March 16, 2014
Compared to the slow uptake of desktop applications, mobile users update very fast, due to store management and notifications.
Compared to the slow uptake of desktop applications, mobile users update very fast, due to store management and notifications. This is what I noticed looking to the migration rate data of my mobile app. True, this is a single data point, and not a statistical analysis, but I'd expect this to be rather standard.
The graph below (for My Mini Figures Android app) shows the current users for each of the versions of the application. The green area is the update to the new release. As you can see, out of the almost 30,000 active users (users with the app installed) after a week of the release of an update, about 25,000 moved to the new version. That is an impressive rate to me, clearly showing how different this world is form the classic desktop one.
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marcocantu @ 8:57AM | 5 Comments
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Mobile Apps Update Rate
This depend on uptade system. For example Google
Chrome uses automatic upgrade system on background. We
are using same strategy for our CRM desktop client.
Simply after startup we check for update and download
files (mainly with very simple rename running file for
install new version). So all users use updated client
(like in mobile apps). Client is installed in appdata
so users don't need admin privileges (same like
Chrome). There is no install process (like Firefox,
Opera have ...).
After few tests we stopped showing messages like:
"There is new update", "Update installed" and finally
we don't show version of client.
So from my point of view there is no different between
desktop and mobile app. Delphi is perfect for this.
Mainly if there is no dependencies for big third party
libraries (db drivers etc.).
Comment by PS
[http://www.crmmalina.sk]
on March 16, 22:20
Mobile Apps Update Rate
Mostly it is cause of autoupdate which is enabled by
default by the store...
Comment by Peter on March 17, 07:36
Mobile Apps Update Rate
Not surprising - free updates and notification keep
user updated. Stores are not a factor - it's just the
availability of updates. Factors that delay or hinder
updates are:
1) Lack of notifications, but most applications,
desktop or mobile, now notify about updates. Some
desktop apps may not work behind a proxy, if they use
bad written libraries, though
2) Too complex update procedures and too large
dowloads. Updating Delphi, for example, is a pain.
It's just shy of asking you to reformat your PC and
sacrifice your first born at the nearest Apollo
temple.
3) Invasive or stupid update procedures. Software
using services to check for updates can be disabled.
Java stubbornly tries to update itself on Sundays.
4) Illegal software users. People who didn't pay for
their software won't upgrade, obviously, especially
because they're afraid they can be caught if they
enable automatic updates.
Sure, stores can help offering an infrastructure, but
they also have several drawbacks.
Comment by Luigi D. Sandon on March 17, 09:22
"Client is installed in appdata" - the app you don't want in your system.
Here developers that don't know how to write
applications and putting Windows security at an high
risk. That's because they don't want to develop and
downlaod a proper setup that could be run to install
software where it belongs to. The fact that Chrome
does the same it's only because Chrome is a crappy
app developed to steal your data, and thereby
attemtps to install everywhere.
In "modernizing XP applications", please explain how
to develop well-behaved applications which can ensure
a safe computing environemnt.
I really hope Windows soon stops developers creating
havoc on systems just because they're too lazy to
write well-behaved applications.
Comment by Luigi D. Sandon on March 17, 14:38
Mobile Apps Update Rate
You should not forget that mobile app updates are also
free and tiny sized.
Comment by EMB on April 13, 15:03
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