Automatically update accounts in the background without having to login (edited)

bobluck

Upon opening the app, I have wait several minutes for all account data to update. It would be nice if it updated on it's own in the background and was ready to view upon app launch.

RobWilk

I've been thinking the same thing, even if it were a once a day (once every hour or two would be better) kind of update (but it would still need to sync that day's transactions).  I understand on android i would need to turn off the default battery optimization setting for the app such that it would not be prevented from running in the background if i didn't use it for a few days.

I checked and as-is it feels like the ios app syncs significantly faster at launch than I'm used to on android.  The android app makes me sit there about a minute while it synchs.

bobluck

Additionally place a last updated/downloaded timestamp on the account header indicating the last successful connection/update.

Coach Natalie

Hello @bobluck,

Thanks for your feedback!

I'd suggest adding your vote and feedback to an existing Idea post requesting a 'Last Sync Date/Time' for connected accounts. 

https://community.simplifimoney.com/discussion/34/last-updated-display

-Coach Natalie

AkiAki007

I'm somewhat surprised that this isn't how things are done. While testing the software I would log in daily, so this went unnoticed, however now that I've gotten things updated and looking like I want (and now that I'm paying as well), I'm noticing that email notifications are mostly useless (they only get sent when the app syncs data, which is when I log in, rather than automatically).

Since credentials and data sync have been authorized, this really should be done daily and also upon login, rather than only upon login. I just got 5 emails for various bills being paid, even though they were paid last week, etc.

nfgreen

The fact that this doesn't happen means that alerts set up within the app are not useful. For example, large transaction alerts, potential fraud, are not helpful for monitoring accounts if they are only triggered when the app is opened.

TheReal702

While searching for an answer to why I only get notifications once I open the app or visit my account on the website, I ended up here in this thread.

Since I've learned that notifications are essentially worthless with this app, I voted for this suggestion to refresh in the background in order to get notifications in a timely fashion.

One question though - since this request is at least 2 years old, is it likely to even happen?

SRC54

I upvoted this. I wish too that we had more often updates.