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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+
+<schemalist>
+
+  <schema path="/org/example/myapp/" id="org.example.myapp">
+
+    <key name='automatic-updates' type='b'>
+      <default>true</default>
+      <summary>Automatically install updates</summary>
+      <description>
+        If enabled, updates will automatically be downlaoded and installed.
+        If disabled, updates will still be downloaded, but the user will be
+        asked to install them manually.
+      </description>
+    </key>
+
+  </schema>
+
+</schemalist>