{"id":20381,"date":"2024-03-13T14:34:59","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T13:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abamobile.com\/web\/?p=20381"},"modified":"2024-07-05T15:19:56","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T13:19:56","slug":"google-pushes-app-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abamobile.com\/web\/google-pushes-app-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Google is boosting app updates &#8211; here&#8217;s how!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lsbh4gsk-35b94cb4acc6c7ac222c2ba9a3330426\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-lsbh4gsk-35b94cb4acc6c7ac222c2ba9a3330426 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lsbh4gsk-35b94cb4acc6c7ac222c2ba9a3330426'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1>Google is boosting app updates &#8211; here&#8217;s how!<\/h1>\n<p>Are you one of those who, when you are notified of an app update, do it instantly or do you avoid it until it is essential?<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Keeping a mobile application updated is an essential requirement<\/span> <\/strong>for it to work properly. The development process of an app does not end when it is already available to users, but its <a href=\"https:\/\/abamobile.com\/web\/app-maintenance-and-support-service\/\">maintenance and updating<\/a> are a must for the success of a mobile application.<\/p>\n<p>Updating an app involves<strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\"> improving its security, offering new experiences to users, improving the design<\/span><\/strong>, and adding new functionalities that provide added value.<\/p>\n<p>For all these reasons, <strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Google wants users to keep up to date with updates to downloaded apps<\/span><\/strong>. We tell you what Google will implement to avoid having outdated apps.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23593\" src=\"https:\/\/abamobile.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Google-is-boosting-app-updates.webp\" alt=\"Google is boosting app updates\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abamobile.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Google-is-boosting-app-updates.webp 800w, https:\/\/abamobile.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Google-is-boosting-app-updates-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/abamobile.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Google-is-boosting-app-updates-768x384.webp 768w, https:\/\/abamobile.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Google-is-boosting-app-updates-705x353.webp 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lsbmguac-a4d43fd5c3f942ed535e3530ba9e5e89\">\n#top .hr.av-lsbmguac-a4d43fd5c3f942ed535e3530ba9e5e89{\nmargin-top:10px;\nmargin-bottom:10px;\n}\n.hr.av-lsbmguac-a4d43fd5c3f942ed535e3530ba9e5e89 .hr-inner{\nwidth:100 px;\nborder-color:#c4c4c4;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-lsbmguac-a4d43fd5c3f942ed535e3530ba9e5e89 hr-custom  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  hr-center hr-icon-no'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-fat'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lsbm87q2-e447fdc6639cf1c979c236af4c6703c5\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-lsbm87q2-e447fdc6639cf1c979c236af4c6703c5 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lsbm87q2-e447fdc6639cf1c979c236af4c6703c5'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Learn more about the <strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Mobile First philosophy and how it influences the digital solutions<\/span><\/strong> that are developed.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  class='avia-button-wrap avia-button-center  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_hr ' ><a href='https:\/\/abamobile.com\/web\/what-is-the-mobile-first-philosophy\/'  class='avia-button av-lsbm8xtr-e3a0f5a9b6e58b2b623c135875e863c7 avia-icon_select-no avia-size-large avia-position-center avia-color-theme-color' ><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >LEARN MORE<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2nradh9-e86cb01f233d17b0ede35cdbdcae0dbe\">\n#top .hr.av-2nradh9-e86cb01f233d17b0ede35cdbdcae0dbe{\nmargin-top:10px;\nmargin-bottom:10px;\n}\n.hr.av-2nradh9-e86cb01f233d17b0ede35cdbdcae0dbe .hr-inner{\nwidth:100 px;\nborder-color:#c4c4c4;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-2nradh9-e86cb01f233d17b0ede35cdbdcae0dbe hr-custom  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_button  el_before_av_textblock  hr-center hr-icon-no'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-fat'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lsbht51y-e32473b187ac4c81d1dc8b3ca9b19536\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-lsbht51y-e32473b187ac4c81d1dc8b3ca9b19536 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lsbht51y-e32473b187ac4c81d1dc8b3ca9b19536'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Notifications to keep apps always up to date<\/h2>\n<p>In a fast-paced technological world, <strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">innovation and updates are essential for an app<\/span><\/strong> to continue to attract and retain users, thus improving interaction rates.<\/p>\n<p>Google wants to go one step further and has therefore added a<strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\"> new tool to the Google Play Console<\/span><\/strong> so that developers can add an invitation that allows users with an outdated version of the app to easily update it.<\/p>\n<p>Setting up<strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\"> these notifications that appear when the user opens an application prompts the user to update the app<\/span> <\/strong>and not wait for it to be done automatically later.<\/p>\n<p>These new notifications are useful when an old version is going to stop working or when security gaps have been found. In addition, <strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">if you want to improve the user experience, the best option is to update as soon as possible.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Such notifications will appear every time the user opens the app and there will be the option to update on the spot, see more information about it, or reject the update and continue with the old version.<\/p>\n<h2>Requirements for setting new notifications<\/h2>\n<p>What do you need to take into account to activate this new tool? Here are the <strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">requirements you must follow to start sending notifications to users to update their applications<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>There must be a new version that users can access in the different channels where the app to be updated is available.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The application must be <strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">registered in the Play application<\/span><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The application must have been <strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">published with Android App Bundle<\/span><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Please note that the <strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">update can be cancelled at any time<\/span><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">targeting criteria can be extended<\/span><\/strong> at any time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-26s4x0d-2415599a6c301330e485d92b0cf1b02e\">\n#top .hr.av-26s4x0d-2415599a6c301330e485d92b0cf1b02e{\nmargin-top:10px;\nmargin-bottom:10px;\n}\n.hr.av-26s4x0d-2415599a6c301330e485d92b0cf1b02e .hr-inner{\nwidth:100 px;\nborder-color:#c4c4c4;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-26s4x0d-2415599a6c301330e485d92b0cf1b02e hr-custom  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  hr-center hr-icon-no'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-fat'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lsbmfxo4-1abbe531525e098b04efa428bcd23fe4\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-lsbmfxo4-1abbe531525e098b04efa428bcd23fe4 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lsbmfxo4-1abbe531525e098b04efa428bcd23fe4'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\">App stores are not the only way to install an app on a mobile, an APK file is also a possibility. But,<strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\"> how can we share an APK with other users?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  class='avia-button-wrap avia-button-center  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_hr ' ><a href='https:\/\/abamobile.com\/web\/how-to-share-an-apk-with-other-users\/'  class='avia-button av-lsbmgdqd-57728b204f211fa08e3393d31e53d1f8 avia-icon_select-no avia-size-large avia-position-center avia-color-theme-color' ><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >LEARN MORE<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1iijl31-637ca6b065316aeb5e61a36f6ce360f1\">\n#top .hr.av-1iijl31-637ca6b065316aeb5e61a36f6ce360f1{\nmargin-top:10px;\nmargin-bottom:10px;\n}\n.hr.av-1iijl31-637ca6b065316aeb5e61a36f6ce360f1 .hr-inner{\nwidth:100 px;\nborder-color:#c4c4c4;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-1iijl31-637ca6b065316aeb5e61a36f6ce360f1 hr-custom  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_button  el_before_av_textblock  hr-center hr-icon-no'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-fat'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lsbjbmu6-13338a7d3b4f40aa776d94b2870bfc3c\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-lsbjbmu6-13338a7d3b4f40aa776d94b2870bfc3c .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lsbjbmu6-13338a7d3b4f40aa776d94b2870bfc3c'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Steps to prompt users to update the app<\/h2>\n<p>How to start integrating these notifications to update an application? Here are the <strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">steps to follow to ask users to update their apps<\/span><\/strong>. For more information, see <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/googleplay\/android-developer\/answer\/13812041?hl=es\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Play Console Help<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Open the Play Console<\/span><\/strong> and go to the App Bundle Explorer page.<\/li>\n<li>Click Recovery Tools and <strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">select Ask users to update their version<\/span><\/strong> from the drop-down menu.<\/li>\n<li>Choose the app bundles from which you want to ask users to upgrade their version.<\/li>\n<li>You can optionally click <strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Show instructions to expand the on-screen steps<\/span><\/strong> and test your request.<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Choose your targeting criteria<\/span><\/strong>. This way, the next time the included users open the application, they will see a notification that they need to upgrade. <strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">The targeting criteria can be<\/span><\/strong>:<br \/>\n1) All users of the selected application version<br \/>\n2) By country or region<br \/>\n3) By Android version<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As you can see, updating an app is becoming more and more important and this Google tool emerges as a new way to ask users to update an app, thus improving their experience and the security of their data.<\/p>\n<p>At ABAMobile, <strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">we have been developing mobile applications for more than 11 years<\/span><\/strong>. Therefore, we are up to date with the latest developments that companies like Google bring us to improve the projects we develop for our clients. <strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Get in touch with us to start developing your next mobile-focused project!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-3weg65-be944f554cd7056fc54895cb0c344625\">\n#top .hr.av-3weg65-be944f554cd7056fc54895cb0c344625{\nmargin-top:10px;\nmargin-bottom:10px;\n}\n.hr.av-3weg65-be944f554cd7056fc54895cb0c344625 .hr-inner{\nwidth:100 px;\nborder-color:#c4c4c4;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-3weg65-be944f554cd7056fc54895cb0c344625 hr-custom  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  hr-center hr-icon-no'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-fat'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lsbm60gg-b19d40d02d17da3a8a275b800dd1314d\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-lsbm60gg-b19d40d02d17da3a8a275b800dd1314d .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lsbm60gg-b19d40d02d17da3a8a275b800dd1314d'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Get in touch with our team<\/span><\/strong> to start your next development project!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  class='avia-button-wrap avia-button-center  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_hr ' ><a href=\"https:\/\/abamobile.com\/web\/contact\/\" class=\"avia-button av-lsbm6c5s-b6936ed55dade501178ed831a1eb7b26 avia-icon_select-no avia-size-x-large avia-position-center avia-color-theme-color\"><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >CONTACT US<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-srnyil-ccef57bb5be6ef2caa913e7e3688f0d9\">\n#top .hr.av-srnyil-ccef57bb5be6ef2caa913e7e3688f0d9{\nmargin-top:10px;\nmargin-bottom:10px;\n}\n.hr.av-srnyil-ccef57bb5be6ef2caa913e7e3688f0d9 .hr-inner{\nwidth:100 px;\nborder-color:#c4c4c4;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-srnyil-ccef57bb5be6ef2caa913e7e3688f0d9 hr-custom  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_button  avia-builder-el-last  hr-center hr-icon-no'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-fat'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":23593,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20381","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abamobile.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20381","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abamobile.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abamobile.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abamobile.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abamobile.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20381"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/abamobile.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20381\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abamobile.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23593"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abamobile.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20381"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abamobile.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20381"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abamobile.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}