elementary
Indicator that payment is required to auto update paid apps
What Happened?
Now that AppCenter has automatic updates, we should be up front that paid apps require payment for this feature
Steps to Reproduce
- Install a paid app without paying
- Enabled auto updates
- See that unpaid apps don't auto update
Expected Behavior
Some kind of UI copy like:
OS Version
7.x (Early Access)
Software Version
Compiled from git
Log Output
No response
Hardware Info
No response
Why are only paid apps eligible for automatic updates? It seems a bit user-unfriendly.
@jadeastar Ah no sorry, both paid and free apps can receive automatic updates.
If you try a paid app for free, that unpaid app will not be automatically updated. You'll be prompted to pay at update time. But you can select "try for free" again.
It is an intentional minor inconvenience to incentivize folks to pay for apps where developers are asking for payment. But again, free apps also receive automatic updates.