Use case or problem
I would like to know when there are plugin updates available so that I know I can update them when I have time (I guess some updates might break things).
I use Intellij (IDE) and it behaves similarly - doesn’t update plugins automatically but informs about updates and it let users decide.
Proposed solution
Maybe info in status bar with number of plugin updates.
Current workaround
Manually checking from time to time if there are updates.