Maui.AppStoreInfo

Allows you to check the information in App stores(for example the latest published version) and suggest actions to the user based on this.

Usage

• Add NuGet package to your project:

<PackageReference Include="Oscore.Maui.AppStoreInfo" Version="1.0.0" />

• Add the following to your MauiProgram.cs CreateMauiApp method:

builder
    .UseMauiApp<App>()
+   .UseAppStoreInfo(options =>
+   {
+       options.CountryCode = "gb"; // Optional, default is "us"
+       options.PackageName = "com.companyname.appname"; // Optional, default is AppInfo.Current.PackageName
+       options.CurrentVersion = new Version(1, 0, 0); // Optional, default is AppInfo.Current.Version
+   })
    .ConfigureFonts(fonts =>
    {
        fonts.AddFont("OpenSans-Regular.ttf", "OpenSansRegular");
        fonts.AddFont("OpenSans-Semibold.ttf", "OpenSansSemibold");
    });

• Use the AppStoreInfo.Current class or IAppStoreInfo from DI to check the latest version and suggest actions to the user:

if (!await AppStoreInfo.Current.IsUsingLatestVersionAsync())
{
    await AppStoreInfo.Current.OpenApplicationInStoreAsync();
}

// This is all based on the information provided by the following method
var information = await AppStoreInfo.Current.GetInformationAsync();
            
await DisplayAlert(
    "App Store Information",
    $"Title: {information.Title}\n" +
    $"Description: {information.Description}\n" +
    $"Latest Version: {information.LatestVersion}\n" +
    $"External Store Uri: {information.ExternalStoreUri}\n" +
    $"Internal Store Uri: {information.InternalStoreUri}\n" +
    $"Release Notes: {information.ReleaseNotes}\n" +
    $"Application Size: {information.ApplicationSizeInBytes/1024/1024} MB\n",
    "OK");

Notes

• Since Android doesn't provide an official API, there is no support for this other than opening a store page. It is recommended to use Android In-App Updates if you need to check for updates.

Links

• https://github.com/edsnider/latestversionplugin/
• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/maui/platform-integration/appmodel/app-information?view=net-maui-8.0&tabs=android
• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/49072305/official-api-for-grabbing-app-version-on-google-playstore/58590547#58590547
• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/60043944/does-ios-has-in-app-updates-like-feature-as-of-android