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Version number

Meaning in mobile app development, with examples

nounCommon term

In mobile app development, version number means: The number that identifies a release of an app for users, such as 3.2.1, shown in the store and usually in the app's settings.

In Turkish: sürüm numarası, versiyon numarası

How it is used

Each platform also has a separate build number: on iOS, version (CFBundleShortVersionString) and build (CFBundleVersion); on Android, versionName and versionCode, a whole number that must increase with each upload. Many teams use semantic versioning: major.minor.patch.

Example sentences

  1. Please include the version number and your phone model in every bug report.

  2. We bumped the version number to 4.0 because of the redesign.

Common collocations

  • bump the version number
  • version and build number
  • minimum version
  • semantic versioning
  • buildA compiled, installable version of an app produced from the source code, for example an .ipa file for iOS or an .aab or .apk file for Android.
  • releaseA version of an app made available to users, or the act of making it available; as a verb, to publish a new version in the store.
  • force updateA screen or rule that blocks an old version of an app and makes users install the latest one before they can continue using it.
  • bundle IDA unique identifier for an app, usually written in reverse domain style such as com.company.appname, which the system and the store use to recognize it.

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