title: Programmatically check Play Store for app updates
body: <p>I have put my app on the Google Play Store. It has been installed by lots of my company's customers. I understand the mechanism of how the app is intended to upgrade.</p>
  <p>The users should check the auto-update check box in the Playstore app for each app they want to auto-update. However some users have unchecked it or not checked it in the first place.</p>
  <p>The app i have written is for the care industry and is used by carers to deliver homecare. Some of our customers my have 1200 carers. They would have to call all the carers into the office to update the phones individually. This is obviously unacceptable.</p>
  <p>Is there a way to programmatically check if there is an updated version of my app on the Play Store?</p>
  <p>Could i have code that runs every time the user starts the app that checks the Play Store?
  If there is an updated version then the user could be directed to the Playstore. This will mean it is not essential to have the auto-update checked.</p>