Android - How can you tell which version of an app is on your Android phone?
Go to Settings > application settings > manage application
then tap on the app. It'll say the version you are running under the name. You shouldn't have to check though; If the app in the market doesn't say "Installed" then you don't have the most recent version.
Play app
Android 5.1.1 Xperia Z3:
find app
permission details
right at the top is shows:
Version XXX can accesss
Note: this may not work for some "magic" apps, like the Play App itself.
Device settings
Settings > Apps > Downloaded > App name
and the version is shown at the top of the screen.
I was not able to search by the app name, so get ready for some scrolling.
Going under Running
instead of Downloaded
did not work: if you find your app there, it shows only runtime stats.
adb
Better method if you've got it setup.
Discussed at: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11942762/get-application-version-name-using-adb
The best command so far is:
adb shell dumpsys package com.google.android.apps.photos | grep versionName
How to get the package name: View app's full package name?
But this method is not perfect, as they can give multiple results because of the Hidden system packages:
section.
Feature request for Google Play Store
Those would be ideal places for it:
https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/play/CfSPJbhB6-k