Netbird android client versioning

[gene1wood]

The most recent version of Netbird for Android is 0.0.20 from February 6, 2024

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.netbird.client

With this version installed, the Netbird peer list page shows the Netbird version as 0.25.6 and indicates that there is an update available

The Netbird peer list says that there is a version 0.27.3 available for Android.

I'm assuming that this is just some kind of mismatch / disconnect between the peer list's assumptions about what versions of each client are out there and what's actually available this repo or in the play store

What is the relationship between the android app version (0.0.20) and the netbird app version (0.25.6)?

Is the problem here that the Netbird peer list assumes that all clients newest version is the same?

Or is the problem that the newest version of the android app should actually be surfacing itself as version 0.27.3?

I'm unsure if the problem is with the Android app's version or with the website peer list.

[mlsmaycon]

Hello @gene1wood thanks for raising the issue.

What is the relationship between the android app version (0.0.20) and the netbird app version (0.25.6)?
0.0.20 is the app version and 0.25.6 is the engine version which is related to our main repo's version.

Is the problem here that the Netbird peer list assumes that all clients newest version is the same?
We will improve that for mobile apps as they don't follow the same release cycle as the other clients.

Or is the problem that the newest version of the android app should actually be surfacing itself as version 0.27.3?
No, the 0.25.6 version is correct in this case. The mobile apps get released once there are engine versions that affect their functionality. Otherwise, we would have many updates without any effective changes.

[gene1wood]

We will improve that for mobile apps as they don't follow the same release cycle as the other clients.

Got it. Ok, if you want to track that in this issue feel free or if it would be tracked elsewhere feel free to close this out.