Google Play Store Reportedly Shows No Notification For App Updates

Among the greatest things about the Android operating system, there is a fact that Google’s major apps are not dependent on OS upgrades like other apps on iOS as they regularly get updated throughout the year. Although this may be a good signal for the platform, it can potentially hide the possibility of features being changed or disappeared randomly, with no notice for users. However, recently, a number of users have reported that they have not received any Play Store notifications, which should have been sent when there are updates from apps. In short, app notifications are no longer displayed on users’ devices.

The time when users first realized the disappearance of missing notifications was around the beginning of November 2019, which was close to the time when Play Store newest version 17.4 became live. Since then, many users have shared the same experiences of notification struggles on Reddit and OnePlus forums. Experts have tested out some of the claims and have officially confirmed that the update notification features were missing the latest version 17.6.19. In detail, when users try to tap the update button showing the status that the app is getting updated, no final notifications show up, making it confused about whether the apps’ updates have finished or not.

Furthermore, there are many users on tech forums such as Google Support, Reddit, or Android Central, have confirmed not successfully conducted the manual updates. To be specific, any apps that require to be updated do not immediately remind users to do so, leading to an assumption that there are bugs in the features of the apps. In the near future, Google will soon give comments and explanations for this no-show.