enh: added app updater

- fixes on ui top and bottom bar
- moved download process to background
- optimization of the download functionality
- app performance optimization

Author: lil-nusnus

App.tsx

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {GestureHandlerRootView} from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
 import {AppProvider, VideoPlayerProvider, useVideoPlayer} from './src/context';
 import {AppNavigator} from './src/navigation';
 import {VideoPlayerSheet} from './src/components/VideoPlayerSheet';
+import {UpdateChecker} from './src/components';
 
 const AppContent: React.FC = () => {
   const {playerState} = useVideoPlayer();
@@ -12,6 +13,8 @@ const AppContent: React.FC = () => {
     <View style={{flex: 1}}>
       <AppNavigator />
       {playerState.content && <VideoPlayerSheet />}
+      {/* Auto-check for updates on app startup */}
+      <UpdateChecker isDarkTheme={true} checkIntervalHours={12} />
     </View>
   );
 };

android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES" />
 
     <application
       android:name=".MainApplication"
@@ -29,10 +30,27 @@
         </intent-filter>
       </activity>
 
+      <!-- FileProvider for APK installation -->
+      <provider
+        android:name="androidx.core.content.FileProvider"
+        android:authorities="${applicationId}.fileprovider"
+        android:exported="false"
+        android:grantUriPermissions="true">
+        <meta-data
+          android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS"
+          android:resource="@xml/file_paths" />
+      </provider>
+
       <!-- Notifee Foreground Service for download notifications -->
       <service
         android:name="app.notifee.core.ForegroundService"
         android:foregroundServiceType="dataSync"
         android:exported="false" />
+
+      <!-- Background Actions Service for downloads -->
+      <service
+        android:name="com.asterinet.react.bgactions.RNBackgroundActionsTask"
+        android:foregroundServiceType="dataSync"
+        android:exported="false" />
     </application>
 </manifest>

android/app/src/main/java/com/flickv4/ApkInstallerModule.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+package com.flickv4
+
+import android.content.Intent
+import android.net.Uri
+import android.os.Build
+import androidx.core.content.FileProvider
+import com.facebook.react.bridge.Promise
+import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactApplicationContext
+import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactContextBaseJavaModule
+import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactMethod
+import java.io.File
+
+class ApkInstallerModule(reactContext: ReactApplicationContext) : ReactContextBaseJavaModule(reactContext) {
+
+    override fun getName(): String {
+        return "ApkInstaller"
+    }
+
+    @ReactMethod
+    fun install(apkPath: String, promise: Promise) {
+        try {
+            val file = File(apkPath)
+            
+            if (!file.exists()) {
+                promise.reject("FILE_NOT_FOUND", "APK file not found at: $apkPath")
+                return
+            }
+
+            val intent = Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW)
+            intent.flags = Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK
+            
+            val uri: Uri = if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.N) {
+                // For Android 7.0+ use FileProvider
+                intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION)
+                FileProvider.getUriForFile(
+                    reactApplicationContext,
+                    "${reactApplicationContext.packageName}.fileprovider",
+                    file
+                )
+            } else {
+                // For older versions use file:// URI
+                Uri.fromFile(file)
+            }
+            
+            intent.setDataAndType(uri, "application/vnd.android.package-archive")
+            
+            val activity = getCurrentActivity()
+            if (activity != null) {
+                activity.startActivity(intent)
+                promise.resolve(true)
+            } else {
+                reactApplicationContext.startActivity(intent)
+                promise.resolve(true)
+            }
+        } catch (e: Exception) {
+            promise.reject("INSTALL_ERROR", "Failed to install APK: ${e.message}", e)
+        }
+    }
+}

android/app/src/main/java/com/flickv4/ApkInstallerPackage.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package com.flickv4
+
+import com.facebook.react.ReactPackage
+import com.facebook.react.bridge.NativeModule
+import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactApplicationContext
+import com.facebook.react.uimanager.ViewManager
+
+class ApkInstallerPackage : ReactPackage {
+    override fun createNativeModules(reactContext: ReactApplicationContext): List<NativeModule> {
+        return listOf(ApkInstallerModule(reactContext))
+    }
+
+    override fun createViewManagers(reactContext: ReactApplicationContext): List<ViewManager<*, *>> {
+        return emptyList()
+    }
+}

android/app/src/main/java/com/flickv4/MainApplication.kt

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class MainApplication : Application(), ReactApplication {
           // Packages that cannot be autolinked yet can be added manually here, for example:
           // add(MyReactNativePackage())
           // add(RNBackgroundDownloaderTurboPackage())
+          add(ApkInstallerPackage())
         },
     )
   }

android/app/src/main/res/xml/file_paths.xml

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<paths xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+    <!-- External storage Downloads directory -->
+    <external-path name="downloads" path="Download/" />
+    <!-- External storage root -->
+    <external-path name="external" path="." />
+    <!-- External files directory -->
+    <external-files-path name="external_files" path="." />
+    <!-- Cache directory -->
+    <cache-path name="cache" path="." />
+    <!-- Files directory -->
+    <files-path name="files" path="." />
+</paths>

builds/android/1.2.0/app-release.apk

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "Flickv4",
-  "version": "1.1.1",
+  "version": "1.2.0",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "clean:android": "cd android && ./gradlew clean",
@@ -29,11 +29,13 @@
     "m3u8-parser": "^7.2.0",
     "react": "19.1.1",
     "react-native": "0.82.1",
+    "react-native-background-actions": "^4.0.1",
     "react-native-fs": "^2.20.0",
     "react-native-gesture-handler": "^2.21.2",
     "react-native-google-cast": "^4.9.1",
     "react-native-linear-gradient": "^2.8.3",
     "react-native-orientation-locker": "^1.7.0",
+    "react-native-quick-base64": "^2.2.2",
     "react-native-reanimated": "^4.1.5",
     "react-native-reanimated-carousel": "^4.0.3",
     "react-native-safe-area-context": "^5.5.2",