How do you update your APK file from a remote server?

[COWLR]

Hi,

I'm very new to app inventor but not new to I.T. I'm trying to work out (in a very basic way), if I can load a new version of my apk file from a remote server? The app inventor program needs to be updated on a weekly basis and if the user just has to press "update", that would be great.

As I mentioned, I'm new to app inventor, so please keep it simple if you have an answer.

Thanks

[Taifun]

Update My App - Extension - Useful to app builders to update their distributed apps

UpdateMyApp - Extension created on 2020-07-11T18:30:00Z (UTC) I am an enthusiastic app builder, built many apps and distributed to my friends to test them. But It becomes so messy, once i made improvements to those apps in the later stages. I used to send the new versions to my friends and ask them to install the new version to replace the older one. Many app builders are facing the same problem like mine. So, i thought that the procedure would be simple and better, if the app is updated …

taken from the extensions directory App Inventor Extensions | Pura Vida Apps
Taifun

[COWLR]

Hi, Thank you for your quick reply.

I did actually see your app. but it uses Google Sheets which I do not want to use. I have the file update hosted on my own server, so I would need to be able to define the url for this.

Do you have a version that allows a user to do this or is it restricted to Google Sheets only?

Regards

[dora_paz]

See this

Install an APK after downloading to ASD - works on all Android versions

I made an update and added some methods for creating subdirectories in the ASD as suggested by @Taifun: Version 2 (Oct 28, 2020) de.bodymindpower.InstallAPK.aix (9.6 KB) [grafik] You can now create the /Download dir in the ASD: /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/edu.mit.appinventor.aicompanion3/files/Download/ and also subfolders in this dir, e.g.: [grafik] /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/edu.mit.appinventor.aicompanion3/files/Download/myAPKs/

[COWLR]

Thank you.

Question - if you have to download the update before you run it, how do you know the file path to everyone's phone? This is a generic app for people to use and people might have their storage location different on different phones?

Is there anyway that you can run it from the server location and then all I would have to do is update the file on the server.

Sorry for the questions but I'm new to App Inventor.

[Anke]

@COWLR

people might have their storage location different on different phones?

No.

@COWLR

Is there anyway that you can run it from the server location and then all I would have to do is update the file on the server.

Please explain this in more detail.