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Checking published app version in unity

Discussion in 'Scripting' started by Daloteon, Feb 16, 2018.

  1. Daloteon

    Daloteon

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    Hi,
    I want to create pop-up which will inform user about new app version. Is there any way to check published app version in App Store and Google Play Store in Unity?
     
    Daloteon, Feb 16, 2018
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  2. GeorgeCH

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    Not without a back-end service where you list the most current version and which checks the user's client version upon login and returns it to the client and, if there is a discrepancy, the client raises the "New Version Available" event. Look into BaaS solutions such as PlayFab.

    Though, to be fair, building BaaS integration for this feature alone is overkill. I wouldn't bother with it unless it is somehow essential for you that all users have the absolutely latest version - which typically isn't needed except for MP titles (where you'd have a back-end going anyway).
     
    GeorgeCH, Feb 16, 2018
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  3. Brathnann

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    Just use Unity's Remote settings feature. It's perfect for this sort of thing.
     
    Brathnann, Feb 16, 2018
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  4. GeorgeCH

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    Nice one! I never knew that Unity Analytics did something other than, well, analytics!
     
    GeorgeCH, Feb 19, 2018
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  5. Brathnann

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    Yep, I wouldn't say it's new, but it's not an old feature either. Can't recall what version it was added into. I want to say 2017.1 may have been when it was first seen, but I know we use it in a 5.6 project.
     
    Brathnann, Feb 19, 2018
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  6. Daloteon

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    Unfortunately project uses unity 5.5.3f1. Unity Remote Serttings support unity 5.5.5 or higher. I can't update unity in this project.
     
    Daloteon, Feb 21, 2018
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  7. Brathnann

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    Well, your best bet is still to update the project. You could use a backend service, but as mentioned, probably not worth it.

    If these don't work, look on the asset store for Google sheet type assets. You can find some free ones I think. This way you could have the values in a google sheet and just pull from that.

    https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/rapid-sheet-data-101991 Maybe look into this one.
     
    Brathnann, Feb 21, 2018
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  8. Helical

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    Dude, this is genius, why did I not think of this? How scaleable do you think such a solution is? how many free get requests do you think Google will accept before they lock it up or something
     
    Helical, Sep 11, 2019
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  9. Brathnann

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    Wow....I hadn't really thought about this post in ages.

    https://developers.google.com/sheets/api/limits

    Best info I can see from a quick Google search.
     
    Brathnann, Sep 11, 2019
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