# Can I update my app without the user updating on their phone **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Tags:** beginner\ **Created:** [April 28, 2021, 1:43pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/can-i-update-my-app-without-the-user-updating-on-their-phone/1250702 "2021-04-28T13:43:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![school\_project25](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@school\_project25](https://community.thunkable.com/u/school_project25)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2021, 1:43pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/can-i-update-my-app-without-the-user-updating-on-their-phone/1250702/1 "2021-04-28T13:43:24Z")
I have an app that shows information about what is going on in the school. I know it is difficult and time consuming to reupdate an app on a device. Is it possible to update without having to cause the user the trouble. If this is not possible, what is an easy way to update. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![muneer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/muneer/32/75210_2.png) [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2021, 2:31pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/can-i-update-my-app-without-the-user-updating-on-their-phone/1250702/2 "2021-04-28T14:31:20Z")
When you use the Web App you will not need to ask your users to update. ---
**Author:** ![catsarisky](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/catsarisky/32/100661_2.png) [@catsarisky](https://community.thunkable.com/u/catsarisky)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2021, 3:09pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/can-i-update-my-app-without-the-user-updating-on-their-phone/1250702/3 "2021-04-28T15:09:16Z")
If you just need some information to change, can you pull the information from the cloud when the app opens (or maybe just occasionally, if internet access might be spotty)? That wouldn’t require the user to update the app (but WOULD require internet access). You could store your app’s information in a Google Sheet / Airtable / Firebase, so that changes you make to the database go out to your users. ---
**Author:** ![tony.ycy.program](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tony.ycy.program/32/100153_2.png) [@tony.ycy.program](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tony.ycy.program)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2021, 3:14pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/can-i-update-my-app-without-the-user-updating-on-their-phone/1250702/4 "2021-04-28T15:14:51Z")
You can put your app on [Google drive](https://drive.google.com) It can install by its Android app And (1) use [Dropbox](https://www.dropbox.com) Create a txt file and set up sharing (2)use web API get ( Change the www of the shared link to dl ) (3) Word processing ---
**Author:** ![tony.ycy.program](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tony.ycy.program/32/100153_2.png) [@tony.ycy.program](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tony.ycy.program)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2021, 3:17pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/can-i-update-my-app-without-the-user-updating-on-their-phone/1250702/5 "2021-04-28T15:17:29Z")
There is a book to make a vocabulary app, he uses dropbox to make an app (use .csv file) that can update vocabulary without upgrading ---
**Author:** ![school\_project25](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@school\_project25](https://community.thunkable.com/u/school_project25)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2021, 4:57pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/can-i-update-my-app-without-the-user-updating-on-their-phone/1250702/6 "2021-04-28T16:57:05Z")
This is awesome. Thank you! I will see if these work. ---
**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 1:22pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/can-i-update-my-app-without-the-user-updating-on-their-phone/1250702/7 "2024-11-08T13:22:50Z")