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Former Member
2 years ago

why does 1password automatically download updates even though unchecked?

v. 8.10.8 on iMac 5k 2020 intel ventura 13.5.1
settings > advanced > release channel: production
Install updates automatically is UNCHECKED.

yet every time I do a check for updates... from the 1 Password pull down menu in the app, if there is an update, it automatically downloads the update -- WHY? I don't want it to automatically download and install the updates since so many are buggy.. Why does it do it anyway????

1Password Version: 8.10.8
Extension Version: Not Provided
OS Version: 13.5.1
Browser: Not Provided

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  • 1P_Dave's avatar
    1P_Dave
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    2 years ago

    Thank you both for the feedback.

    -Dave

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    ref: 35085793

  • viswiz's avatar
    viswiz
    Super Contributor
    2 years ago

    Apart from the App Store pretty much every application on macOS uses an updater based on https://sparkle-project.org/. 1PW did use this style of updater before you switched to the "hostile", information and choice lacking variant used in 1PW8. Sadly another one of the many usability regression in 1PW8.

    Here is an example how the updater should look like.

  • harczuk's avatar
    harczuk
    Frequent Contributor
    2 years ago

    Let's not recreate the wheel. Do it like the other apps. Do it like apple does it.

  • 1P_Dave's avatar
    1P_Dave
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    2 years ago

    harczuk

    Thank you for the feedback. Can you tell me a little more about how you would like the update process to work? Do you currently turn off "Install updates automatically"?

    I'm happy to hear your thoughts and pass them along to the team internally. 🙂

    -Dave

  • harczuk's avatar
    harczuk
    Frequent Contributor
    2 years ago

    Here we go again. Don't think that address our concern. The behavior is substandard in the way 1password handles this.

    I am trying to be objective but I don't see anything that I like in version 8 over 7.

  • 1P_Dave's avatar
    1P_Dave
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    2 years ago

    Hello @aceebee! 👋

    We always recommend installing updates for 1Password as soon as possible since they contain important bug fixes, security patches, and general improvements. Be default, 1Password will check for updates periodically and we recommend that folks install the latest update as soon as possible.

    If "Install updates automatically" is turned off then 1Password will not check for updates until you click "Check for updates" from the menu bar. If you'd like to review an update and see what it contains before checking for and installing an update then you can find our release notes here: 1Password for Mac Releases

    -Dave

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    ref: 35085793

  • viswiz's avatar
    viswiz
    Super Contributor
    2 years ago

    For many years 1Password had proper updater. It informed the user about an update, showed the releasenotes and let the user choose to upgrade, postpone or ignore it. With 1PW8 we got a "restistance is futile" style updater. 1PW is replaced in the background without asking the user and you can only choose between restart now or later. Releasenotes are omitted. Another example of many usability regressions in 1PW8.