Auto-Update Not Working in Mac

[Prateek Mohanty]

Hello Everyone,

I have a developed a chrome extension. After publishing new update, It update automatically in Linux and Windows but I have problem in updating Mac. 

Does it take some time to update in mac or something? Have someone face this type of bug or something?

Regards,
Prateek 

[Stefan Van Damme]

Hi Prateek,

According to the Chromium code, it should be updated within 5 hours after your Chrome extension is made public on the Chrome Web Store.

See this source code:
extensions/common/constants.cc

https://source.chromium.org/chromium/chromium/src/+/main:extensions/common/constants.cc;l=48?q=kDefaultUpdateFrequencySeconds&ss=chromium#:~:text=const%20int%20kDefaultUpdateFrequencySeconds%20%3D%2060%20*%2060%20*%205%3B

In the archived Chrome update documentation it said this:

Every few hours, the browser checks whether any installed extensions or apps have an update URL. For each one, it makes a request to that URL looking for an update manifest XML file. 

Source: https://3-72-0-dot-chrome-apps-doc.appspot.com/apps/autoupdate

And in Microsoft Edge extension documentation (= same text as in Google Chrome web browser):

Every few hours, Microsoft Edge checks whether each installed extension or app has an update URL. To specify an update URL for your extension, use the update_url field in the manifest.

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/extensions-chromium/publish/auto-update

Note: You can force the update by going to the chrome://extensions page and enabling the developer mode toggle. And click on the Update button.

Thanks,

Stefan vd

[Sriram “sriramvenkataramani1” Venkataramani]

mac is updated at the thirdparty store with a board and a street front public access-you will never update any apple device including smart phones-need professional verification as who you are and do you need this update.