Dumb question I guess, but do app store apps automatically download to peoples' devices after being updated, or do you have to update them manually? Hoping it happens automatically...!!! :confused:
The user can choose what they prefer for their device. It is an option in Garmin Express.
I don't use Garmin express... what if you just use the Garmin Connect mobile app with Bluetooth? I've looked for an "auto update" setting but can't find one. This seems like a huge problem to me, both for users and developers.
Both Garmin Express and Garmin Connect website provide the option. I can name at least two cases where auto-update wasn't desirable: app went from free to paid and app was broken due to SDK transition issues. I can see the value in it but I also don't want it to be a forced option either.
OK thanks, found the setting in "device settings" on the GC website. The setting doesn't appear to be available from GC mobile.
Unfortunately it doesn't appear to be working. I updated my app last night and it still has not downloaded. Perhaps because the app is still in "pending approval" status?
Garmin Connect Mobile does not currently auto-update apps. I don't know whether this will change in the future.
Thanks Brandon, this is a huge limitation. As a 735XT user since May, I assumed my apps were being updated regularly as the developers upgraded them. I'm almost sure that most people think that; why wouldn't they? Aside from the limited scenarios mentioned by lcj2, most users almost certainly want their apps updated for new features and bug fixes; and the setting on GC implies they are being updated.
Wait, it gets worse. I went to update an app using GC Mobile. Clicked on the app, no Update button so I selected "View in store". From there I selected Download. Then I got an error, not enough slots available. This means that to update an app I have to uninstall it, then re-install it. Doing that, I lost the configuration of the app on my data screen :mad:
