Currently, First Setup provides a default list of apps for installation in regular mode. However, when we update that list, existing users do not receive any updates.
To enable existing users to upgrade to the latest set of apps, we can first save the complete list of apps a user has been shown (regardless of whether they installed them) to disk. When the app list changes in a new version, we maintain a separate removal list for apps that are no longer included. During the upgrade process, existing users will be prompted to install newly added apps and remove any previously installed apps that have been deprecated.
This approach works cleanly across any number of changes, without requiring patch version tracking.
Currently, First Setup provides a default list of apps for installation in regular mode. However, when we update that list, existing users do not receive any updates.
To enable existing users to upgrade to the latest set of apps, we can first save the complete list of apps a user has been shown (regardless of whether they installed them) to disk. When the app list changes in a new version, we maintain a separate removal list for apps that are no longer included. During the upgrade process, existing users will be prompted to install newly added apps and remove any previously installed apps that have been deprecated.
This approach works cleanly across any number of changes, without requiring patch version tracking.