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does "sync" = "update"?

Posted: 26 Aug 2013 14:59
by 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.

Re: does "sync" = "update"?

Posted: 26 Aug 2013 16:28
by 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

Re: does "sync" = "update"?

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 12:07
by nabla
Hi,

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

Re: does "sync" = "update"?

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 20:04
by 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