Why do smartphones need continuous updates to work? And why are updates so frequent?

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Edit – also why do phone refuse to work without an update or force you to do so? (Like my phone forcing an update and restarting itself)

I imagine it’s just programming built into a phones os to keep all other smartphones “on the same page” since they all deal with internet but is it actually necessary for operation?

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Many reasons for updates, usually to patch holes in the security of the app, but sometimes they’re done to improve backend processes, or to make aestetic changes or add new features and settings.