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This really seems like a fixable problem, if my laptop is in sleep mode in my backpack overnight but > 70% battery, why can't it still install the update overni

by cactus2093 7y ago

This really seems like a fixable problem, if my laptop is in sleep mode in my backpack overnight but > 70% battery, why can't it still install the update overnight? PS4 is also laughably bad at this. It's been sitting there, plugged in and connected to internet for 6 months, in rest mode and not completely powered off. But it'll wait until I finally try to play a game to force me to download and install 50GB of updates right then.

inetknght 7y ago
> This really seems like a fixable problem, if my laptop is in sleep mode in my backpack overnight but > 70% battery, why can't it still install the update overnight? Yes, that way you can wake up with a 20% battery. Just enough to power it on and get all kinds of warnings about how there's not enough power left to run things.
- vidanay 7y ago
  Not to mention a hot bag that feels like you just cooked the Christmas turkey.
- asdff 7y ago
  Apple could be brilliant here. Notification on phone/watch: "your mac has an update, you want it right now?"
  - jonplackett 7y ago
    You’re suggesting MORE update notifications? No thanks
spritecranberry 7y ago
Laptops tend to get toasty when running in spaces as confined as backpacks. I assume it might be to avoid overheating?
SkyPuncher 7y ago
My mac I can understand. I've had a wake lock keep my laptop awake in my backpack - it's gets super hot. My PS4. No freaking clue why it misses an update from a week ago.
asdff 7y ago
If it's any consolation, the xbox is no better. I have automatic updates set which seems to just mean OS updates, as if I try to play a game I haven't played in a few weeks I'm looking at a 30gb update at least which will take like 5 or 6 hours with my ISP throttling.
LgWoodenBadger 7y ago
My old Verizon FIOS cable boxes used to do the same thing, except they were powered on all day. It would wait until you wanted to watch tv to tell you about a mandatory update that needed to be made before you could watch tv. Well what the hell were you doing all day long then you stupid box?
- jedieaston 7y ago
  Comcast actually gets around this problem by restarting all of the boxes in your house at 2:00 AM local time, I believe, at which point it will grab updates for the applications on the box. Of course, if you like to watch TV late at night, it’s a problem, but I bet they did the numbers on that internally before people called angry because their PPV movie went away.
  - NicoJuicy 7y ago
    I thought between 4-5am was when the most people slept.

inetknght 7y ago

> This really seems like a fixable problem, if my laptop is in sleep mode in my backpack overnight but > 70% battery, why can't it still install the update overnight? Yes, that way you can wake up with a 20% battery. Just enough to power it on and get all kinds of warnings about how there's not enough power left to run things.

vidanay 7y ago
Not to mention a hot bag that feels like you just cooked the Christmas turkey.
asdff 7y ago
Apple could be brilliant here. Notification on phone/watch: "your mac has an update, you want it right now?"
- jonplackett 7y ago
  You’re suggesting MORE update notifications? No thanks

spritecranberry 7y ago

Laptops tend to get toasty when running in spaces as confined as backpacks. I assume it might be to avoid overheating?

SkyPuncher 7y ago

My mac I can understand. I've had a wake lock keep my laptop awake in my backpack - it's gets super hot. My PS4. No freaking clue why it misses an update from a week ago.

asdff 7y ago

If it's any consolation, the xbox is no better. I have automatic updates set which seems to just mean OS updates, as if I try to play a game I haven't played in a few weeks I'm looking at a 30gb update at least which will take like 5 or 6 hours with my ISP throttling.

LgWoodenBadger 7y ago

My old Verizon FIOS cable boxes used to do the same thing, except they were powered on all day. It would wait until you wanted to watch tv to tell you about a mandatory update that needed to be made before you could watch tv. Well what the hell were you doing all day long then you stupid box?

jedieaston 7y ago
Comcast actually gets around this problem by restarting all of the boxes in your house at 2:00 AM local time, I believe, at which point it will grab updates for the applications on the box. Of course, if you like to watch TV late at night, it’s a problem, but I bet they did the numbers on that internally before people called angry because their PPV movie went away.
- NicoJuicy 7y ago
  I thought between 4-5am was when the most people slept.