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App-updating habits of smartphone users in the United States 2016
Frequency of application updates among smartphone owners in the United States, as of 2016
by Arne Holst,
last edited
Sep 11, 2017
This statistic shows the results of a survey concerning the update behavior of smartphone users in the United States, as of the first half of 2016. During the survey period 32 percent of respondents stated that they set applications on their smartphone to update automatically.
Frequency of application updates among smartphone owners in the United States, as of 2016
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by Arne Holst,
last edited
Sep 11, 2017
This statistic shows the results of a survey concerning the update behavior of smartphone users in the United States, as of the first half of 2016. During the survey period 32 percent of respondents stated that they set applications on their smartphone to update automatically.
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- January 2017
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- March 30 to May 3, 2016
- Number of respondents
- 746 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Special properties
- U.S. residents
- Method of interview
- Telephone interview
- Supplementary notes
- Original question: "Thinking about the APPS on your smartphone, how frequently do you update them? Do you set them to update automatically, do you update them yourself as soon as you are notified that there is a new version available, do you update them yourself whenever it’s convenient, or do you never update your apps?"
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- March 30 to May 3, 2016
- Number of respondents
- 746 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Special properties
- U.S. residents
- Method of interview
- Telephone interview
- Supplementary notes
- Original question: "Thinking about the APPS on your smartphone, how frequently do you update them? Do you set them to update automatically, do you update them yourself as soon as you are notified that there is a new version available, do you update them yourself whenever it’s convenient, or do you never update your apps?"
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