[threeseed]

> Background auto-updating should be the default on all OSes.

And then the foreground app will have slower network speed and performance which given that a mobile device is a bad thing. If I need to quickly check mail I want that to be the only priority of the phone.

The current behaviour is just fine. Many poeple are just waiting until the device is plugged in at home/work before updating all apps.

[MatthewPhillips]

So then only do it when on wifi and connected to a power source? I don't know, make a sane design decision but don't force your users to babysit stuff that doesn't matter to them.

This is not something users should have to think about, at all. "Update" shouldn't be in the user's vocabulary. Sure, some people are interested in that level of control, and for them there should be options to configure it.