1. A method for reducing application update traffic in a network, the method comprising: transmitting, from an application proxy toward an application server, an application update request message associated with an application supported by the application server and available on a user device, wherein the application update message is transmitted by the application proxy on behalf of the user device; receiving, at the application proxy, an application update response message of the application server; and determining, based on the application update response message, whether to transmit an application update notification message toward the user device.