answered
2015-08-26 22:26:50 +0200
I try to answer your questions :-)
- No, you have to manually refresh package lists from repositories. In Warehouse use the pulley menu and chose "Check updates". You can also go to "My profile" then "Show updates" and click on "Check for updates" - there you can also observe how packages (apps) are being checked for updates. Possible updates should appear after a bit (depends how many repositories you have enabled).
- There is no possibility to check that. Sometimes developers write in the app-description on Warehouse, that the app is published in Jolla store. Warehouse is a community project and nothing provided by Jolla. It's also not recommended to use Warehouse apps if you're not aware of the risks (and there are some!). Once a developer thinks his app is ready for a public release, they submit it to the store. So it's up to the developer to decide that...
- You don't need to exchange them. If you don't want updates anymore via warehouse, you can disable the repository of the app or simply only use the official store for updates.
In some cases it's possible that installing the app from the store creates a 2nd icon without your previous userdata. That happens when a developer decides (or has to because of store rules) change the name of application and folder for user files in .local/share or .cache. With a file manager (available in Jolla store) you could transfer your old userdata from the older folder to the new one (usually harbour-appname). But I don't recommend that and it might not work.