Android with Google Play · Research guidance. Instructions are based on publisher guidance; a UK IPTV account was not tested on this platform.
Choose the existing product
Open the intended app’s legitimate Play listing or the installed-app management screen and verify its developer. A similarly named player is not necessarily an update to the one already configured. Record the current app version if the support question concerns behaviour that changed after a release.
Use the documented manual route
Google documents Play Store, the profile icon, Manage apps & device and the Updates available details, where Update can be selected for one app. An available update may also appear on the app’s details page. Read the controls actually shown rather than assuming an app is obsolete because no update button appears.
Review automatic updating intentionally
Google provides network preferences for automatic updates, including Wi-Fi and mobile-data choices, as well as an individual app’s auto-update control. Account sign-in errors can interfere with automatic updating. Google also notes that critical security updates may occur regardless of ordinary update preferences, so those preferences are not an absolute promise that no release can ever be applied.
Observe permissions and the next launch
Google notes that updates can require new permissions or a device restart. Read any requested permission in relation to the feature you intend to use. After completion, note the running version and repeat the original task. An app update does not establish that a third-party viewing account has been renewed or that a programme’s territorial availability changed.
Questions, answered
Can an account sign-in problem affect automatic updates?
Google says it can.
Are ordinary auto-update preferences an absolute block on every security update?
No. Google documents an exception for critical security fixes.