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how i can set the next version on xamarin.forms

I pushed the android mobile app (developed by Xamarin.Forms using PCL) with the following info on manifest:

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I need to push next version, is that enough to update the following image on manifest?

Example:

Version Number: 2 Version Name: 1.0.1

Solution

  • Yes that is basically enough. But the "Version number" for android must be an integer.

    versionCode — An integer used as an internal version number. This number is used only to determine whether one version is more recent than another, with higher numbers indicating more recent versions. This is not the version number shown to users...

    So just increase your "Version number" (+1) everytime you want to release your app and the playstore knows, that the version changed.

    And for "version name":

    versionName — A string used as the version number shown to users. This setting can be specified as a raw string or as a reference to a string resource.

    You can find detailed informations on the android developer page.

    For Xamarin.Forms I recommend you to change also the version in the AssemblyInfo.cs - files in your projects (you can find those file in te Properties-Section):

    [assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.1.0")]
[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.0.1.0")]

    This changes are not required, but with this changes, the assembly itselfs knows, that something changed (usefull for building, version check, and so on)