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Keep Your App Up-to-Date: Version Tracking in Xamarin and .NET MAUI

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Please, support my blog by clicking on our sponsors ad!   Introduction Ensuring that users have the latest version of your app is crucial for providing the best user experience and security. In this blog post, we will discuss how to implement version tracking in Xamarin and .NET MAUI applications for both Android and iOS platforms. By the end of this guide, you will be able to check if there is a new version available and prompt users to update their apps. Setting Up Version Tracking To implement version tracking, we need to install the following NuGet packages: HtmlAgilityPack (1.11.61) Jurassic (3.2.6) Xamarin.Essentials (1.7.5) Xam.Plugin.LatestVersion (1.1.2) Code Explanation Let's dive into the code implementation for both Android and iOS. App.cs (for Android) public partial class App : Application { public App() { InitializeComponent(); MainPage = new AppShell(); } protected async override void OnStart() { try {