I stumbled on Tomahawk Music Player recently as I was looking for a new music player for myself. I must say the application has a very nice design. I was going through the features on the and I must say the developers have done a great job. 

# Problem
The only downside I noticed about the application is that there was no app update notification. App updates are very important because security, additional features and device compatibility are always worked on by developers. But if there's no app update notification, users might not get to update their application on time putting them in a great risk. Developers fix bugs, worms and viruses, they release a new version and user are expected to download, but what happens if the user does not get notified of the new development? They may experience hacks, app malfunction and this may make the user discard the app and look for another application. 

+ Users won't get notified of any new development/feature added to the application
+ Absence of App Updates notification

**For instance, here's a screenshot of another music player (Boomplayer) where this feature is included below:**
![app udate.png](https://res.cloudinary.com/hpiynhbhq/image/upload/v1515394006/lfsijalaby5u0xyjlh1g.png)
 
**Here's another screenshot of an app (Boomplayer) showing update notification:**

I'![app udaate2.png](https://res.cloudinary.com/hpiynhbhq/image/upload/v1515394454/gubbq11daxfqh034xduw.png)
 

# Suggestion design
 
The Tomahawk music player is a great application and I am sure it develops often. So, I will like to suggest that the "App  Update tab/function" should be added. 

Using the edited screenshot below, the app developer can have an idea of where I think the App Update tab should be fixed

![Screenshot_20180108-072418.png](https://res.cloudinary.com/hpiynhbhq/image/upload/v1515410201/s5nndsiie9izoszuz5vd.png)

According to the screenshot when users click the new update, the application downloads and install updates automatically

# Importance

+ Considering the rating of the app which is at 3.6 and that is quite low for a great music player, users can use the app with less complaints and in turn encouraging positive reviews
+ It will show when bugs or any  other feature is fixed or added to the app

# Conclusion

+ New and upgraded versions attracts more users.
+ Users will get to know about updates and fixed bugs  early enough.

This feature is very important for applications and the music player will be much more better with this feature.


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