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Minh Thai
Minh Thai

Reputation: 578

WP8 Check if app has update

I want to implement a notification for user to update the app.

So how can I check if my application has an update (or newer version) on the store?

Edit: what I am looking for is a build-in api

Upvotes: 2

Views: 280

Answers (2)

jukra
jukra

Reputation: 106

Here is a solution targeted to Windows Phone 8 using Cimbalino Windows Phone Toolkit: http://developer.nokia.com/community/wiki/Application_update_prompt_using_Cimbalino_Windows_Phone_Toolkit

Edit: simpler solution without any toolkits http://developer.nokia.com/community/wiki/Checking_for_updates_from_inside_a_Windows_Phone_app

Upvotes: 0

Ertay Shashko
Ertay Shashko

Reputation: 1257

You can find a XAML behavior that checks for updates in the WpWinNl toolkit. Here is a blogpost by Joost Van Schaik on how to implement it:

http://dotnetbyexample.blogspot.com/2013/09/zero-lines-of-code-solution-for-in-app.html

Upvotes: 2

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