Apple's wi-fi base stations are due to be refreshed in the near future. They're rumored to have "software update caching" built in. How does it work?
Via 9 to 5 Mac: "What we do know is that Apple has been internally testing Time Capsules to cache Software Updates for both Mac and iOS devices. The way we’ve heard it works is that the new Time Capsule learns which devices connect to it via Wifi. It then goes out to Apple’s servers and downloads Software Updates for those products. When the user wants to install the software update, the Time Capsule, which is also the router, routes you to the locally stored update, rather than downloading the whole thing over the Internet. This works for iOS updates as well, though the updating still happened via the Mac."
Is this something that you think you'd need in a wi-fi router or base station?
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Are you interested in the rumored "software update caching" in the upcoming Airport Extreme / Time Capsule refresh?
Cool idea if all your products are apple products. I don't think it is necessary, though. My android devices update OTA without much issue; I don't really see the need to take this intermediary step.
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I think it would be convenient, yes... but to be honest I think it would only work for Apple because if this principle were to be applied to multiple brands and categories of products there would be simply too many different variables (i.e., release schedule, update size, etc.)/updates to check for. At least for Apple products it's all from one company...
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I don't think I'd be particularly interested in this at all. If it all happens behind the scenes I might not mind it per se, but I think our internet connections are typically fast enough to make this kind of local caching irrelevant.
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Personally I find updating on the mac to be super annoying. It's always at the time I need to print, or do something in a timely manner I find myself clicking on update later. I wish it were more seamless in the background. I think if they somehow adopted a more sophisticated way to backup, update at a convenient time like when you leave the computer it could possibly be better.
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