Force update check?

[Krowebar]

Is there are anyway to force a marketplace update check? If there is no manual way, would it be possible to make an app to have the marketplace check for updates?
I've searched all over, but never really found a solid answer on this. Thanks for any help!

 

[jjuki]

Is there are anyway to force a marketplace update check? If there is no manual way, would it be possible to make an app to have the marketplace check for updates?
I've searched all over, but never really found a solid answer on this. Thanks for any help!

"Just go in the Marketplace, search for the app, open the description, then back out...wait a second and go back in. "
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=RO50rTb5AeU

 

[Krowebar]

Ahh I see. I knew about that lil trick, but it is a lil inconvenient to check several apps with this method. That at least gets the job done though. I was hoping there was a method that would check everything on the phone at once. Not sure how the OS does the app checking, but I've heard it just does it 'periodically". Not sure how often that is, but I have seen where it find updates for certain apps, but it didn't on others when there was an update for it. Kinda strange however it does it's checks.

Would it be possible to make an app that forces the marketplace to do a full check on apps?

 

[jjuki]

Ahh I see. I knew about that lil trick, but it is a lil inconvenient to check several apps with this method. That at least gets the job done though. I was hoping there was a method that would check everything on the phone at once. Not sure how the OS does the app checking, but I've heard it just does it 'periodically". Not sure how often that is, but I have seen where it find updates for certain apps, but it didn't on others when there was an update for it. Kinda strange however it does it's checks.

Would it be possible to make an app that forces the marketplace to do a full check on apps?

Yeah some have said turning wifi on and leaving to charger (this keeps wifi on in some phones?) helps the phone getting updates.

I'm guessing it is not possible to make such app, due to limitations of the platform. But maybe one could make an app which checks the selected apps from marketplace, lets say once in an hour, and then notifies the user if the app has been updated. How this would be better than let the marketplace check for updates? Dunno, maybe in some cases little bit faster, but it would be wasting resources (battery) in my option.

Maybe its just better to let the marketplace check for updates

 

[Krowebar]

Thanks for the info/help. I understand what you mean. I guess I'm a lil impatient with certain apps and their frequent updates. So the entire problem here is me.

Does WP8 have the same issue of delayed and overlooked update on certain apps?