cordova-plugin-update-notifier

cordova-plugin-update-notifier
==============================

This plugin provides a mechanism for showing an in-app notification when a new
version of the app is available for download from the App Store or Play Store.

For iOS, this uses the [Siren][siren] library.

For Android, this implements the [Play Store In-App Update][playlib] system.

> ℹ️ This plugin uses AndroidX!
>
> Use version 1.x if you are building without AndroidX enabled.

Installation
------------

$3

``
cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-update-notifier
`

#### Specifying Android Library Versions
You may need to specify specific versions of the Android Material Design or
Play App Update frameworks, depending on the Android SDK version and build
tools that your app is targeting. You can override these by specifying versions
as variables when installing.

For example:

`
cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-update-notifier \
--variable ANDROIDX_MATERIAL_DESIGN_VERSION=1.8.0 \
--variable PLAY_APP_UPDATE_SDK_VERSION=2.1.0
`

$3

`
npm install cordova-plugin-update-notifier
npx cap sync
`

#### Note about Android strings for Capacitor

To override the text shown in the banner when an update is ready to install,
add the following to app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml:

`xml
An update has just been downloaded.
RESTART
`

Configuration Preferences
------------

$3

Siren's implementation for iOS allows for different alert types (see https://github.com/ArtSabintsev/Siren#screenshots). You can set the value to "critical" or "annoying" in config.xml.

`xml


`

For Android, you can force all updates to be considered "immediate" with the AndroidUpdateAlertType preference in config.xml.

`xml

`

$3

Siren's implementation for iOS requires specifying a country code if your app is not published to the US AppStore.

`xml

`

For Capacitor, add "SirenCountryCode": "CA"` to your capacitor.config.json file.

$3

When deploying an app using an MDM, you can take advantage of Managed App Configuration to disable the update check. Simply create a preference called "DisableUpdateCheck" and set it's value to "true".

Supported Platforms
-------------------

* Cordova CLI (cordova-cli >= 9.0.0)
* iOS (cordova-ios >= 5.0.0, or capacitor)
* Android (cordova-android >= 9.0.0, or capacitor) with AndroidX

Contributing
------------

Contributions of bug reports, feature requests, and pull requests are greatly
appreciated!

Please note that this project is released with a [Contributor Code of
Conduct][coc]. By participating in this project you agree to abide by its
terms.

Licence
-------

Released under the Apache 2.0 Licence.
Copyright © 2020-2023 Ayogo Health Inc.

[siren]: https://sabintsev.com/Siren/
[playlib]: https://developer.android.com/guide/playcore/in-app-updates
[coc]: https://github.com/AyogoHealth/cordova-plugin-update-notifier/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md