Game center distribution

If you want to use a private distribution group, you'll need to explicitly set it via setUpdateTrack API. The default value is UpdateTrack.

This method can only be called before the AppCenter. Changes to the update track aren't persisted when the application process restarts, and so if the method isn't always called before the AppCenter. When the app is in foreground after Distribute.

All the subsequent update checks will get the latest release on the private track. If a user is on the private track , it means that after the successful authentication, they'll get the latest release from any private distribution groups they're a member of. If a user is on the public track , it means that they'll get the latest release from any public distribution group.

If you want to check for new releases manually, you can disable automatic check for update. To do this, call the following method before the SDK start:. This sends a request to App Center and display an update dialog in case there's a new release available.

A manual check for update call works even when automatic updates are enabled. A manual check for update is ignored if another check is already being done. The manual check for update won't be processed if the user has postponed updates unless the latest version is a mandatory update. You can easily provide your own resource strings if you want to change or localize the text displayed in the update dialog.

Look at the string files in this resource file. You can customize the default update dialog's appearance by implementing the DistributeListener interface. You need to register the listener before calling AppCenter.

Here is an example of the listener implementation that replaces the SDK dialog with a custom one:. As shown in the example, you must either call Distribute. If you don't call notifyUpdateAction , the callback will repeat on every activity change. The listener can be called again with the same release if the activity changes before the user action is notified to the SDK.

In that case, the activity hosting the dialog might be replaced without user interaction. So the SDK calls the listener again so that you can restore the custom dialog. In cases when the SDK checks for updates and doesn't find any updates available newer than the one currently used, a onNoReleaseAvailable from DistributeListener interface callback is invoked.

This allows you to execute custom code in such scenarios. The example above shows how to display toast message when no updates are found. You can enable and disable App Center Distribute at runtime. If you disable it, the SDK won't provide any in-app update functionality but you can still use Distribute service in App Center portal. Upgrade to Microsoft Edge to take advantage of the latest features, security updates, and technical support.

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