppVersionChecker();
The plugin will automatically use your Flutter package identifier to check the app store. If your app has a different identifier in the Google Play Store or Apple App Store, you can overwrite this by providing values for androidId and/or iOSId.
For iOS: If your app is only available outside the U.S. App Store, you will need to set iOSAppStoreCountry to the two-letter country code of the store you want to search. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2 for a list of ISO Country Codes.
You can then use the plugin in two ways.
final status = await appVersionChecker.getVersionStatus();
status.canUpdate // (true)
status.localVersion // (1.2.1)
status.storeVersion // (1.2.3)
status.appStoreLink // (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google/id284815942?mt=8)
appVersionChecker.launchAppStore(status.appStoreLink);