RocketChat / RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.ReactNative

feature request: Keep app version up-to-date

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Description

Feature Description

We should check stores if there’s a newer version of the app on app boot

Motivation and Use Case

Sometimes we get bug reports from users on old versions of our app.
Keeping the app up-to-date is very important to increase the perception of quality.

Implementation Ideas

This lib seems to work well https://github.com/SudoPlz/sp-react-native-in-app-updates/
Open to other libs or custom code

Is this feature available in the API or web version?

Not available

Rocket.Chat Server Version

No response

Rocket.Chat App Version

4.59.0

Device Name

No response

OS Version

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Additional Context

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reviewing the app boot flow and the proposed sp-react-native-in-app-updates library. Determine how store checks should behave on supported mobile platforms and how a newer version should be presented to users. Done means the app checks for updates at boot and provides an agreed update experience.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
react-native, typescript
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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