I update whenever it is convenient or pushed. On Android it’s not really a decision that I make, it just updates whenever it feels like it and so far I haven’t disagreed very often. On my desktop I update Arch pretty much weekly, and Windows as little as possible because it wants to restart during the updating process and will probably just pull in more spyware. My Ubuntu laptop isn’t used often, so it doesn’t get updated often either. I also sometimes use some Fedora machines, which I also don’t update too regularly.

Ubuntu and the multiple Fedora machines under my control also like to start unattended updates at the worst possible moments, which regularly interrupts my attempts to update or install stuff. I prefer to turn that shit off at every opportunity. I’d rather just get a notification that it wants me to update in the DE or terminal

I check and update them whenever I can. There is no reason not to.

Android: I keep Graphene updated always. Apps maybe once a month.

Linux: I have my environment set up to alert me when new package versions are released, so I’m always up to date. Well, as up to date as stable repos and any manually added sources go.

Windows: I have a Win 10 rig solely for gaming. I stay updated on drivers and games, pretty much weekly.

Every time there is a new version available for the most part.

I go to the changelog of the app or software to see what has changed, since I only use FOSS I also have a broad glance at the code. If I know that what I am updating won’t cause trouble for what I am currently doing (ie. A depency update that is used during a time I need to compile a big project), I go ahead and update.

In the case of new features I am not keen on, I usually keep the current version I have (and make any self-update impossible for said app/software), see if there is any reputable forks or fork it myself to remove said features.

I have a minimal amount of apps and software and I handpicked all of them specifically so that they follow what I want them to do. If for whatever reason they stray and become something I’d rather not use at all, I remove/purge them.

Security is also very important (to me at least). Not updating because a feature is unpleasant is fine as long as the app is fairly recent and has no way of communicating to any other apps or have any internet access.

I update everything automatically except for Google Messages. Nothing has RCS so I can’t kick this last bastion of google in my life yet. I set Google Messages to never update and uninstall all updates because if I dont it eventually can’t read Google own work profile and my work contacts won’t show an ID. I had to wipe the app data daily before I just said fuck it we won’t have updates. Fucken garbage app by a so called tech giant who can’t even work their own shit. Its been like this for at least 4 months.

more and more apps (primarily Google services, Social Media, …) get shitty updates

Don’t use them and switch to alternatives then!

Daily, with 256gb internal storage and SD card support, I have plenty of space

I trust my crap to update itself. Is that wrong?

Laptop and phone: nearly every day.

You update twice a year?? Enjoy your security vulnerabilities i guess.

Immediately and constantly apply updates.

Very, very, rarely have I ever had to roll anything back. Newpipe I rolled back once.

When I remember to

Multiple times a day. It’s a bit of a dopamine addiction.

Android: 1-2 times per week, according to updates on gplay and F-droid
Win11: Once per month. OS, driver, app updates etc
Linux: Once per month. Once per two months, if I don’t open it often.

I like updates of some apps and look forward to them.
Especially those of Collabora office, Newpipe/Pipepipe, Jerboa, Infinity, VLC, MPV, Firefox, Sumatrapdfviewer and similar cool apps.

But I understand the internet issue. It’s mostly 3G mobile internet for me.

Every day. Almost everything is automatic, but I have a few manual things like my PC check for updates every day and I always install all of them after review.