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Wow, that graph is very surprising to me. I only update apps when I update iOS (very rarely). I find it supremely annoying to update things manually. I would wo

Wow, that graph is very surprising to me. I only update apps when I update iOS (very rarely). I find it supremely annoying to update things manually. I would worry that the population being captured is not representative of the general app using population.

k-mcgrady 13y ago
>> "I find it supremely annoying to update things manually" What's annoying about it? It only takes two/three taps: 1. App Store 2. Updates tab 3. 'Update all' A password isn't even required anymore. Personally I don't see how anyone could find that annoying but even if they did most app updates come with new features and the benefits of those far outweigh the 10 seconds of time it took to update.
- myko 13y ago
  It's still pretty annoying. I'm assuming auto-update will be an option in the next major OS update, because it is sorely needed.
  - k-mcgrady 13y ago
    Obviously it could be more efficient with an auto-update mechanism, but I'm genuinely surprised people find that annoying.
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- Thrymr 13y ago
  It's annoying because it happens every single day. Or more.
- bentcorner 13y ago
  Some design issues prevent me from updating regularly and when I do, it's a painful process. 1.) Installing applications of size X generally requires 2X amount of space. I'm not a dev so I don't know what happens under the covers, but I can understand why (copy compress package, unpack/uncompress and deploy to filesystem) 2.) When you update, it's an all-or-none proposition with the "Update All" button 3.) Because of 1 & 2, if you're low on space and one application is too big to update, when you press the "Update All" button you get an error message and nothing gets updated So, I now have a red "93" on my App Store icon, and unless I want to manually go and update each non-big app individually, that's how it's going to stay. Bonus: Loading the icons in the "Update" screen impacts the UI something fierce (as does updating, I guess), so Updating individual apps is an exercise in frustration. This scales linearly with the number of apps you need to update, so at this point I'm past the point of no return and will likely not update an app unless it complains directly to me. Even better, finding the app in the update screen is painful since they're sorted by time and not name, so it's nearing the point where if I can't use your app because you complain to me, and you're not an absolutely essential application, I'll probably just delete you.
  - pixelcort 13y ago
    One workaround is to sync your apps with iTunes on a computer, do the app updates there, then sync the updated apps back in to your iOS device.
  - Zev 13y ago
    Re: Your first point, the App Store uses delta updates now, so, it doesn't download/replace files that haven't changed.
- MatthewPhillips 13y ago
  Take a step back and think about the ritual of what you are doing. You are babysitting something that doesn't actually matter to you (maybe it does to you specifically, but it shouldn't have to matter). Think about needing to use an app when you have 10 updating and it is the last in the queue. Remember what computers are for, for getting to information you need.
  - micampe 13y ago
    > Think about needing to use an app when you have 10 updating and it is the last in the queue. If you tap an app icon while they are updating it will be given priority and moved in front of the queue.
- post_break 13y ago
  When I moved to Android I was excited for auto update. Sure three taps seems simple, but people are lazy. Lazy on a level you can't even comprehend where opening the App Store to do anything but install a new app is a chore.
jgeorge 13y ago
I'd hazard to say that the graph is representative of the general app-using population and you are the outlier. You're one of a very small handful of iOS users I know who do this (my girlfriend is another one).

k-mcgrady 13y ago

>> "I find it supremely annoying to update things manually" What's annoying about it? It only takes two/three taps: 1. App Store 2. Updates tab 3. 'Update all' A password isn't even required anymore. Personally I don't see how anyone could find that annoying but even if they did most app updates come with new features and the benefits of those far outweigh the 10 seconds of time it took to update.

myko 13y ago
It's still pretty annoying. I'm assuming auto-update will be an option in the next major OS update, because it is sorely needed.
- k-mcgrady 13y ago
  Obviously it could be more efficient with an auto-update mechanism, but I'm genuinely surprised people find that annoying.
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Thrymr 13y ago
It's annoying because it happens every single day. Or more.
bentcorner 13y ago
Some design issues prevent me from updating regularly and when I do, it's a painful process. 1.) Installing applications of size X generally requires 2X amount of space. I'm not a dev so I don't know what happens under the covers, but I can understand why (copy compress package, unpack/uncompress and deploy to filesystem) 2.) When you update, it's an all-or-none proposition with the "Update All" button 3.) Because of 1 & 2, if you're low on space and one application is too big to update, when you press the "Update All" button you get an error message and nothing gets updated So, I now have a red "93" on my App Store icon, and unless I want to manually go and update each non-big app individually, that's how it's going to stay. Bonus: Loading the icons in the "Update" screen impacts the UI something fierce (as does updating, I guess), so Updating individual apps is an exercise in frustration. This scales linearly with the number of apps you need to update, so at this point I'm past the point of no return and will likely not update an app unless it complains directly to me. Even better, finding the app in the update screen is painful since they're sorted by time and not name, so it's nearing the point where if I can't use your app because you complain to me, and you're not an absolutely essential application, I'll probably just delete you.
- pixelcort 13y ago
  One workaround is to sync your apps with iTunes on a computer, do the app updates there, then sync the updated apps back in to your iOS device.
- Zev 13y ago
  Re: Your first point, the App Store uses delta updates now, so, it doesn't download/replace files that haven't changed.
MatthewPhillips 13y ago
Take a step back and think about the ritual of what you are doing. You are babysitting something that doesn't actually matter to you (maybe it does to you specifically, but it shouldn't have to matter). Think about needing to use an app when you have 10 updating and it is the last in the queue. Remember what computers are for, for getting to information you need.
- micampe 13y ago
  > Think about needing to use an app when you have 10 updating and it is the last in the queue. If you tap an app icon while they are updating it will be given priority and moved in front of the queue.
post_break 13y ago
When I moved to Android I was excited for auto update. Sure three taps seems simple, but people are lazy. Lazy on a level you can't even comprehend where opening the App Store to do anything but install a new app is a chore.

jgeorge 13y ago

I'd hazard to say that the graph is representative of the general app-using population and you are the outlier. You're one of a very small handful of iOS users I know who do this (my girlfriend is another one).