shackleton
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When an app is downloading....and I "toggle" out to let's say the browser....does the app continue to download?
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Actually, the answer is a bit more complicated. For example, if you're downloading a book or issue of a magazine it's likely that the download will cease if you exit. Apps, on the other hand, usually do complete. The difference is that a developer has the option of "finishing" a task in background but even if that option is chosen, there is a time limit on the completion of the task. Thus, most apps will "finish" if they've begun when you exit the app but some apps (such as those with large datasets such as map apps) will fail to complete if you remove it from the foreground.
It's not quite clear to me how the "update all" option in the app store works if there are many updates to apply. I sometimes find that after selecting "update all" for a group of, say, a dozen apps the updating ceases after downloading several. I haven't tested it thoroughly but I have a feeling that one may have to return to the app store and select remaining apps that failed to download the first time around. As I said, I haven't tested it thoroughly so that may not be the case.
jsh1120 said:Actually, the answer is a bit more complicated. For example, if you're downloading a book or issue of a magazine it's likely that the download will cease if you exit. Apps, on the other hand, usually do complete. The difference is that a developer has the option of "finishing" a task in background but even if that option is chosen, there is a time limit on the completion of the task. Thus, most apps will "finish" if they've begun when you exit the app but some apps (such as those with large datasets such as map apps) will fail to complete if you remove it from the foreground.
It's not quite clear to me how the "update all" option in the app store works if there are many updates to apply. I sometimes find that after selecting "update all" for a group of, say, a dozen apps the updating ceases after downloading several. I haven't tested it thoroughly but I have a feeling that one may have to return to the app store and select remaining apps that failed to download the first time around. As I said, I haven't tested it thoroughly so that may not be the case.