Why don't Apps just update themselves?

[Emulsion]

I've noticed a little pattern going on. Every couple of days I open the app store and go to the update tab, and update the applications that have updates. My question is, Why do I have to do this. Can't the things freakin do it themselves. Even more so, Why do I have to input a password to update them?

That is all.

 

[Peace]

In order to have 10,000 apps auto-update you would have a severe constraint of bandwidth with all those billions of apps constantly sending data to see if there is an update.

 

[rorschach]

I'm pretty sure you have to enter your password to prevent people from logging into their iTunes account on their friend's phone and downloading apps -- which you can do but unless they give you their password, you can't update them (and you can't sync them back to the computer)

 

[Sambo110]

Because a lot of people wouldn't want their internet quota wasted on a lot of big app updates.

 

[iTeleport]

The download process is also set up to handle apps with paid updates, which hasn't been utilised just yet, but this will start rolling out in the coming months.