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Version Name and Version Number (Android) ??
Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 2:45 pm
by jph_wacheski
When building a project for Android what are "Version Name" and "Version Number" ? I thought these where for version control of my app,. is that correct, or do they tell the OS what version is required??
Thanks.
Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 4:20 pm
by Rado1
The intention of version name and number is version control. Version name is a human-readable string, such as, "0.9Beta", "1.0", "1.1". It is up to the author which numbering schema uses. Version number is sequential ordering of application versions, i.e., 1, 2, 3, ... Google Play uses versions for application updates. AFAIK there's no relationship between versions and requirements of OS. The required OS (architecture, SDK version, features of device, etc.) is specified in AndroidManifest.xml.
Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 4:52 pm
by jph_wacheski
Thanks Rado1, that make it clear! It is as I expected, just want to check to be sure.
Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 5:26 pm
by VilleK
It is like Rado1 explains. Additional info can be found here:
http://developer.android.com/tools/publ ... oning.html