Now you’ll see a bunch of options dealing with automatic updates on macOS. That prompt tends to interrupt our workflow and we’d rather not deal with it in the middle of the work day.įirst up, let’s figure out how to enable or disable automatic updates on Mac. Enabling automatic updates is convenient but not the best idea because apps have to be closed before installation can begin. However, that’s not true on a Mac or a PC.Īt any point we’ve got at least eight apps open.
You’re also unlikely to be using a bunch of apps at the same time. Sometimes apps may start crashing after updates but by and large, apps continue to work as expected after updates. This has its benefits - you don’t have to manually download updates to apps and all critical security patches are downloaded automatically to your phone or computer.Įnabling automatic updates on a smartphone doesn’t really bother most people.
These days enabling automatic updates has become the norm on practically every operating system.
