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Auto-updating is software functionality that allows a program to maintain whether it or the supporting data is up-to-date in an automatic fashion.

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Automatic update a Windows application

How do I develop my Windows application so it will auto update on the client machine, like Firefox, Skype, etc.? Is there any simple approach or any open source library which help me to do it just following some steps or a few lines of code?
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How to disable Thunderbird AUTO UPDATE

How can i disable the AUTO UPDATE process/function automatically used/applied by the (Mozilla) Thunderbird=TB (email-client) app ? for-example in v68 series: v68.12.0 or v68.12.1, etc ? What settings/preferences change are needed ? please show…
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Best practice for autoupdates

For desktop based applications, what are best practices to perform auto updates? Currently, we download all files, then copy and register (if com dll) to their respective directories. I looked at Google Chrome update method. It seems that it…
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How to implement auto-update electron app on Linux?

I use electron to create cross-platform application. For Windows and Mac it could be done by electron tools, like autoUpdate, Squirrel, so on. The problem is only with Linux. I have built a .deb package for Ubuntu. But I can't find any…
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How to automatically upgrade a Java application during its startup?

I have a Java 1.6 application deployed on several machines (~ 30), and started as a Windows service. My main problem concerns the maintenance of these deployed artifacts: if I develop a new version of this application, I don't want to manually…
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Windows/.NET Auto-Update Frameworks Feature Sets, and Security

I've seen several posts about different auto-update frameworks for Window/.NET including: WinSparkle NetSparkle Seven Update Google Omaha LimeLM SparkleDotNET I was interested in the main differences between these auto-update frameworks, as to why…
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Using OSGi to implement auto-update

What I'd like to do is create a "launcher" framework for my code that, given a URL and a predefined versioning scheme: 1) go check if an update exists 2) download the updates 3) "install" the update 4) "re-run" the application I want to a) do all of…
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Force app to update when new version of app is available in android play store

I had an app on the playstore. Know what I want is when new update is available on playstore the user should get a popup to update the app when he try to use the app. And if he does not update the app it should close the app. Ex: I want to force the…
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How to prevent android app from updating from the google play store?

I have an android app that is published in the Google Play Store. The Google Play Store app is how end-users install updates. I realize it's up to the user's discretion to turn on auto-updates, so this feature may or may not be turned on with any…
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Apply update without restarting application

Recently I had an interview for a .NET position. Out of questions asked, I was having real trouble in answering one question. I hope someone can help me on this. Scenario (Question): The first release of an application (could that be winform/wpf UI…
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Autoupdate feature in a Java Swing desktop App

I've developed a desktop Swing app and I'm thinking about the best way to provide the autoupdate feature. I know that JavaWebStart provides this but I think that It doesn't suit my needs because I need to read local files so I would need to sign…
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Google play not updating my app automatically for new version

I uploaded my app on play store, and then uploaded a new version of the app. However, I didn't get any notification to update my app. It seems to have updated automatically to the new version. I have chosen the option to update app over wi-fi only.…
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Auto update asp.net web application from remote server

I have several clients who are using web application hosted in their local IIS server at different locations. Currently all are using version 1.0. I published the new version of the application say version 1.1, zipped and host in http server at…
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Automatic Update Framework/Engine

I am developing a client Application(.NET) that should be able to update itself automatically. The application will be deployed using a Simple WiX/MSI Installer. What i need is: Check server for File versions/hashes/dates Download newer…
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Check if "Auto update" is enabled in Android system settings

Is it possible to programmatically check this? Settings -> About device -> Software Update -> Auto update (Check for updates automatically)
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