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# getUpdateChannel

`open fun getUpdateChannel(): `[`String`](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-string/index.html) [(source)](https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/android-components/blob/master/components/service/telemetry/src/main/java/org/mozilla/telemetry/config/TelemetryConfiguration.java#L314)

Get the update channel of the app (e.g. beta, release). This value is used as one dimension when uploading telemetry to the HTTP Edge server.

