{"id":1236,"date":"2020-06-16T12:36:19","date_gmt":"2020-06-16T12:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaashivinfotech.com\/tutorial\/?p=1236"},"modified":"2020-06-16T12:36:19","modified_gmt":"2020-06-16T12:36:19","slug":"how-to-disable-or-enable-automatic-app-updates-on-android","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaashivinfotech.com\/tutorial\/how-to-disable-or-enable-automatic-app-updates-on-android\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Disable or Enable Automatic App Updates on Android"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As the number of apps installed on our phones and tablets continues to grow, it can become quite cumbersome to stay all of them up so far . Most times, app developers obtrude updates for \u2018bug fixes\u2019, which doesn\u2019t actually need your attention.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You\u2019ve got better things to try to to together with your life, like spending all the time watching cat videos on <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">YouTube<\/span>, or binge-watching subsequent season of your favourite show on <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Netflix<\/span>. And there\u2019s this thing called work, too. That\u2019s why on <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Android<\/span>, the default instruction for <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Google Play<\/span> is to auto-update apps over <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Wi-Fi networks<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sometimes though, you don\u2019t want apps to maneuver onto their latest available version, for variety of reasons: it might be a kink that breaks support, or an unfavourable new feature. Unlike the Apple App Store, the Play Store offers far more granular control over what apps are allowed to auto-update, and therefore the ones that aren\u2019t.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">How to disable automatic updates for a selected app on Android<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you favor the ways of auto-update, but would really like to stop certain app(s) from doing so, here are the instructions to disable automatic updates for a selected app:<\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Open <strong>Google Play Store<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Touch the hamburger icon within the top-left, and choose <strong>My apps &amp; games<\/strong>. Swipe up to locate the app of your choice.<\/li>\n<li>Alternatively, just hit the search icon, and sort within the name of the app.<\/li>\n<li>Once you\u2019re on the app page, hit the three-dot icon within the top-right.<\/li>\n<li>Uncheck<strong> Auto-update<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">That\u2019s all. From now on, that app won\u2019t update unless you open the Play Store, and instruct it to try to to so. Other apps will still be updated automatically.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">How to disable automatic updates for all apps on Android<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To stay faraway from the auto-update feature completely, follow these instructions to disable automatic app updates on Android:<\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Open<strong> Google Play Store<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Touch the hamburger icon within the top-left, swipe up and choose <strong>Settings.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Under General, tap<strong> Auto-update apps<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Choose the primary option: <strong>don&#8217;t auto-update apps<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Once you are doing that, not one app will download and install a more moderen version unless you explicitly launch Google Play Store and use the Update or Update All option.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you&#8217;ve got a vast data plan, you&#8217;ll take automatic updates a step further to enable app updates on cellular data.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">How to enable automatic updates on Android<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Follow these steps to enable automatic updates on Android:<\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Open Google Play Store.<\/li>\n<li>Touch the hamburger icon within the top-left, swipe up and choose<strong> Settings<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Under General, tap <strong>Auto-update apps<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>If you would like updates over Wi-Fi only, choose the third option: <strong>Auto-update apps over Wi-Fi only<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>If you would like updates as and once they become available, choose the second option: <strong>Auto-update apps at<\/strong> <strong>any time<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Remember, as Google informs you with the latter one, app updates are going to be downloaded over mobile data, which can fret your cellular plan. make certain that\u2019s what you would like .<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Any apps that demand new permissions with their updates will need your permission to update, albeit the auto-update option is turned on. That\u2019s a pleasant touch by Google, because it ensures you recognize what you\u2019re signing up for, and prevents malicious developers from gaining access to quite what you said yes to within the first place.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Have you faced any problems with automatic app updates on Android? allow us to know via the comments below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the number of apps installed on our phones and tablets continues to grow, it can become quite cumbersome to stay all of them up so far . Most times, app developers obtrude updates for \u2018bug fixes\u2019, which doesn\u2019t actually need your attention. 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