ACTION_MY_PACKAGE_REPLACED not received

Question

I am using ACTION_MY_PACKAGE_REPLACED to receive when my app is updated or resinstalled. My problem is that the event is never triggered (I tried Eclipse and real device). T

Answer 1

for some reason, a google developer (named "Dianne Hackborn") thinks it is possible to register to the PACKAGE_REPLACED intent of the current app alone (read archived version here, original link here).

however, i can't find any way of doing it correctly, so i've made a compromise: it will use the newest API when available.

Sadly, I can't find out why it can't be debugged, but it does work (you can write to the log if you wish).

here's the code:

manifest:

res/values/version_checks.xml

    false
    true

res/values-v12/version_checks.xml

    true
    false

OnUpgradeBroadcastReceiver.java

public class OnUpgradeBroadcastReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {

    @Override
    public void onReceive(final Context context, final Intent intent) {
        if (VERSION.SDK_INT <= VERSION_CODES.HONEYCOMB
                && !context.getPackageName().equals(intent.getData().getSchemeSpecificPart())) {
            android.util.Log.d("AppLog", "other apps were upgraded");
            return;
        }
        android.util.Log.d("AppLog", "current app was upgraded");

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EDIT: In today's Android versions, when you should set minSdk to be at least 14, you don't need this, and indeed you should just use MY_PACKAGE_REPLACED and that's it. No need for the booleans etc...