Android Applications update notifications

[Tye]

Hi all, I'm not sure if this is just my handset(s) but I have never received a notification to let me know an app has an update.

Initially I thought it could be something to do with the HTC Hero I owned but now i've upgraded to the HTC Desire I still do not receive them.

As default the "Notify me when items are updated" box is ticked so there isn't a problem there.

Any help would be appreciated.

 

[rgss06]

I have a Hero,I don't know about the update box you speak of,but I just go to marketplace widget every week or so and go to my downloads. From there it tells me of any updates,and I do it there.

 

[nicracine]

I believe it depends on the version of Android your phone is running. I used to have Android 1.6 on my phone, and I received regularly update notices. However, now that I have reverted back to 1.5, I don't receive them anymore. I know that Android 1.5 and 1.6 have different versions of the Market. Along with update notices, the 1.6 version also have screen shot of the applications.

 

[Tye]

That is correct, Android 1.5 had a different visual style to the market as apposed to anything from 1.6 onwards, but I am on 2.1 which is the same as the 1.6 market and yet I still do not receive notifications.

rgss06 - That is what I have to do now but there is an option to receive a notification in the notification bar to stop the need for going in and checking yourself.

 

[spanga]

I never got the notifications on my Samsung Galaxy. Now I'm on a Desire and I still am not getting any notifications. Seems to be some kind of bug related to the specific google account.

 

[corney91]

On my Desire, I've had a few notifications of available updates but they've been very infrequent and seemingly irregular - I'm not sure how often it checks for them... :S