How often do you update your apps on your devices?
me:
- android: 2x per year, except some app needs an update to work
- linux/manjaro: every few months, except security stuff (ik its a rolling release distro but I hate updating frequently)
A while ago I updated mostly directly after publish. But since more and more apps (primarily Google services, Social Media, …) get shitty updates which include AI and bloat, I try to update as less as possible while stil trying to get important and new features.
But many apps freak out when not applying these updates in this timespan, which makes it really annoying when needing an app urgently. Then having to update them with eventually bad network makes me aggressive.
Which are your opinions?
Every day. Almost everything is automatic, but I have a few manual things like my PC check for updates every day and I always install all of them after review.
I trust my crap to update itself. Is that wrong?
No.
I update everything automatically except for Google Messages. Nothing has RCS so I can’t kick this last bastion of google in my life yet. I set Google Messages to never update and uninstall all updates because if I dont it eventually can’t read Google own work profile and my work contacts won’t show an ID. I had to wipe the app data daily before I just said fuck it we won’t have updates. Fucken garbage app by a so called tech giant who can’t even work their own shit. Its been like this for at least 4 months.
I check and update them whenever I can. There is no reason not to.
Android: I keep Graphene updated always. Apps maybe once a month.
Linux: I have my environment set up to alert me when new package versions are released, so I’m always up to date. Well, as up to date as stable repos and any manually added sources go.
Windows: I have a Win 10 rig solely for gaming. I stay updated on drivers and games, pretty much weekly.
Immediately and constantly apply updates.
Very, very, rarely have I ever had to roll anything back. Newpipe I rolled back once.
Same team. I update everything when i can. Or i setup automatic update
more and more apps (primarily Google services, Social Media, …) get shitty updates
Don’t use them and switch to alternatives then!
When I remember to
Laptop and phone: nearly every day.
Daily, with 256gb internal storage and SD card support, I have plenty of space
Phone: Monthly updates
Linux: Weekly updates
Only when I feel like it. And OS updates that require a reboot maybe four times a year. And I run pro audio software that takes a long time to catch up, so never the new whiz bang version of macOS. And never the N.0.0 version for any of my other devices. I used to work / dogfood development software for work. Never again. It’s begging for your existence to be hell.
Mobile: I update one app a day (the one that’s been waiting the longest) and check for system updates once a day. I install them as soon as I get them. Desktop: I run Debian testing and upgrade all my packages once a day
