Google Play Store: updated app notifications disappear

Until very recently, we knew perfectly well when an application that we have on our smartphone had been updated. And it is that the Google Play Store He sent us a notification notifying us of them. However, one fine day, these notifications stopped showing up. Many users thought that it was some bug.

But it's not like that. Google has confirmed that these notifications have been voluntarily removed. Therefore, we will no longer receive notifications when any of our apps has been updated automatically.

Goodbye to updated app notifications in the Google Play Store

No Google Play Store notifications since December

The Google Play Store is not an application that is especially characterized by sending too many notifications. It alerts us when we have little space on the phone or when we have several applications pending update. And, until now, it also warned us when any of the applications that we had on our mobile had been updated automatically. But this is something that has just changed.

Last December, many users realized that those notifications They had stopped coming. But all the specialized media assumed that it was a Google error. After all, these types of small problems are not uncommon when a small update is made to the system. Other users didn't even miss it. Therefore, everything pointed to the fact that it could be a small bug that had gone unnoticed. However, it has now been confirmed that the reality is very different.

Official confirmation

And it is that Google has confirmed to the medium Android Police that it is not a mistake, but something done deliberately. Notifications have been removed voluntarily, in an attempt to eliminate an excess of them. The idea is that all tasks are performed silently, so that they disturb the user as little as possible. In addition, it seems that it is a fairly firm decision. Therefore, unless users protest massively, it seems unlikely that the notifications will return to the Google Play Store at any time.

Were the notifications really important?

In fact, it does not seem too necessary to know the moment in which they have been updated the applications. Therefore, in principle it seems that the decision may not be a bad idea. These were notifications that most users dismissed almost without looking, because they did not provide very interesting information. But for those users who always want to have everything under control, it may not be very good news.

What do you think about the disappearance of notifications from the Google Play Store? We invite you to tell us about it in the comments section at the bottom of the page.