Question How to simulate addressables download dependencies in development mode?

I'm new to addressables, and am trying to simulate in unity how to use addressable to download dependencies (with a progress bar showing downloading progress).

Scenario:
I created 2 groups as in pic below:

The scene in the pic will use the pic in group Texture New.

In order to simulate downloading dependencies in unity, I used web hosting, and set to use remote build/load paths accordingly as in pic:

Then I chose Simlulate Group and New Build (Default Build Script), and run in Unity.

I wrote the following code for downloading dependencies (with preloadLabel = 'default' which is the label of the assets), and it works:

Code (CSharp):

1.  public class SceneLoader : MonoBehaviour
2.     {
3.         [SerializeField]
4.         public AssetReference _scene;
5.         public Slider slider;
6.  
7.         public AssetLabelReference preloadLabel;
8.  
9.         private void Start()
10.         {
11.             LoadScene(_scene);
12.         }
13.  
14.         public void LoadScene(AssetReference scene)
15.         {
16.              
17.     Addressables.ClearDependencyCacheAsync(preloadLabel);
18.          
19.             StartCoroutine(DownloadResource());
20.         }
21.  
22.         protected virtual IEnumerator DownloadResource()
23.         {
24.             AsyncOperationHandle<long> getDownloadSize = Addressables.GetDownloadSizeAsync(preloadLabel);
25.             yield return getDownloadSize;
26.  
27.             if (getDownloadSize.Result > 0)
28.             {
29.                 AsyncOperationHandle downloadDependencies = Addressables.DownloadDependenciesAsync(preloadLabel, false);
30.  
31.                 while (downloadDependencies.Status == AsyncOperationStatus.None)
32.                 {
33.                     float percentageComplete = downloadDependencies.GetDownloadStatus().Percent;
34.            
35.                     slider.value = percentageComplete;
36.                     yield return null;
37.                 }
38.  
39.                 Addressables.Release(downloadDependencies);
40.                }
41.         }

Issue:
The problem is when I tried to update my addressable assets, such as replacing an image of Label Skin1 to a new Image, then chose Update A Previous Build, and played in Unity, the old images of Label Skin1 still appeared in the scene, instead of the new image.

I'm wondering if this has something to do with caching, so I used ClearDependencyCacheAsync as in the codes above, yet it's still not working.

Could anyone please kindly help advise me what I'm doing wrong? Thanks!

 

I am not much experienced with Addressables.

For removing cache try this before starting the download.

Code (CSharp):

1. Caching.ClearCache();

Also after updating contents are you uploading new files and catalog to your web host (that IP in your screenshot)?

Do you see new content if you use Asset Database (faster)?

 

It would be so nice to get a clear tutorial in a recent LTS of how to load diferent catalog and content to remote and how to call this foreign catalogs and download their content.