There’s a new Google Messages update page that takes up your phone’s entire display every time you open the app.

Granted, keeping your apps up to date is important, and this new system will help get that across to users. But we’re not sure annoying the hell out of the user about it is the best strategy.

  • @[email protected]
    link
    fedilink
    English
    221 year ago

    If this annoys you, try QKSMS instead. Go another step further and flash GrapheneOS onto your Pixel. It’s worth it for the peace of mind.

  • Fogle
    link
    fedilink
    English
    11 year ago

    Has anyone else lost the ability to scroll their messages with the bar showing you the dates?

      • Fogle
        link
        fedilink
        English
        11 year ago

        Yes when you grab and scroll it shows the date

    • @[email protected]
      link
      fedilink
      English
      11 year ago

      I don’t think I have ever seen that feature. Seems nice though.

      It’s probably just Google A/B testing like usual. Hopefully everyone gets it eventually.

    • @[email protected]
      link
      fedilink
      English
      21 year ago

      That sounds like an awesome feature, but no, I don’t have it. And I’m not sure I ever did.

  • @[email protected]
    link
    fedilink
    English
    31 year ago

    It is even worse: I disabled it on my Poco and it reappeared couple of days ago. Fuck Google!

  • Toes♀
    link
    fedilink
    English
    51 year ago

    But we’re not sure annoying the hell out of the user about it is the best strategy.

    Are there any other options? I’m assuming that this only occurs in the situation where automatically updating didn’t work out?

    • @[email protected]OP
      link
      fedilink
      English
      51 year ago

      Are there any other options?

      A persistent banner asking to update at the bottom of the search bar is a good idea. Barring access to an essential app under any condition is just bad UX.

  • @[email protected]
    link
    fedilink
    English
    161 year ago

    That’s weird, isn’t Google Play already updating apps without asking?

    (QKSMS master race btw)

  • @[email protected]
    link
    fedilink
    English
    261 year ago

    That’s still (slightly) better than apps which force close when they’re not updated, and don’t allow you to do anything at all.

    • @[email protected]
      link
      fedilink
      English
      21 year ago

      What else is an app supposed to do if the server has been updated and is no longer compatible with the app version you are using?

      • @[email protected]
        link
        fedilink
        English
        11 year ago

        if that happens occasionally, it’s fine. I’ve seen apps which update every other week and do this bullshit.

        • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet
          link
          fedilink
          English
          21 year ago

          I’m not near my computer to confirm right now, but I think I installed it manually from the tar file. I think there was an issue with the flatpak version on Pop!_OS, but I can’t remember what, since it has been years since I originally encountered it. I can confirm tomorrow if you want.

          It’s weird that someone downvoted your question. I upvoted it to put it back at one. Idk why people downvote questions so often on this platform.

          • @[email protected]OP
            link
            fedilink
            English
            2
            edit-2
            1 year ago

            Firefox flatpak version had a lot issues. It has improved a lot, still a long way to go.

            I have exclusively used Firefox flatpak for the last year and updates has been quite smooth. Never had my session closed automatically(to my memory) due to an update, usually waits for me close the session and when I reopen its updated.

            My experience is limited to Ubuntu.

        • Tippon
          link
          fedilink
          English
          51 year ago

          I had it this week on my Mint laptop, with the bundled Firefox. I hadn’t used the laptop for a few weeks, so I knew it needed updates, but I needed to get something done straight away.

          I opened something in a new tab, and it opened as the restart to update tab. As well as breaking my train of thought, it restarted without opening the new link, but also warned me that it wouldn’t reopen any private browsing tabs and another type of tab that I can’t remember.

          However they justify it, that’s bad design.

          • @[email protected]
            link
            fedilink
            English
            41 year ago

            That’s not Firefox forcing you to update, you had Firefox open while you (/your package manager) was updating Firefox and after the update was done Firefox needs to be reopened. To prevent this you just have to …not update Firefox while it is running.

            • Tippon
              link
              fedilink
              English
              21 year ago

              I didn’t say that it forced me to update. This set of replies is about apps that force close and don’t let you do anything.

              My Firefox updated in the background, because that’s how I set my system up, but instead of letting me keep working and updating on the next app start, it forced me to stop what I was doing and update there and then, while telling me that it wouldn’t be restoring any private tabs that I had open.

              As a contrast, I was also running Chrome. That also updated, but waited for an app close before completing the update. It didn’t interrupt me, and it didn’t lose any of my open tabs.

              Firefox has it wrong in this case.

  • @[email protected]
    link
    fedilink
    English
    11 year ago

    I uninstalled that crap years ago in favor of Key Messaging. Has an awesome keyword filter and spam blacklist.

  • 𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘
    link
    fedilink
    English
    61 year ago

    CalyxOS or GrapheneOS if on Pixel or Divest if your device is supported on LineageOS, and you won’t have to deal with Google’s BS.

  • subignition
    link
    fedilink
    11 year ago

    Google Photos has also been doing a fullscreen update hassle where you don’t have an “don’t ask again” option 😑

    • @[email protected]
      link
      fedilink
      English
      11 year ago

      Ohhhh, is that why google photos has suddenly been crashing relentlessly since I updated? Sheesh

      • Andromxda 🇺🇦🇵🇸🇹🇼
        link
        fedilink
        English
        21 year ago

        Unfortunately AOSP (controlled by Google, keep that in mind) doesn’t provide an API for RCS messaging. That means, you can’t use a third-party app. Google doesn’t allow you to use a third party app because they want to force you to use their proprietary garbage.