Updating Apps a little inconsistant

[MrGibbage]

I noticed that one of the apps that I had already installed popped back up to the top of the list (I always sort by date). The app was the "Twilight" app, but I don' thtink that really matters. I also noticed that it did not say "installed" next to it either. I tried running the app to see if there would be some sort of popup saying "there's a newer version on the market. Go get it.", but it didn't. So I can only guess that I have to uninstall my current version and install the newer version. There's not even a note that this is a newer version, or any type of release notes indicating what was updated.

I have heard that some people have said they have received notification in the app itself to let them know that a newer version is out. So this seems inconsistant.

Can't we get version numbers on all apps to start off with? This is going to be unmanageable very quickly. And then, there needs to be a place on the market to place upgrading instructions. What if the app is one that has settings or saved data? Will the data and settings be lost when the app is uninstalled?

I don't know. It just seems like there's a lot of room for improvement here. And don't get me started about the general lack of app documentation.

[she a g e e]

All apps do have version numbers, and automatic updates are up to the developer. If it says free instead of installed it means that its a new version. You don't have to uninstall your app, you can just install the new version and it just tell you that it is replacing it.

[ministersin]

I noticed that one of the apps that I had already installed popped back up to the top of the list (I always sort by date). The app was the "Twilight" app, but I don' thtink that really matters. I also noticed that it did not say "installed" next to it either. I tried running the app to see if there would be some sort of popup saying "there's a newer version on the market. Go get it.", but it didn't. So I can only guess that I have to uninstall my current version and install the newer version. There's not even a note that this is a newer version, or any type of release notes indicating what was updated.

I have heard that some people have said they have received notification in the app itself to let them know that a newer version is out. So this seems inconsistant.

Can't we get version numbers on all apps to start off with? This is going to be unmanageable very quickly. And then, there needs to be a place on the market to place upgrading instructions. What if the app is one that has settings or saved data? Will the data and settings be lost when the app is uninstalled?

I don't know. It just seems like there's a lot of room for improvement here. And don't get me started about the general lack of app documentation.

All apps list a version number, both in the description in the market and in the description in your Manage Applications under Settings.

Every one I have updated when I tried to install would say, you have another version installed. Uninstall and update?

[essdub]

yeah i agree, either google or the app developer need to do a better job with the updates, having to manually check for an update for each one of my apps will become old real soon

[ren857]

The sidekick was the same way. You never knew there was a newer version of an installed app until you went back to the apps market.

[MrGibbage]

Well, I didn't know that you could just install the newer version over the older version. Thanks for that tip! I did that for the apps that I was able to tell have been updated, but yeah, this is going to get old pretty quickly looking down that long list of apps looking for anything that I have installed and looks newer than my current version.

[hawtseks]

auto-checking for application updates is up to the application developers right now. I agree there should be more functionality in many aspects of the market.

[bizarro_stormy]

it totally could be better, I just sort by date and look for stuff at the top that I know that I had downloaded before and still says FREE...then I just get it again and it overwrites.

Its not too hard being that there are only ~50 apps...but when it gets going and there are a ton of apps, its gonna be tough.

[Amphatoast]

Guess with all these apps and updates for some already, an App that Checks your installed apps for updates may be useful?

[Skatturbrain]

Guess with all these apps and updates for some already, an App that Checks your installed apps for updates may be useful?

Then how will we update that app??!! They should make all apps with an update feature...