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?

  • RBG@discuss.tchncs.de
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    6 months ago

    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.

    • LinkOpensChest.wav@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      6 months ago

      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.