versionCode not updating on android APK

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I released my app, and now I need to upload some bug fixes. I use ionic package release android to get my APK, but the APK’s version code doesn’t change even though I changed it in the AndroidManifest.xml

android:versionCode="2"

Any way to properly change this?

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This version code you change on config.xml file.

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This is configured on the “widget” element of your config.xml.

Example:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
    <widget xmlns   = "http://www.w3.org/ns/widgets"
        xmlns:gap   = "http://phonegap.com/ns/1.0"
        id          = "APP ID" 
        version     = "2.1.0"
		versionCode = "307" 		
		>
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I was using “ionic package release android” to prepare my apk, but it wouldn’t update the versionCode. I tried putting the versionCode in config.xml, but that didn’t work, so I just buld the apk myself now.

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In Cordova 3.5.x the param in config.xml is: android-versionCode.

Sample:

widget id=“APP ID” version=“0.0.0.1” android-versionCode=“3”

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Did you ever figure anything out?

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Version code is one that will be present at config.xml. once we create a platfrom using ::
ionic platform add android
then at platform folder–>android–> you will find android manifest.xml file
open in notepad there android:versionCode=“601” android:versionName="0.6.1"
here 601 is version code which should be changed before generating apk

android:versionName=“0.6.1” is the name that is displayed at user side at setting option
version 0.6.1
this versionname is optional

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**how to set version code in ionic in manifest file i already change the version code but when i build its change again to one . kindly
tell how to process this because i am new in this . kindly tell thanks
in advance .want to update app on play store but when try this every time i am getting this error :-
You need to use a different version code for your APK because you already have one with version code 1.

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<manifest android:hardwareAccelerated="true" android:versionCode="2" android:versionName="1.1" package="com.ionicframework.chalisa863645" xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <supports-screens android:anyDensity="true" android:largeScreens="true" android:normalScreens="true" android:resizeable="true" android:smallScreens="true" android:xlargeScreens="true" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
    <application android:hardwareAccelerated="true" android:icon="@drawable/icon" android:label="@string/app_name" android:supportsRtl="true">
        <activity android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden|keyboard|screenSize|locale" android:label="@string/activity_name" android:launchMode="singleTop" android:name="MainActivity" android:theme="@android:style/Theme.DeviceDefault.NoActionBar" android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize">
            <intent-filter android:label="@string/launcher_name">
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
        <activity android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation|screenLayout|uiMode|screenSize|smallestScreenSize" android:name="com.google.android.gms.ads.AdActivity" android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Translucent" />
    </application>
    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="16" android:targetSdkVersion="23" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
</manifest>
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That file is generated, change config.xml in your project root instead.

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if you really dont want to generate Version code(60002) automatically based on Version(6.0.2) then you can pass your user defined customized version code from config.xml itself like this -
<widget id=“xxx.xxxx.xxx” android-versionCode=“60005” version=“6.0.2” xmlns=“http://www.w3.org/ns/widgets” xmlns:cdv=“http://cordova.apache.org/ns/1.0”>

Then it will get updated automatically in android manifest file also.

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this is the best answer. setting up your config file properly will make sure your numbers carry to every location they need to be carried over too

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bro there is command while you built the ionic project mention the version code and you do not have to mention it any where .

ionic cordova build android --release -- -- --versionCode=3

for the reference Please Visit This

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None of these are working for me.

My config.xml has

<widget android-versionCode="2" id="xx.xx.xx" ios-CFBundleVersion="2" version="0.0.4" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/ns/widgets" xmlns:cdv="http://cordova.apache.org/ns/1.0">

My full build script is:

env ENV=prod ionic cordova build android --prod --release -- -- --versionCode=2 --gradleArg=-PcdvVersionCode=2

Environment info:

Ionic:

   ionic (Ionic CLI)  : 4.2.1
   Ionic Framework    : ionic-angular 3.9.2
   @ionic/app-scripts : 3.2.0

Cordova:

   cordova (Cordova CLI) : 8.1.2 (cordova-lib@8.1.1)
   Cordova Platforms     : android 7.1.4, browser 5.0.3, ios 4.5.5
   Cordova Plugins       : no whitelisted plugins (19 plugins total)

System:

   Android SDK Tools : 26.1.1 (/Users/<username>/Library/Android/android-sdk)
   ios-deploy        : 2.0.0
   NodeJS            : v8.11.3 (/usr/local/bin/node)
   npm               : 5.6.0
   OS                : macOS
   Xcode             : Xcode 10.1 Build version 10B61

But the output of “aapt dump badging appname.apk” is still
versionCode='1' versionName='0.0.3' platformBuildVersionName='0.0.3'

Any updates to this problem?