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Introducing Azure DevOps (VSTS) Mobile App Tasks Extension for iOS and Android

This year I have made a big push towards making Visual Studio Team Services my new continuous everything for my mobile apps, libraries, and any other project that I work on. While Azure DevOps (VSTS) has a lot of built in tasks for mobile applications, there are still a few essential things missing that would really make it a joy to use. The top that stuck out was having the ability to easily bump the version/build numbers for iOS and Android. The other was to change the app's label and package name, which can be nifty when doing different build types for QA/Production. This is where my brand new and open source Azure DevOps (VSTS) Mobile App Tasks Extension comes in!

Mobile-Tasks

Simply install the extension and four brand new tasks are ready to take building mobile apps in Azure DevOps (VSTS) to the next level.

MobileTasks2

Here is a full breakdown of each task:

Android

Multiple tasks to update the AndroidManifest.xml file

Bump Version

Change app's version name and code at build time.

Inputs:

Package Identifiers

Change app's package name.

Inputs:

iOS

Multiple tasks to update the info.plist file, must be run on macOS

Bump Version

Change app's version name and code at build time.

Inputs:

Bundle Identifiers

Change app's bundle name and identifier

Inputs:

Open Source

I have to say that none of this would have been possible without the help of Andrew Hoefling who helped not only convert the bash scripts I had to powershell core, but then again to TypeScript!. He is awesome and really made this all possible. That being said, if you go over to project's GitHub page you will be able to find all the tasks written in Bash, PowerShell Core, and TypeScript. Have ideas for more great mobile specific tasks? Open up an issue on the GitHub page or send down a PR!

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