Alternative to onActivityResult for startUpdateFlowForResult

Question

What is the alternative to get callback for startUpdateFlowForResult in InAppUpdates instead of onActivityResult since it is deprecated?

Answer 1

An updated Google doc has been made available: https://developer.android.com/guide/playcore/in-app-updates/kotlin-java

You can launch the update like this:

appUpdateManager.startUpdateFlowForResult(
    // Pass the intent that is returned by 'getAppUpdateInfo()'.
    appUpdateInfo,
    // an activity result launcher registered via registerForActivityResult
    activityResultLauncher,
    // Or pass 'AppUpdateType.FLEXIBLE' to newBuilder() for
    // flexible updates.
    AppUpdateOptions.newBuilder(AppUpdateType.IMMEDIATE).build()
)

And the activityResultLauncher is set up in your Activity like this:

private val activityResultLauncher = registerForActivityResult(ActivityResultContracts.StartIntentSenderForResult()) { result ->
    val resultCode = result.resultCode
    when {
        resultCode == Activity.RESULT_OK -> {
            Log.v("MyActivity", "Update flow completed!")
        }
        resultCode == Activity.RESULT_CANCELED -> {
            Log.v("MyActivity", "User cancelled Update flow!")
        }
        else -> {
            Log.v("MyActivity", "Update flow failed with resultCode:$resultCode")
        }
    }
}

Answer 2

We have to wait for Google Play team to migrate away from the deprecated APIs. You can follow this issue on Google's Issue Tracker.