android-auto-updater-client

Android APK auto updater client

This project allows to automatically update a running APK application using a private update server (see apk-updater) instead of Google Play updater.

Origin
Fork of lenik.terenin's auto-update client https://code.google.com/p/auto-update-apk-client/ for server agnostic usage.

HOW TO

Requirements

Since you don't put your software on Android Market, you have to enable "Unknown Sources (Allow installation of non-Market applications)" in Settings :: Applications. Otherwise you won't be able to install your software or updates.

Permissions

The following permissions are needed in Android Manifest:

android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"
android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE"
android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE"

Start updater client

The updater client typically starts during application initialization, simply by creating a new instance.

AutoUpdateApk aua = new AutoUpdateApk(getApplicationContext(), UPDATE_URL);

where UPDATE_URL is your update server URL, eg.

public final static String UPDATE_URL = "http://mydomain.com/updater";

Configuration

Updater configuration may be any time after its creation.

// auto update every day
aua.setUpdateInterval(AutoUpdateApk.DAYS * 1);