FWIW these apps are updated via the image update process so in a sense it is already the case that a U1 account is not required.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to ubuntu-download-manager in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1434151 Title: [system-settings] the user should not need to sign into Ubuntu One in order to update core apps Status in Ubuntu UX bugs: Triaged Status in ubuntu-download-manager package in Ubuntu: New Status in ubuntu-system-settings package in Ubuntu: New Status in unity8 package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Apps that come pre-installed with Ubuntu Touch should not require the user to create an UbuntuOne account in order to receive updates to those apps. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-ux/+bug/1434151/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp