Mac App Store keeps prompting me to update Angry Birds

riko · Jan 7, 2011, 12:01 PM

I seem to be having an issue with the MAS. It can't decide whether I need to update Angry Birds or not. I bought it today (7th jan) and downloaded what I thought was the latest version 1.0.1 but when I re-opened the MAS it said I had to update it.

I downloaded the update but again when I opened the MAS it said I had to update angry birds. I tried dragging the app to the trash and re-downloading but I get the same results.

I have also noticed that if I click off onto other MAS tabs then back to updates it changes its mind, so if it had been telling me that I needed to update Angry Birds it says all my apps are up to date and vice versa

Any ideas?

djshack · Jan 7, 2011, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by riko

I seem to be having an issue with the MAS. It can't decide whether I need to update Angry Birds or not. I bought it today (7th jan) and downloaded what I thought was the latest version 1.0.1 but when I re-opened the MAS it said I had to update it.

I downloaded the update but again when I opened the MAS it said I had to update angry birds. I tried dragging the app to the trash and re-downloading but I get the same results.

I have also noticed that if I click off onto other MAS tabs then back to updates it changes its mind, so if it had been telling me that I needed to update Angry Birds it says all my apps are up to date and vice versa

Any ideas?

I'm having the same issue. I've "updated" Angry Birds three times now. Maybe the update is downloading the old version, so that it never actually updates?

riko · Jan 8, 2011, 09:53 AM

Not sure why but it seems to have fixed itself. I am no longer getting prompted to update angry birds....

djshack · Jan 8, 2011, 02:49 PM

Yeah, it seems the problem was fixed.

richard.mac · Jan 13, 2011, 05:19 AM

i keep on getting an update notification for Twitter after already updating. how do you fix it?

tried deleting all of the App Stores files, uninstalling Twitter and rebooting, but didnt work.

Aidoneus · Jan 13, 2011, 06:15 AM

Try leaving it for a few hours and trying again. It could just be the App Store needs time to sort out files, and is currently sending you the wrong one.

richard.mac · Jan 13, 2011, 06:20 AM

its been like that since yesterday and its definitely the right version of Twitter as it has a blue icon. the 1 on the Dock icon is annoying me

djrod · Jan 18, 2011, 04:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by richthomas

its been like that since yesterday and its definitely the right version of Twitter as it has a blue icon. the 1 on the Dock icon is annoying me

same problem here!!!

richard.mac · Jan 18, 2011, 04:58 AM

ahh someone please find a resolution! mine still has a 1 on the Dock icon

and the App Store on my other Mac has no problems.

Tyler23 · Jan 18, 2011, 07:37 AM

Try removing the icon from the dock, then adding it back?

richard.mac · Jan 18, 2011, 07:48 AM

nope

. there is also a notification in the Update page, but installing again (Twitter for me) still leaves an update notification.

richard.mac · Jan 20, 2011, 05:24 AM

still getting here even with the new Twitter 2.0.2 update.

Generik777 · Jan 23, 2011, 02:27 PM

I'm getting this same problem with twitter. Keeps wanting me to update even though I have the most recent version. I tried deleting and reinstalling and it's still doing it. Super annoying because every time I open the app store I have to go update twitter just so I don't have the notification in my dock. Been doing this for weeks.

dalvin200 · May 6, 2011, 11:19 AM

bump...

still getting this with the twitter 2.0.2 and mac app store... months later

anyone have solutions?

Mr. Imperial · May 11, 2011, 02:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dalvin200

bump...

still getting this with the twitter 2.0.2 and mac app store... months later

anyone have solutions?

After a ton of research on this, and having the same problem, I found a solution that works for me. You just need to rebuild your Spotlight index. This is the article I found that solved my problem. No more stupid red notices for me!

Michaelgtrusa · May 14, 2011, 03:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr. Imperial

After a ton of research on this, and having the same problem, I found a solution that works for me. You just need to rebuild your Spotlight index. This is the article I found that solved my problem. No more stupid red notices for me!

Did not work for me.

Ashwee · May 20, 2011, 03:48 PM

This problem is doing my head in too, someone please help!!!

calvy · May 21, 2011, 03:30 AM

I suspect it's because the Mac app store has been a piece of trash all along and you all are just now discovering it. The apo has been all but useless to me until recently because it never would detect updates for apps I had installed through it. I opened it up the other day though and was shocked to dicover it reported several updates for me. So it seems to randomly fix and break itself.

Sir Lorad · May 21, 2011, 08:14 PM

Having the same problem with twitter for over a month.

coolrob335 · 01:18 PM

I've been having the same problem with twitter for a while now. It's so annoying

Even fully removing and reinstalling twitter didn't solve the problem, as 5 minutes later... UPDATE

supercooled · Apr 23, 2012, 08:33 AM

Sorry for bumping this thread but I'm so fed up with the Appstore. I don't even have Angry Birds installed on this machine. I do a Spotlight check and there is no trace of Angry Bird except for web queries. It's a fresh install so no Angry Bird but yet Appstore says I need an update.

Get stuffed!

davidinva · Apr 23, 2012, 09:23 PM

I have a similar problem and in my case I think may be related to my backup of my hard drive. Could the App Store do one update and then see the external drive before I update. It does get frustrating.

Ccrew · Apr 24, 2012, 05:32 AM

Leading cause of this?

You have a pirated app on your computer that's using the MAS_Receipt file for the app that keeps claiming it needs to be updated.

Here's the scenario. We'll use Final Cut as an example.

You have a pirated version of Final Cut on your computer. In order for it to work, it needs to see a MAS_Receipt. So you download a Free app, and Twitter and Angry Birds seem to be the favorites, and you put the MAS_Receipt for Angry Birds where the Final Cut one should be. All is happy.

Now Final Cut has an update. It looks to the MAS_Receipt, and says, I need an update, oh, I'm Angry Birds. So flag goes the Angry Birds update in MAS. Only updating doesn't work, or only works until the next poll.

Now, you probably didn't do this, you probably never copied that pirated app in just like the .nfo file said. Therefore this is all new to you. And of course you paid for all your software.. so that can't be right

Oh, FYI,it can also happen even if you don't have the app installed, just parked on an external drive and Spotlight sees it. In which case excluding it from Spotlight and reindexing has been known to make it go away

Jan 7, 2011, 12:01 PM	#1
riko macrumors member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Glasgow area, Scotland	Mac App Store keeps prompting me to update Angry Birds I seem to be having an issue with the MAS. It can't decide whether I need to update Angry Birds or not. I bought it today (7th jan) and downloaded what I thought was the latest version 1.0.1 but when I re-opened the MAS it said I had to update it. I downloaded the update but again when I opened the MAS it said I had to update angry birds. I tried dragging the app to the trash and re-downloading but I get the same results. I have also noticed that if I click off onto other MAS tabs then back to updates it changes its mind, so if it had been telling me that I needed to update Angry Birds it says all my apps are up to date and vice versa Any ideas?
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Jan 13, 2011, 05:19 AM	#5
richard.mac macrumors 603 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: 51.50024, -0.12662	i keep on getting an update notification for Twitter after already updating. how do you fix it? tried deleting all of the App Stores files, uninstalling Twitter and rebooting, but didnt work. __________________ http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/4894/haxe.png If you can't innovate, I guess you just imitate, but it's never quite as good as the original.
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Jan 13, 2011, 06:20 AM	#7
richard.mac macrumors 603 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: 51.50024, -0.12662	its been like that since yesterday and its definitely the right version of Twitter as it has a blue icon. the 1 on the Dock icon is annoying me __________________ http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/4894/haxe.png If you can't innovate, I guess you just imitate, but it's never quite as good as the original.
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Jan 18, 2011, 04:58 AM	#9
richard.mac macrumors 603 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: 51.50024, -0.12662	ahh someone please find a resolution! mine still has a 1 on the Dock icon and the App Store on my other Mac has no problems. __________________ http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/4894/haxe.png If you can't innovate, I guess you just imitate, but it's never quite as good as the original.
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Jan 18, 2011, 07:48 AM	#11
richard.mac macrumors 603 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: 51.50024, -0.12662	nope . there is also a notification in the Update page, but installing again (Twitter for me) still leaves an update notification. __________________ http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/4894/haxe.png If you can't innovate, I guess you just imitate, but it's never quite as good as the original.
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Jan 8, 2011, 09:53 AM	#3
riko Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Glasgow area, Scotland	Not sure why but it seems to have fixed itself. I am no longer getting prompted to update angry birds....
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Jan 8, 2011, 02:49 PM	#4
djshack macrumors regular Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Boston, MA	Yeah, it seems the problem was fixed.
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Jan 13, 2011, 06:15 AM	#6
Aidoneus macrumors 6502 Join Date: Aug 2009	Try leaving it for a few hours and trying again. It could just be the App Store needs time to sort out files, and is currently sending you the wrong one.
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Jan 18, 2011, 07:37 AM	#10
Tyler23 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Apollo 8, Lunar Orbit	Try removing the icon from the dock, then adding it back?
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Jan 20, 2011, 05:24 AM	#12
richard.mac macrumors 603 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: 51.50024, -0.12662	still getting here even with the new Twitter 2.0.2 update. __________________ http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/4894/haxe.png If you can't innovate, I guess you just imitate, but it's never quite as good as the original.
	0

Jan 23, 2011, 02:27 PM	#13
Generik777 macrumors member Join Date: Aug 2010	I'm getting this same problem with twitter. Keeps wanting me to update even though I have the most recent version. I tried deleting and reinstalling and it's still doing it. Super annoying because every time I open the app store I have to go update twitter just so I don't have the notification in my dock. Been doing this for weeks.
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May 6, 2011, 11:19 AM	#14
dalvin200 macrumors 68040 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Nottingham, UK	bump... still getting this with the twitter 2.0.2 and mac app store... months later anyone have solutions? __________________ Search before you post: MRoogle
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May 20, 2011, 03:48 PM	#17
Ashwee macrumors member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: England	This problem is doing my head in too, someone please help!!!
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May 21, 2011, 03:30 AM	#18
calvy macrumors 65816 Join Date: Sep 2007	I suspect it's because the Mac app store has been a piece of trash all along and you all are just now discovering it. The apo has been all but useless to me until recently because it never would detect updates for apps I had installed through it. I opened it up the other day though and was shocked to dicover it reported several updates for me. So it seems to randomly fix and break itself.
	0

May 21, 2011, 08:14 PM	#19
Sir Lorad macrumors member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Brazil	Having the same problem with twitter for over a month. __________________ Sir Lorad Macbook White 2,26 Ghz, 2 Gb RAM, 250 Gb HDD AirPort Express iPod Nano 8GB
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May 30, 2011, 12:24 PM	#20
coolrob335 macrumors newbie Join Date: May 2011	I've been having the same problem with twitter for a while now. It's so annoying Even fully removing and reinstalling twitter didn't solve the problem, as 5 minutes later... UPDATE Last edited by coolrob335; May 30, 2011 at 01:18 PM.
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Apr 23, 2012, 08:33 AM	#21
supercooled macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2007	Sorry for bumping this thread but I'm so fed up with the Appstore. I don't even have Angry Birds installed on this machine. I do a Spotlight check and there is no trace of Angry Bird except for web queries. It's a fresh install so no Angry Bird but yet Appstore says I need an update. Get stuffed! __________________ Mac Pro 2.8Ghz \| MBP 2.16Ghz \| iPhone 8GB flickr
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Apr 23, 2012, 09:23 PM	#22
davidinva macrumors 6502 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, USA	I have a similar problem and in my case I think may be related to my backup of my hard drive. Could the App Store do one update and then see the external drive before I update. It does get frustrating.
	0

Apr 24, 2012, 05:32 AM	#23
Ccrew macrumors 68000 Join Date: Feb 2011	Leading cause of this? You have a pirated app on your computer that's using the MAS_Receipt file for the app that keeps claiming it needs to be updated. Here's the scenario. We'll use Final Cut as an example. You have a pirated version of Final Cut on your computer. In order for it to work, it needs to see a MAS_Receipt. So you download a Free app, and Twitter and Angry Birds seem to be the favorites, and you put the MAS_Receipt for Angry Birds where the Final Cut one should be. All is happy. Now Final Cut has an update. It looks to the MAS_Receipt, and says, I need an update, oh, I'm Angry Birds. So flag goes the Angry Birds update in MAS. Only updating doesn't work, or only works until the next poll. Now, you probably didn't do this, you probably never copied that pirated app in just like the .nfo file said. Therefore this is all new to you. And of course you paid for all your software.. so that can't be right Oh, FYI,it can also happen even if you don't have the app installed, just parked on an external drive and Spotlight sees it. In which case excluding it from Spotlight and reindexing has been known to make it go away
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