Why do apps on my phone seem to update quicker than the ones on my computer?
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They update quicker indeed. Maybe you are wondering too why it takes more time for a computer even if the download package is of the same size. Well, the downloading part is equal in both cases, so the delay comes with the installation. In a mobile it is pretty easy as porcessor and drives are less complex, so, Android does it faster. Plus, the installation of an app is always made in the same folder for a mobile phone by default.
On the other side, for a computer, the installation process is a differente thing. Where in an phone the installation process is completed within the app store (for apple) and in the installation program (for Android) which is the same for every app. In computers, the installation process is made by the program installation executable (I don’t if it said like that). That is why it takes more time. Also, in that process, you are usually asked for a destination for the installed program, sometimes you can you some options that you want to install or not, sometimes you get offered other programs as ads… And so on. So, basically, computers have a more meticulous process for installation, which, for big programs is pretty nice
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