Mobile Application Upgrade/Update Framework

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Published on 2010-06-12T10:32:04Z Indexed on 2010/06/12 13:22 UTC
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I am developing a few mobile apps for different platforms including Blackberry, Windows Mobile, Android and Symbian S60.

I want my mobile apps to have the capability of checking for updates before starting and in case a new version is available, prompt the user to upgrade. Moreover in certain cases (like security patches), the user must be forced to update or the app won't work.

Surely I can cook some code to achieve the task but I was wondering if there are already existing framework to serve the purpose so that I don't have to re-invent the wheel and test all over?

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