Afaria Enterprise App Updates

[Former Member]

Hi Everyone

We've developed an android enterprise app and have deployed it to our devices. We then updated the code and need to update the devices accordingly.

Does Afaria have the same abilities like the Google Play Store to automatically check the device version of the our app and update it if we upload the new apk?

Or do we have to set the remove attribute under SAMSUNG SAFE configuration policy to remove the app and then once removed have the devices connect to retrieve the latest apk?

My only concern is that if we have to go with option 2 we would need to synchronize all device owners to ensure that their devices are on and connect to first receive the remove command and then again to retrieve the new APK.

What is the best way to perform on the fly app updates using Afaria?

Regards

Riaz

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Riaz,

In Afaria, if you want to update an enterprise application, you need to make sure the appID is the same as the former one and also remember to use another version.

Then the Afaria itself will check the appID and the version, which is similar as the Google Play and update the application.

There is no need to do the uninstall and redeply again.

Hope this can help for you to understand.

Besr regards,

Charlie

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Thank you Charlie, tested it and it works perfectly. The little update button appears in the client.

Regards

Riaz

[tracy_barkley]

Riaz,

Here is more information around Charlie's reply.   The KBA http://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1859777 may help out in this case.

Tracy

[Former Member]

Thanks Tracy, exactly what i needed.