GoogleUpdater is a service that helps keep Citrio up to date. It regularly checks for new updates, and installs them when they're available.

When GoogleUpdater checks for updates, it sends Google information about your:

• Release channel
• Basic hardware information
• Current version of Citrio and the length of time it was installed
• Whether you recently used Citrio or the Citrio Apps Launcher

Citrio also sends a non-unique 4-letter tag to Google that contains information about how you obtained Citrio. This information helps Google understand how people install Citrio. It is used to ensure that you get the correct software updates.

On mobile versions of Citrio, updates are managed through the Google Play Store on Android or Apple App Store on iOS. However, Citrio still uses Google's servers to count active installations and to notify you when your version of Citrio is out of date.

Citrio extensions and applications are also kept up to date with a similar system to the one used to update Citrio. These update requests include similar information, such as the application ID, whether the application was recently used, and how long it has been installed. Google uses this information to understand the popularity and use of applications and extensions.

Google uses aggregated data from GoogleUpdater to estimate the number of active Citrio installations and individual extensions. This is done in a way that preserves your privacy. It doesn’t require the assignment of an identifier to each installation, and doesn't allow Google to match the updates of the same Citrio installation over time. Instead, each update request contains a date of the previous one to prevent an overcount. Learn more about user counting.

• Learn how to download and install Citrio.
• Learn how to Update Citrio.