How often do you update your apps? (programming.dev)

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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?

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[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

On Android I have auto update enabled, and it works alright. Sometimes an update removes a feature I liked though, which is more of a problem with the state of software these days than updating.

On Linux I just update whenever I feel like it, or when I need a new feature.

On Windows 10 I never update. I disabled it 3 years ago and will never install another update, ever. They were using automatic updates to reset my privacy changes, pester me with ads, and try to trick me into updating to Windows 11. I'm never on that OS for long enough that it matters. I only use it when there's something that I can't accomplish on my phone or Linux, because some asshole somewhere decided that they're going to force Windows.

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