# Alert on App updates?

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/alert-on-app-updates/134794>\
**Category:** Questions & Help\
**Created:** [April 16, 2025, 9:41am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/alert-on-app-updates/134794 "2025-04-16T09:41:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2025, 1:52pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/alert-on-app-updates/134794/21 "2025-04-18T13:52:16Z")

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“_ **Beaten by the system** _”

- The script unintentionally follows Athom’s app update system:
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  - only when Homey runs an app’s _test_ version, new _test_ versions will be announced

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  - for stable apps, only updates for stable versions will be announced; new _test_ versions are _not_ announced, you’re supposed to know what you are doing, and able to find and install test versions manually

- App Version Checker (AVC) app probably queries the version info in the app store, and finds test version updates for installed test- and stable apps.

I experimented a bit with querying the app store, but “I can’t make cheese of it” (Dutch saying 🤪)

Conclusion:

With the script you can find:

1. test updates for test-only apps (those without a published stable version)
2. stable updates for stable apps
3. test updates for test apps

Next to these points, with the AVC app you can additionally find:  
4. new _test_ versions of installed stable apps.  
5. direct links to the app page in the app store for quick updating

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