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Questions tagged [application-autoupdate]

Automated updates to apps are offered e.g. by Google Play: As soon as an update is available, you can have it automatically installed on your device

For a while now, the Google Playstore offers the possibility of automated update installation: As soon as a new version of an installed app becomes available, you can have it automatically pushed to your device. This is an optional feature, and several things need to be considered:

  • do you want automated updates at all -- or do you prefer to first check what has changed?
  • you can enable/disable this on a per-app-basis
  • you can set a default to be applied to apps not-yet-installed
  • you might want to restrict auto-updates to WiFi only, e.g. to save your data plan

If you have questions/issues with this auto-update feature, this is the right tag to use. Optionally, you might want to use the tag to make clear you really mean this kind of auto-update.

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Updating any app is retaining its older version?

I am using android 4.4.2 on my Asus Zenfone 5 (not rooted). It seems that when I am updating any app from play store, it is installing a newer version without removing the older version. Before updating total space occupied by all apps was around…
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How do I prevent apps from automatically closing during updates?

I don't use my Android tablet very often, usually only once every week or two. Therefore, when I do use it, it likes to pull down a bunch of updates each time. That I don't mind. What I do mind is that I'll be using apps and this updating is…
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Kiosk App - Auto-Update

update on an android device (Samsung Galaxy S2). A I am waiting for the app to download and install. Is there a way I can force this to take place without user interaction. I was thinking about the following : Killing the app (from another…
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How can I make an APK stop checking for updates? It's not downloaded from Google play

There's this music app (Fildo 4.2.9) that for a certain reason I don't want to use the latest version of, is there a possible way i can stop it from checking for updates? i literally can't use it because it displays a box that won't go unless it's…
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How to avoid preinstalled deactivated apps to auto update

I have a Samsung tablet with Microsoft One Note and Microsoft PowerPoint preinstalled, among others. I have deactivated these, but even deactivated these apps auto update eating a lot of storage. How to avoid that?
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"Not Found" apps hanging up my autoupdate... what can I do?

I have a couple of apps that give a "not found: The requested item could not be found" error when I try to update or view them in "my apps" in the market. (PDA Net is one of them). If I do an auto update (update all) the update process tends to hang…
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How to update apps on Android from Playstore?

Is it possible to update apps that is on my android from a PC???? I do not see any option from Playstore to update apps. And now am not able to use Whats app as i wasnt able to download the latest version. Do somebody have an advice for this??
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can automatic update work when app is not installed from android marketplace?

or how can i auto update an app that is not installed via android marketplace. it is useful in scenario where many of our customer uses custom built of android device ( which not yet registered to android ) , and we want to make sure that changes…
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Google Play authentication required error

I'm using Android on a Samsung S3. I was initially trying to upgrade WorldMate, but was getting authentication errors. Then I tried to purchase something via Google play, and was given an authentication required error. I have removed my Google…
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How to stop update

There are some apps like Facebook that I don’t want to update. And frequently I see a notification in app and in Play Store for its update. Please let me know how to get rid of update of some specific apps. I don't want to upgrade Facebook app but…
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What do I use to update apps without an app store?

I'm looking for an automatic Android app updater. I'm manually installing apps that I want using a web browser, and I do not have an app store (Google Play, Mobogenie, Aptoide, etc.) installed. I want to keep them as up to date as possible without…
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no connection error in samsung S5830

"I have a SAMSUNG GALAXY Ace S5830 in which market and you tube are showing a 'no connection' error while google is working properly " what should i do?
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