does "sync" = "update"?

[cklampe]

Hello - I'm a newcomer and am trying to tell my new nexus 7 to update only when it's connected to the home wifi. My trigger is "Periodic Timer Inexact: ~every 15m". My condition is "WiFi Connected: [home wifi]" And my action is "Request Sync: Google.*,Evernote.* *"

In Google Play which I have set not to auto-update, I see an app waiting to be updated but it hasn't been even though the flow has been triggered. Do I have the right action for this?

Thanks.

[Martin]

Hi,

To my knowledge Google Play uses it's own mechanism to update apps and does not use the regular account synchronization feature of Android.
The action Request Sync can only request a synchronization of the data listed under Android Settings->Accounts->Google,Evernote,... like Calendar, Contacts, Gmail, Notes etc.

Regards,
Martin

[nabla]

Hi,

do you have any news regarding the play store auto update?
I'd like to de-/activate it on some triggers, too.

[Martin]

Hi,

Unfortunately, no news. You probably have to resort to Control UI (or root: input tap) to switch the setting semi-automatically.

Regards,
Martin