# Auto update using phone

**URL:** <https://forum.dimagi.com/t/auto-update-using-phone/3444>\
**Category:** Users\
**Created:** [April 20, 2017, 8:33am UTC](https://forum.dimagi.com/t/auto-update-using-phone/3444 "2017-04-20T08:33:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Prachi\_Patel](https://dimagi.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Prachi\_Patel](https://forum.dimagi.com/u/Prachi_Patel)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2017, 8:33am UTC](https://forum.dimagi.com/t/auto-update-using-phone/3444/1 "2017-04-20T08:33:09Z")

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Hi,  
Please refer to the image which is attached below. We had not created any  
new version, but somehow this came up and 2 new versions got created. What  
does this mean and will this effect the use on the field?

Thanks,  
Prachi

 ![](https://dimagi.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/1X/e1c5dd4c7370f26777b04eca0117148e6bcc48bb.png)

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**Author:** ![Aliza\_Stone](https://dimagi.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/7c8e57/32.png) [@Aliza\_Stone](https://forum.dimagi.com/u/Aliza_Stone)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2017, 10:51am UTC](https://forum.dimagi.com/t/auto-update-using-phone/3444/2 "2017-04-20T10:51:59Z")

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Hi Prachi. This indicates that a user on your domain has made use of the  
option to update to the "Latest Saved State" of an app. This feature and  
the way in which it can be enabled are explained here:  
[Update Target Options - CommCare Public - CommCare Public](https://confluence.dimagi.com/display/commcarepublic/Update+Target+Options).  
Since updating to the latest saved state of an app allows you to update  
without creating a build first, CommCare automatically triggers a build for  
you when it receives the update request, so that you can come back to it  
later if you'd like.

If you do not intend for those versions to be released to users in the  
field, you just need to keep them un-starred. Builds that are created when  
an update to latest-saved is triggered will always be un-starred by  
default, so it looks like someone must have starred build 1083 after it was  
created. I would recommend un-starring that now to prevent users from  
updating to it.

The default value of the update target on the phone is always "Latest  
starred build", so users in the field will only receive starred builds when  
they update, unless they have manually changed their update target in the  
manner explained in the documentation linked above. This is why we've made  
it somewhat difficult to discover how to change it, and it will be even  
harder to do so starting in the next release of CommCare (2.36), in order  
to make extra sure that users who shouldn't be changing that value aren't.

Let me know if you have any other questions about this!

Aliza

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> On Thu, Apr 20, 2017 at 10:33 AM, Prachi Patel wrote:
> 
> > Hi,  
> > Please refer to the image which is attached below. We had not created any  
> > new version, but somehow this came up and 2 new versions got created. What  
> > does this mean and will this effect the use on the field?
> > 
> > Thanks,  
> > Prachi
> > 
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**Author:** ![Prachi\_Patel](https://dimagi.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Prachi\_Patel](https://forum.dimagi.com/u/Prachi_Patel)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2017, 11:46am UTC](https://forum.dimagi.com/t/auto-update-using-phone/3444/3 "2017-04-20T11:46:24Z")

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Thank you! This is sorted now.

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> On Thu, Apr 20, 2017 at 4:22 PM Aliza Stone wrote:
> 
> > Hi Prachi. This indicates that a user on your domain has made use of the  
> > option to update to the "Latest Saved State" of an app. This feature and  
> > the way in which it can be enabled are explained here:  
> > [Update Target Options - CommCare Public - CommCare Public](https://confluence.dimagi.com/display/commcarepublic/Update+Target+Options).  
> > Since updating to the latest saved state of an app allows you to update  
> > without creating a build first, CommCare automatically triggers a build for  
> > you when it receives the update request, so that you can come back to it  
> > later if you'd like.
> > 
> > If you do not intend for those versions to be released to users in the  
> > field, you just need to keep them un-starred. Builds that are created when  
> > an update to latest-saved is triggered will always be un-starred by  
> > default, so it looks like someone must have starred build 1083 after it was  
> > created. I would recommend un-starring that now to prevent users from  
> > updating to it.
> > 
> > The default value of the update target on the phone is always "Latest  
> > starred build", so users in the field will only receive starred builds when  
> > they update, unless they have manually changed their update target in the  
> > manner explained in the documentation linked above. This is why we've made  
> > it somewhat difficult to discover how to change it, and it will be even  
> > harder to do so starting in the next release of CommCare (2.36), in order  
> > to make extra sure that users who shouldn't be changing that value aren't.
> > 
> > Let me know if you have any other questions about this!
> > 
> > Aliza
> > 
> > On Thu, Apr 20, 2017 at 10:33 AM, Prachi Patel [prachi@cms-india.org](mailto:prachi@cms-india.org) wrote:
> > 
> > > Hi,  
> > > Please refer to the image which is attached below. We had not created any  
> > > new version, but somehow this came up and 2 new versions got created. What  
> > > does this mean and will this effect the use on the field?
> > > 
> > > Thanks,  
> > > Prachi
> > 
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