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?
I’m still on DOS.
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.
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.
Isn’t RCS just showing you when the other person have seen your texts or when they are typing?
Its a different protocol than SMS or MMS, its also so iPhone pictures dont look like shit
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 check and update them whenever I can. There is no reason not to.
Every time there is a new version available for the most part.
I go to the changelog of the app or software to see what has changed, since I only use FOSS I also have a broad glance at the code. If I know that what I am updating won’t cause trouble for what I am currently doing (ie. A depency update that is used during a time I need to compile a big project), I go ahead and update.
In the case of new features I am not keen on, I usually keep the current version I have (and make any self-update impossible for said app/software), see if there is any reputable forks or fork it myself to remove said features.
I have a minimal amount of apps and software and I handpicked all of them specifically so that they follow what I want them to do. If for whatever reason they stray and become something I’d rather not use at all, I remove/purge them.
Security is also very important (to me at least). Not updating because a feature is unpleasant is fine as long as the app is fairly recent and has no way of communicating to any other apps or have any internet access.
more and more apps (primarily Google services, Social Media, …) get shitty updates
Don’t use them and switch to alternatives then!
That’s what I do too. Automatic updates for everything and if I don’t like the way something develops I look for alternatives. Those changes will most likely not be reverted anyway and I will certainly not keep using an older version of some software forever.
i already using many alternatives for myself. but for work and hobbies, i still need some of those google apps or social media platforms
Laptop and phone: nearly every day.
I trust my crap to update itself. Is that wrong?
No.
Phew
it depends about which applications they are and how securitx affined you are. but as a normal user for most apps this is ok
When I remember to
Daily, with 256gb internal storage and SD card support, I have plenty of space
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
Phone: Monthly updates
Linux: Weekly updates
Windows - if it’s possible I only run security updates and postpone all other until there’s no other way. I use Windows only for gaming and because I don’t have much spare time I don’t want to waste it on updates.
Linux - security fixes on a daily basis, all other updates I postpone as long as possible. I was using Linux as my daily driver but the amount of issues I ran into due to updates was too much for me.
macOS - security fixes immediately, minor updates few days after the release, major updates usually until the next minor version gets released.
GrapheneOS - as soon as update is available
iPhone/iPad - security fixes immediately, other updates few days after the release.
