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Why aren't apps updating in the background?
(lemmy.ml)
This has started showing up for some reason, suggesting that instead of updating my apps in the background, Google Play is waiting until I open an app to check for updates. Is there like a setting somewhere I need to change?
Yupp. I am having auto update off actually, because I like to know what apps are getting an update but even manually checking doesn't work well.
I might remember to check for updates, go in, hit refresh and it says no updates there. OK. Good. Then 10 minutes later I get a notification, there are 10 apps to be updated! Not sure why it didn't work 10 minutes ago, but well, whatever.
This seems to be the norm with most updating software, and it drives me nuts. I use Aurora Store to download and update Google Play apps, and it's the same thing -- no updates, then I'll check again and there's a full list. Same thing in Windows updates, same thing in Linux Mint.
If there's something going on in the background that takes 5 - 10 minutes to complete, then at least the app should be honest about that and say something like "this can take some time" rather than a definite "no updates available," but I've just mentally started interpreting it this way.
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Smart biped.