 Another app update, why? Why do app updates happen so often? I've got five reasons for you. If you don't use an app every day, it seems like every time you open it, it needs to update. Heck, sometimes even if you do use it every day, why does that happen? Well, here are the top five reasons for frequent app updates. At number five, new features. Users love new features. It's a good way to keep a user engaged with an app, but you can't make the feature magically manifest itself. You have to update it. The more new features, the more engagement. The more new features, the more updates. Coming into number four, bug fixes. Few things aggravate us users more than bugs in our software. It's a battle that never ends, especially as operating systems and hardware evolve. You don't want bugs, you need bug fixes. And to get those fixes, well, you need an update. Up to number three, it's a game. I mean, updates are essential to how most game apps work. They also need new features to maintain user interest, but games have things like downloadable content, new seasons, new maps, compatibility fixes for specific phone models. So it's more than just features. It's how you play the game and you end up needing to update to progress. Sliding into number two, code cleanup. Over time, databases get upgraded. Internet calls get streamlined. APIs change, and that original code from a few years ago is now clumsy. Or, I don't know, maybe they just asked chatGPT to optimize their code. Either way, updates can make apps work faster and more efficient. At number one, security. This is similar to bugs, but more serious. App makers are generally trying to patch holes. And with the world's millions of hackers and attackers out there pounding on software, there's always a vulnerability cropping up. In most cases, it's white hat hackers finding them before the bad guys do. But you need the updates to get the patch before the bad guys start exploiting it. Updates, I know they're mildly annoying, but they almost always bring good things. And big thanks to our producer Joe for this idea. Want more great tech news and info? Subscribe to our channel at youtube.com slash Daily Tech News Show and get the podcast at DailyTechNewsShow.com. If you like what you see here, support us. Patreon.com slash DTNS. I'll see you there.