I'm new around here. Can someone explain the app refresh process?

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Stobe buzztouch Evangelist Posts: 1528 Reg: Mar 04, 2011 Fredericksburg,... 24,680	confirm \| cancel 07/26/17 05:07 AM (7 years ago) I'm new around here. Can someone explain the app refresh process? Hello! I've been crushing an app out this week for a client, and noticed that the simulator never asks if I want to refresh the app like it used to. Poking around the xCode project, I found this localized string: "updatesAvailable" = "This app's content has changed, would you like to refresh?"; but it never seems to get called anywhere. Is this something that has changed since the olden days? Or is it a "Live" vs "Design" thing? Thanks for any insight! -Chris Title Comments Hello! I've been crushing an app out this week for a client, and noticed that the simulator never asks if I want to refresh the app like it used to. Poking around the xCode project, I found this localized string: "updatesAvailable" = "This app's content has changed, would you like to refresh?"; but it never seems to get called anywhere. Is this something that has changed since the olden days? Or is it a "Live" vs "Design" thing? Thanks for any insight! -Chris

AlanMac Aspiring developer Posts: 2612 Reg: Mar 05, 2012 Esher, UK 37,120	07/26/17 09:52 AM (7 years ago) I only ever use design mode and I see my app refreshing on a real device. So I don't think its a design vs live thing. And I believe the app will not refresh on first load, but it will after that. Not sure about Android though. I don't havethe whole picture but does that help a little bit? Alan. Comments I only ever use design mode and I see my app refreshing on a real device. So I don't think its a design vs live thing. And I believe the app will not refresh on first load, but it will after that. Not sure about Android though. I don't havethe whole picture but does that help a little bit? Alan.

Stobe buzztouch Evangelist Posts: 1528 Reg: Mar 04, 2011 Fredericksburg,... 24,680	07/26/17 12:04 PM (7 years ago) Hmmmm... I've been working on this app all week, and its never popped up and asked to refresh. I've seen it automatically refresh once when coming back to the "home" screen from another tab. But didn't ask. Weird. Comments Hmmmm... I've been working on this app all week, and its never popped up and asked to refresh. I've seen it automatically refresh once when coming back to the "home" screen from another tab. But didn't ask. Weird.

Stobe buzztouch Evangelist Posts: 1528 Reg: Mar 04, 2011 Fredericksburg,... 24,680	07/26/17 12:08 PM (7 years ago) Looks like it was changed to automatically refresh after all. //refresh app data if something changed... if(![lastModifiedOnServer isEqualToString:previousModifiedOnServer]){ [BT_debugger showIt:self message:@"reportToCloud: app data modified on server, refreshing..."]; [self refreshAppData]; }else{ [BT_debugger showIt:self message:@"reportToCloud: app data not modified on server, not refreshing"]; } No longer pops an alert. Good to know. Comments Looks like it was changed to automatically refresh after all. //refresh app data if something changed... if(![lastModifiedOnServer isEqualToString:previousModifiedOnServer]){ [BT_debugger showIt:self message:@"reportToCloud: app data modified on server, refreshing..."]; [self refreshAppData]; }else{ [BT_debugger showIt:self message:@"reportToCloud: app data not modified on server, not refreshing"]; } No longer pops an alert. Good to know.

Calypso Kid Aspiring developer Posts: 780 Reg: Mar 09, 2012 Upstate New Yor... 18,200	07/27/17 05:18 AM (7 years ago) Thanks for the info! Dave Comments Thanks for the info! Dave

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