broadcastreceiver - Android app update broadcast

Question

So, im working on something that requires me to know when another application on the device is being updated. So my question is quite simple, does lets say YouTube or Spotify send a broadcast when the application is updating, and if so, what do i need to catch with my broadcastReceiver.

Answer 1

Your intent filter should be like:

<intent-filter>
   <action android:name="android.intent.action.PACKAGE_REPLACED" />
   <data android:scheme="package" />
</intent-filter>

And onReceive method from your BroadcastReceiver should be:

@Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
    Uri data = intent.getData();
    if (data.toString().equals("package:" + "com.target.package") {
        // action to do
    }
}