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# App Launch Screen Update Type

![](https://support.swing2app.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/app_launch.png)

**App Launch Screen Update Type**

Once you’ve modified app content and confirmed update type, let’s see how the update works in the actual app depending on the type of update.

> **App Lunch Screen: Update Types**

**If you’ve checked how to update and what’s important! Depending on the type of update, we’ll see how the update works in the actual app.**

### <mark style="color:blue;">**1. Soft Update & Recommended**</mark>

![](https://support.swing2app.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/soft1.png)

The recommendation is a **pop-up notification window asking if you want to update like in the above image.**\
**The update will not proceed until the user selects OK.**\
Since it is optional, if you select ‘Cancel’, the update will not proceed.

![](https://support.swing2app.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/soft2.png)

For the soft updates, **it will be downloaded from within the app and automatically updated without having to reinstall the app.**

### <mark style="color:blue;">**2. Soft Update & Essential**</mark>

![](https://support.swing2app.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/soft3.png)

**If you choose the update as required, the update will proceed unconditionally without the user’s selection.**

![](https://support.swing2app.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/soft4.png)

Since it is a soft update, like the above image **it will be downloaded and automatically updated in the app without having to reinstall the app.**

### <mark style="color:blue;">**3.Hard Update & Recommended**</mark>

![](https://support.swing2app.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/hard1.png)

**\[Recommended] will be a notification window asking if you want to update, and the user must select ‘OK’ to update.**

Since it is optional, if you select ‘Cancel’, the update will not proceed.

![](https://wp.swing2app.co.kr/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/%ED%99%94%EC%82%B4%ED%91%9C-2.png)

<mark style="color:orange;">**\[Re-installation process]**</mark>

![](https://support.swing2app.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/hard2.png)

**In case of a hard update, unlike the software, you will go to your device and reinstall a new version of the app.**\
**It will install the update of the existing application and will overwrite it with the new version of the app.**

### <mark style="color:blue;">**4. Hard Update & Essentials**</mark>

![](https://support.swing2app.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/hard3.png)

If you choose \[Mandatory], the update will be made mandatory without asking for user selection

![](https://wp.swing2app.co.kr/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/%ED%99%94%EC%82%B4%ED%91%9C-2.png)

<mark style="color:orange;">**\[Re-installation process]**</mark>

![](https://support.swing2app.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/hard4.png)

Unlike the hard update software, you will **go to the device and reinstall the new version of the app.**\
You will install an update of your existing application and will overwrite and install it again with a new version of the app.

<mark style="color:orange;">**\[Instructions]**</mark>

Apps created by swing2app are free to modify after the app creation.

**Page menu steps – You don’t need to update the menu modifications and content registration because it will automatically reflect on the app by pressing the \[Save] button.**

**You can also apply the various features that App Manager offers, and they’ll be reflected directly into your app.**

**\*App basic information – App name, icon, standby screen image modification, design theme – prototype, skin color modification requires app update.**

So, press the \[Request app] button to recreate the app to a new version.

When you update to a newly created version, the changes will be reflected.

<mark style="color:orange;">\*Important\* Soft updates are not officially provided by Apple and Google.</mark>

**Therefore, users who have launched their app on the Play Store and App Store are not advised to apply soft updates → proceed with hard updates, and then push updates of newly created versions of the app to the Store.**

When applying a soft update, you can face problems like re-payment or app deletion according to play store and app store regulations.

Swing2app is not responsible for any action taken by the store, so please confirm the contents and proceed.
