Auto check update and APKMirror

[VasilisPngs]

Hello my friend, the first good addition is to give the option from the settings to be able to do an automatic check for updates when the application starts. Now the next issue is when you add apps from apkmirror and install an update, when a new update comes out it shows this next to the number (estimate). Is there any solution so that the app can see the version you have installed so that you know which one you already have and which one you will install? Example: I have the youtube application 18.10.36 installed and version 18.10.37 is available on apkmirror. What is displayed is: Latest version: 18.10.37 Installed version: 18.10.37 (estimate). Thank you.

[ImranR98]

For version detection to work, you need an App's package ID. APKMirror doesn't provide this, just like most other Sources like GitHub. Unlike GitHub though, we can't download the App to determine it's package ID since APKMirror is a "Track-Only" Source. That's why the version is an estimate - there's no automatic way to figure out the App's package ID (entering it manually is not worth it as most users would not do this and entering it wrong creates the potential for so many other problems). For context: #136, #44

For automatic update checking on App start - again this is not worth doing imo as you can always pull down from the top to refresh. Remember that the App is regularly checking for updates in the background anyways.