With New API, Developers Can Now Force You to Update Your Apps

What it does do, however, is ensure that users can keep using the app indefinitely, rather than be stuck in a remote location with an edge connection (yes, some places still have those) waiting for a 48MB app to update.

According to the example provided by Google, the first one - called "immediate in-app update" - will also have an on-screen pop up, letting you know that an update is available. There is no specific date mentioned by Google as to when we will see the API in use on Android apps. Well, it proved so popular (even among mainline Android users) that the app is getting rebranded to just “Files by Google”.

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The feature was announced as part of Android's In-App Updates API, which Google said is now being tested and will launch to developers soon. This, and the fact that you're now allowed to use the app until the update is complete, suggests that this method will be used for critical updates like bug fixes and security hole plugs. Google has added widely requested features in the latest In-app Updates API.

If you don't already have the app, you can download Files by Google free of charge from the Play Store. The good news is that as Google rolled out new Android versions in recent years, a visible downward trend has been observed in infection numbers compared to the previous years.

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Android's announcement of its Foldables technology was also a summit highlight, with the company highlighting its support for the forthcoming Samsung device that was previewed this week by Samsung Senior Vice President Justin Denison at the 2018 Samsung Developer Conference.

The new API gives developers two new ways to update their apps.

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