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Update required

A state in which software must be updated to a newer version.

In plain English

The software is on an older version than the one that is needed. It indicates a condition where moving to a newer version is required.

In context

Here, it communicates that the app is in a state where it must be updated to a newer version before use can continue.

Situation
Installing, updating, licensing, and checking compatibility for applications
What it communicates
warns that the app must be updated before use can continue

Meaning limits

By itself, this term does not say why the newer version is required or what it contains.

Examples

“After months on an older version, the app showed Update required.”

Core meaning

“The app would not move past Update required until the newer version was installed.”

In context