I'll usually stop and read them for apps that I like. I like knowing what's changed.
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I prefer reading the release notes before updating, because if there was something I don't like often I can't just go back. other then that it would be better if past release notes would be readable in the app, so you can read it later.
I think apps that show the release notes right on next launch just wanted to tick off a feature request the developer did not really find useful to put enough thought into it.
If the app opens it automatically on update, I usually read them. If not then I only go after changelogs for apps I care about and apps that broke.
It depends on how relevant I expect those changes to be to me. For programming languages or libraries I use often for example, I'll always read change logs. For other software, I'll likely only look at it if I'm waiting for a specific bug fix or feature.
Quite the opposite. I don't update my apps at all and only read patch notes to determine whatever to update or not
They're counting on nobody reading them
I donβt use alpha/beta software