To my best knowledge, the toaster popups announcing a new version are indeed displayed to everyone. The initial "heat up" period is a bit slower (typically 7 days), but after that, the whole userbase is messaged.
Well, I still experience delays after seeing the announcement. Please stop before explaining that the delay is natural and on purpose
. I know and I understand the reasons. I also understand why Avast servers would never distribute to all users altogether and "immediately". I am clearly referring to "more than usual", or, if you want, "more than necessary".
I've been using Avast for several years now, and I know how much time it used to take to distribute program updates. Users come now and then reporting about their surprise when they discover there is a new release, and they are still using 2 or 3 versions older. This also happens in relation to database updates, but the issue (and the reasons for it) is completely different.
I myself have reported this issue. I tested this during several months before even thinking about reporting this. I do recognize that, for my system in particular, the latest program update to 6.0.1289 took much less than the last 12 months before.
But the reports are crystal clear. You won't see "a lot of these reports". That's EXACTLY the problem. Users simply don't know about the new versions. Sure, it is better now than it was before during latest *months*. It is still happening.
If you're referring to the Settings -> Status Bar -> Components Monitored -> "Virus definitions version" and "Program version" checkboxes, yes, these two were never implemented. That should hopefully be fixed in the next update (the implementation is unfortunately a bit more complicated than one may anticipate, given how things work internally).
Let's please separate 2 different things. One is (are) the several technical problems I have been reporting (and they are several, not just one, if you are really interested).
The other one is the complete lack of "connection" to the reports. I have been reporting (and still am) about issues for months, and there was not even 1 relevant comment from Avast Team members.
The length of many of my posts is no excuse. I have seen enough responses from "common" frequent users and from Avast Team members, and there are "more than one post" even longer than mines, with plenty of "not-short-at-all" replies, but they were for other users (BTW, too many of those answers are already available in the KB or in older - but not so much - posts, and forum members still respond, including Avast Team members).
I currently still have at least 2 issues with opened topics, and I am not-only-sure but I KNOW there are bugs (with clear reports). If you or anyone else from Avast Team is interested, I am still open to it and I welcome the help.
Just to be clear, *I* and *my specific particular system* are non-issues. I can live with this problems. The intention was to contribute with Avast, and by extent help other users.
I do owe an apology to the OP of this topic. This OT happened not only because of me, but because the lack of relevant responses in the adequate original topics, but that's no excuse.