Market Auto Update

[MrWomble]

Saves me the issue of having to deal with Sony crap aswell as T-Mob crap lol and get same upgrade deal

anyhow - gonna rest my head - other threads are hurting my brain

 

[Eddie_Brock]

I am currently running:
Firmware 1.6 (obviously)
Build R2BA020
(latest software on Rogers Wireless)

I can confirm that there is no Auto-Update feature on my market.
Unrooted (Branded) factory phone.

 

[slugpace]

Apart from the customisation version, mine is exactly tha same as Mr Womble.

I am on T mobile and rooted, and I dont have the automatic updates on my market.

According to wikipedia and various other forum postings, in 2.2 this is a feature you can enable

Android (operating system) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[MrWomble]

Apart from the customisation version, mine is exactly tha same as Mr Womble.

I am on T mobile and rooted, and I dont have the automatic updates on my market.

According to wikipedia and various other forum postings, in 2.2 this is a feature you can enable

Android (operating system) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

HEHEHE - i'm pretty sure i haven't even got 2.1 yet, never mind 2.2 lol

 

[slugpace]

You're missing the point Mr Womble.

Your phone is unbranded and you get the option in the market to auto update, on 2.2 it is a feature of the OS.

 

[MrWomble]

You're missing the point Mr Womble.

Your phone is unbranded and you get the option in the market to auto update, on 2.2 it is a feature of the OS.

Yeuh ha!!

it was an injection of humour as nobody has the 2.1 update yet

no matter

 

[slugpace]

But don't you find it strange, if we accept that rooting has no effect on market, why would the fact that yours is essentially unbranded and gets updating, and me,cubz and others dont. I can't for the life of me believe carriers would implement this.

We need some others to come on and state whether or not they can auto update, and a couple of details about their phone status to figure out what the differences are.

 

[CuBz]

But don't you find it strange, if we accept that rooting has no effect on market, why would the fact that yours is essentially unbranded and gets updating, and me,cubz and others dont. I can't for the life of me believe carriers would implement this.

We need some others to come on and state whether or not they can auto update, and a couple of details about their phone status to figure out what the differences are.

Well to me it just seems like ONLY unbrandad phones have received the update. Maybe branded phones will get the update soon

 

[MrWomble]

But don't you find it strange, if we accept that rooting has no effect on market, why would the fact that yours is essentially unbranded and gets updating, and me,cubz and others dont. I can't for the life of me believe carriers would implement this.

We need some others to come on and state whether or not they can auto update, and a couple of details about their phone status to figure out what the differences are.

Well to me it just seems like ONLY unbrandad phones have received the update. Maybe branded phones will get the update soon

Both valid points and as previously posted it would be great to find out why - does seem strange that as the MARKET is universal - IE available on every phone, that some phones have the feature and others not

Must admit its great not being notified that i need to updat any of my 50 apps anymore

lets see what the future brings

 

[CuBz]

Both valid points and as previously posted it would be great to find out why - does seem strange that as the MARKET is universal - IE available on every phone, that some phones have the feature and others not

Must admit its great not being notified that i need to updat any of my 50 apps anymore

lets see what the future brings

It's a mystery. I will contact SE, see what they say I will report back when/if I receive a reply

 

[CuBz]

So I got a reply from SE today...

Here is the question I asked...

How come unbranded X10 phones have the option to auto-update downloaded apps on the market but branded phones do not?


Here is the reply I received...

Hi Andrew, At the moment we are unable to confirm this however if this isn't available there should be an app which can assist.


So as usual, not much help! It will remain a mystery for now


However, I will contact Google (The department in charge of Android market Support), see what they have to say...I will report back when/if I receive a reply

EDIT: It seems like they do not accept emails, so I will ask on their official forum as the website states that they check the forum regularly

 

[hal752]

wow can't belive this topic has gone on for this long. Auto update is a 2.2 feature only. It's not available unless you are running Froyo.

"Google’s next Android operating system version is Android 2.2 (Froyo). The Android 2.2 software update will give users the option to auto update all their downloaded Android apps, so they don’t have to update each app manually. If you have a ton of apps, you know it can be frustrating and time consuming to manually update each one individually. This new feature is very convenient for Android users because it saves them a lot of time."

 

[MrWomble]

wow can't belive this topic has gone on for this long. Auto update is a 2.2 feature only. It's not available unless you are running froyo.

"google’s next android operating system version is android 2.2 (froyo). The android 2.2 software update will give users the option to auto update all their downloaded android apps, so they don’t have to update each app manually. If you have a ton of apps, you know it can be frustrating and time consuming to manually update each one individually. This new feature is very convenient for android users because it saves them a lot of time."

Erm not wanting to sound harsh - but i think you'll find you're completely wrong

**EDIT**

Proof is in the pudding so here is a set of screen shots taken in the last 20 minutes - of note is the items i've highlighted in a sequence from left to right

1) the firmware is showing as 1.6
2) in my downloads i've chosen ADW
3) as you'll notice, option to auto update is checked

So -- to be fair, i can probably see this thread going on for quite a while until we work out who can and who can't get access to this feature on good old DONUT

 

[CuBz]

Erm not wanting to sound harsh - but i think you'll find you're completely wrong

On the android market forums, I keep getting the same reply telling me it's only available on 2.x, but nobody listens when I say some unbranded phones have it even tho they are on 1.6. They think they know everything, when clearly they don't. Bloody useless

 

[xx_raj_xx]

On Vadafone UK
R2BA024

and I have the update feature on my market ;-)
Raj

 

[boz83]

hi guys was reading this and thought i'd check if i had auto update,turns out i don't have it on my tmobile x10i but do have it on my o2 x10 mini pro.my mini pro had an update a few weeks ago so im assuming that it also updated the market.

 

[MrWomble]

Thought i'd drop another fascination - wifes UNBRANDED X10 mini is not capable of the auto update

was reflashed with latest software this morning after some app failures

 

[MrWomble]

On Vadafone UK
R2BA024

and I have the update feature on my market ;-)
Raj

i'll guess that its a branded Voda UK handset too

 

[CuBz]

i'll guess that its a branded Voda UK handset too

and o2 Seems like T-mobile may be the only network to not have it. i will contact T-mobile, see what they say. I will report back when I receive a reply (they always reply very quickly)

 

[dalegg]

I installed this piece of crap and it removed all of the links in the market to my apps. Now, I won't get any updates. Anyone know how to reestablish the market links?

 

[torquey]

Well, here's one to make things clear as mud:

I'm on a branded ATT X10a, rooted, and running Eminence (2.1 Rom), and I have the auto-update option - it's been there as long as I can remember, and I just rooted and upgraded the OS last weekend.

I don't, however, have the 'remove update' option in the applications > manage apps screen for market.

 

[CuBz]

Well, here's one to make things clear as mud:

I'm on a branded ATT X10a, rooted, and running Eminence (2.1 Rom), and I have the auto-update option - it's been there as long as I can remember, and I just rooted and upgraded the OS last weekend.

I don't, however, have the 'remove update' option in the applications > manage apps screen for market.

I solved this last year....old topic.

I was on 1.6 at the time. I'm now on 2.2

 

[torquey]

I solved this last year....old topic.

I was on 1.6 at the time. I'm now on 2.2

Wow. Sorry, didn't notice the necropost.

 

[CuBz]

Wow. Sorry, didn't notice the necropost.

lol it happens