App updates may be annoying, but are necessary

Ever wondered why mobile apps, particularly those on Android, need to be updated so frequently? Reasons are many: The fragmented nature of Android ecosystem, absence of a standard user interface, growing cyberattacks and stiff competition from rivals.

The updates occur more frequently on Android compared to iOS, simply because there are more Android devices out there. According to a StatCounter report, 75.33% of mobile devices run on Android operating system (OS) while only 22.4% run on Apple’s iOS, as of March 2019. “Many users with a wide range of phones means there is more likelihood of your users experiencing a bug,” says Sachin Dev Duggal, founder and CEO of Engineer.ai.