Rethink the Automatic Update behavior for the Acrobat app
Like many users I was caught off guard by the automatic October 2018 update that significantly changed things (for the worse, as usual). I wasn't even aware that Acrobat had automatic updates turned on! All the other CC apps simply notify you via Creative Cloud when an update is available, and I choose whether or not to install it. Why is Acrobat different?
Apps from other companies have a prominent dialog during initial install that asks whether you want to install updates automatically or not. I don't recall ever seeing this type of notice for Acrobat.
At the very least, there needs to be a popup message that says "Acrobat has just updated" or "welcome to version XXXX" or something, so we aren't totally confused by a sudden new interface that we didn't ask for.
And yes, I'm now aware that there is a preference to turn off auto updates, but it's buried and it was never made obvious that it's turned on by default.
Evan
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Evan
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Or perhaps limit the automatic updates to only include bug fixes and security enhancements. Make it so that major releases always require consent? That would be ok.