So the real problem is that resuming a download either doesn't, or seems
like it doesn't, check for a newer version and download that instead?

If the problem is that it really doesn't, that's a bug in the code.

If the problem is that it doesn't seem to, that's fixed by the current
design where there is never a "Resume" button. Choosing "Download" or
"Update" should resume the existing download if that download happens to
be the latest version. Specification updated.
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwareUpdates?action=diff&rev2=182&rev1=181>

** Changed in: ubuntu-system-settings (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Triaged

** Changed in: ubuntu-system-settings (Ubuntu)
     Assignee: Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt) => (unassigned)

** Summary changed:

- No way to cancel an update once you start
+ "Resume" suggests that downloads are never cancelled

** Description changed:

- Once a download is begun, there is no cancel update opportunity.
- For example, if the download is too large, or someone just alerted you to an 
issue with the new version.
+ Currently if you pause, then force-quit the app, when you return it
+ tells you the download failed and offers a chance to retry.
  
- Along with pausing the download, should also be a way to cancel
- completely. These may amount to the same thing in the end if you stop
- the settings app. Currently if you pause, then stop the app, when you
- return it tells you the download failed and offer a chance to retry.
+ <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwareUpdates#pausing-mobile>: "If you choose
+ 'Pause' during a download or an app installation, the update should
+ pause and return to its idle presentation (bug 1316933) ... Any later
+ download — whether automatic or manual — should download the latest
+ version, regardless of whether it is newer than the one already
+ partially downloaded, but resuming the existing download if it is the
+ same version."

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