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Help apps wont' auto update anymore

You seem to have quite a few problems that others don't tend to have. I would seriously consider trying a factory reset and, if that fails, having it swapped for a new device.

Automatic updates work for me.. I thought my phone had a problem in that it was failing to report updates for apps I know are updates several times a week, but when I checked out the market I realised I had auto updating enabled for them and they had gone up several versions since I last checked.

I don't really want auto updating on as I prefer to update over wifi when I get in!
 
If an app changes it's permissions then it will switch off auto update until you manually download the update. This is not occurring is it?
 
matttye said:
You seem to have quite a few problems that others don't tend to have. I would seriously consider trying a factory reset and, if that fails, having it swapped for a new device.

Automatic updates work for me.. I thought my phone had a problem in that it was failing to report updates for apps I know are updates several times a week, but when I checked out the market I realised I had auto updating enabled for them and they had gone up several versions since I last checked.

I don't really want auto updating on as I prefer to update over wifi when I get in!
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i dun understand wut u r saying
u had auto update enabled and yet u don't recieve updates?
and was ur wifi/3g on all the time when there's update available?
 
jaliy said:
i dun understand wut u r saying
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Mattye is saying that he thought apps weren't updating, when in fact they were doing so automatically with such stealth that he didn't notice.

I don't know what other advice anyone can offer you. Everything suggested hasn't worked, So really all that's left is either a factory reset to flush any corrupted data away and start afresh, or return it for exchange/repair as defective.
 
Slug said:
Mattye is saying that he thought apps weren't updating, when in fact they were doing so automatically with such stealth that he didn't notice.

I don't know what other advice anyone can offer you. Everything suggested hasn't worked, So really all that's left is either a factory reset to flush any corrupted data away and start afresh, or return it for exchange/repair as defective.
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did u return ur phone when u had apps that didn't auto update?
 
Slug is advising this to you as you seem to be having so much trouble with your handset, and not just on the grounds that your market apps are not automatically updating themselves

If you go into one of your apps in the market are you sure it has "allow automatic updating" ticked
 
hawker said:
Slug is advising this to you as you seem to be having so much trouble with your handset, and not just on the grounds that your market apps are not automatically updating themselves

If you go into one of your apps in the market are you sure it has "allow automatic updating" ticked
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i don't have a lot of trouble, i just repeat my problems once in a while because i wasnt' getting any help, so it seems like i have a lot of problems

back to the issue. all my apps have checked auto update since the start. this should not be a question.
 
btw, is ur wifi/3g on 24/7?
if yes then this is something i could try. i only turn on wifi/3g certain time of the day, maybe the auto update function only works real time. i'm currently having wifi on 24/7 to see if i get auto update
 
its worth a try certainly.

i never turn off data or wifi, but i have a wifi sleep policy set.
I can sometimes get 3 or 4 updates to apps spread throughout the day. I would think its more of a matter of when the developer puts a new version on the market rather than the market broadcasting updates at set times
 
hawker said:
its worth a try certainly.

i never turn off data or wifi, but i have a wifi sleep policy set.
I can sometimes get 3 or 4 updates to apps spread throughout the day. I would think its more of a matter of when the developer puts a new version on the market rather than the market broadcasting updates at set times
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so u do have 3g on all day
i think that could be why i'm not getting updates cause i missed that time of the day when update is released and i wasn't connected. so when i connect later, it shows update avaialble but won't give it to me since the mailman is off the clock so to speak

that being said, the old market (2.6) with the simple green layout, had no problem auto updating
 
ok i left wifi on all day yesterday and i check this morning to see if there's any update and i see 1 update that didn't auto update last night. i assume 3g would do the same thing. i have already clear cache, clear data and uninstall update.
 
jaliy said:
replacement won't matter as this is clearly a software issue
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If it's stock and not functioning as it should then it's covered by warranty, both hardware and software.

how do u explain when it auto updates in the old market not the new market?
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Not my job. I've given you as much advice as I can. If you want an authoritative explanation, contact Samsung or your retailer.

Btw, can you please edit your posts to add further info rather than post several back-to-back? It keeps threads compact and easier to follow/respond to.
 
I was referring to slug's request actually.
Looks like you'll have to put up with updating manually
 
Do you have all apps on auto update or just a few?
If only a few how do you know for sure they have not actually updated?
Personally I never set any app to auto update so I can't really advise, only to explain my reasoning.
I prefer to manually update and wait for the notification to come through first. This way I can read up on what the changes are before I decide to update them.
 
hawker said:
Do you have all apps on auto update or just a few?
If only a few how do you know for sure they have not actually updated?
Personally I never set any app to auto update so I can't really advise, only to explain my reasoning.
I prefer to manually update and wait for the notification to come through first. This way I can read up on what the changes are before I decide to update them.
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i only have 18 apps total on my phone, and most of them are stock apps like maps and google search and youtube. i have maybe 10 apps i downloaded on my own. and yes i allow every app to auto update and none of them would. i think only the stock apps will auto update
 
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