Disable Auto App Updates on Android

To turn updates on or off, follow these steps:

  1. OpenĀ Google Play.
  1. Tap theĀ hamburger iconĀ (three horizontal lines) on the top-left.
  1. TapĀ Settings.
  1. TapĀ Auto-update apps.
  1. To disable automatic app updates, selectĀ Do not auto-update apps.
  1. If you want to instead auto-update apps only when you're connected to a WiFi network,Ā tap Auto-update apps over Wi-Fi onlyĀ in the same pop-up.

Android also lets you choose which apps you want to update automatically.

  1. To turn on auto-update for any app, go to the app page in the Google Play app.
  1. Tap theĀ three vertical dotsĀ in the top right.
  1. CheckĀ Auto-update.

This way, you can disable automatic updates and still keep chosen apps ready with the latest versions.

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