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How To Turn off Auto Update Android

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Have you ever ended up receiving notifications on your Android Phones about updates that cause your phone to hang?

This is what we have when we all our devices to auto-update.

There is no doubt that updating Apps and Software is a need for the smooth functioning of your Device.

Auto updation has even made the task easier by running the whole process without the need for you to involve. But despite of all these benefits, there certainly is a lot of harm caused too.

Let us delve into ways to turn off auto-update on Android.

Harms Of Auto-Updating

When Auto updation mode becomes too active, it becomes a nuisance. Following are a few drawbacks of this feature:

  • In the absence of a Wi-Fi network, it uses all of the Mobile or Network data hence causing you to lose money without you being aware of it.
  • Too many updates are running in the background that drains the battery of your Device. As a result, your Device becomes slow and will keep on hanging up.
  • In installing updates, there are frequent changes of a bug or virus entering your system that will corrupt your data.
  • In some cases, any recent update ends up impairing a whole App or Software.

Turning Off Auto Updates by Changing Settings

The best way to turn off Auto Update Mode on your Android is by disenabling it from the settings. You need to do it like this:

  1. Open the Menu bar of your Device.
  2. There will be an option of Software Update in the list. Choose it.
  3. There you have to select the option of downloading updates over Wi-Fi and turn it off.
  4. After this setting, whenever a new update will arrive your Device will notify you to download it.
  5. You can then install it if you want by going to the setting and clicking on the option of download and Install under the heading of Update.

Turning Off Auto Update by Developers Mode

Another easy way to stop receiving the Auto-update activities, again and again, is by turning your Device into Developer mode. Follow these steps:

  1. Open the option of settings on your Device.
  2. Look in the end to see an option of About Phone or About Device.
  3. There you have to select Software information.
  4. Choose the option of build number.
  5. You will be notified that your Device is on developers mode.
  6. In the Software setting, Turn off the Auto-update mode.
  7. Your Device will now update the Apps and software when you allow it.

Turning Off by Google Play

If you do not want to fumble with your device setting. Another thing to do is disabling this Auto-update process from the Google Play store. You will have to follow these steps:

  1. Open the App of Google Play Store on your Home screen.
  2. Upon opening the menu icon, you will see an option of setting.
  3. There you can disable the auto-update option.
  4. Press ok.

Final Words

This Auto-update option can also be turned off individually for each App. This way, you can choose which App you want to allow to auto-update while you can stop all of the rest.

Apps that are critical, like WhatsApp, Messenger, Twitter, Instagram, etc., should be given access to updating to avoid any kind of glitch

Q1)

Are all Android updates are forced?

Android users are now receiving another change in settings that are Forced Updates. Google has given Android developers a new software that allows forcing users to update to the latest version of all the apps.

Q2)

Is it possible to manually update an Android device?

Yes, you can manually update your Android device by connecting it to a Wi-Fi network. In the settings option choose Update to end.