Top "Auto-update" questions

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.

Java vs C++ Qt : what choice for a gentle deployment?

I need a bit of wisdom from the stackoverflow. I'm going to developp a GUI application which will process xml …

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How can I execute something just once per application start?

I'd like to implement an update checker in an application, and I obviously only need this to show up once …

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Stop Android OS auto-update

We have a variety of devices for testing purposes, and now that Froyo is being pushed (to the Nexus One …

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How can I enable auto-updates in a Qt cross-platform application?

I love applications that are able to update themselves without any effort from the user (think: Sparkle framework for Mac). …

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Java 8 Update 71 is trying to install a new helper tool. (On Mac)

I just was prompted to update Java. It tells me: Does anybody know what that "helper" tool does? If it …

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Alternatives to Java Web Start?

We're having huge issues with Java Web Start in production. We're afraid to release because every time we do, help …

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Free solution for automatic updates with a .NET/C# app?

From searching I can see this has been asked time and time again, but not adequately enough, so here goes. …

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Phonegap Android app trigger update programmatically

I am building an Android app that is hosted on a server outside Google Play. I need the app to …

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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 …

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What is the experience with Google 'Omaha' (their auto-update engine for Chrome)?

Google has open-sourced the auto update mechanism used in Google Chrome as Omaha. It seems quite complicated and difficult to …

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