{"id":21183,"date":"2024-05-16T16:14:36","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T16:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kwebby.com\/blog\/?p=21183"},"modified":"2024-05-20T12:58:55","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T12:58:55","slug":"stop-auto-update-google-play-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kwebby.com\/blog\/stop-auto-update-google-play-store\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Stop Auto-update Google Play Store in a Few Taps"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Enabling the automatic update feature means that your apps will update automatically without your intervention, so you might not even be aware that a lot of data is downloading. To prevent potentially expensive data transfer costs, you can turn off the automatic update feature. In order to prevent apps from updating automatically follow the following steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">How to Disable Automatic app updates On Google play store<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To manage the automatic app updates feature across all apps on your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/android\/find\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/android\/find\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Android device<\/a> via the <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google Play Store<\/a>, begin by navigating to your home screen and selecting the application screen icon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once there, open the <a href=\"https:\/\/kwebby.com\/blog\/grammarly-review\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"750\">Play Store<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kwebby.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/b354d897-f1f9-4918-a6ac-fb577de96e08.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:544px;height:auto\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To access more options, tap on your profile on the top right corner and then choose &#8220;Settings&#8221;. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Within settings, tap on &#8220;Network preferences&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kwebby.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/b8162eb9-77ad-4994-a00b-b5f77062e5b3.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:614px;height:auto\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Then tap &#8220;Auto-update apps&#8221;, and then select your desired option to either <a href=\"https:\/\/kwebby.com\/blog\/two-factor-authentication-in-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"751\">enable or disable<\/a> automatic updates for your apps. You&#8217;ll get the following four options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><p>update all <a href=\"https:\/\/kwebby.com\/blog\/how-to-search-for-a-word-in-a-pdf\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"1168\">apps over wi-fi or mobile<\/a> data<\/p><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><p><a href=\"https:\/\/kwebby.com\/blog\/search-consoles-crawl-limit-changed-by-google\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"1169\">update with limited<\/a> amount of mobile data<\/p><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><p>update over wi-fi only<\/p><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><p>don&#8217;t <a href=\"https:\/\/kwebby.com\/blog\/google-play-store-auto-update-not-working\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"1172\">auto update apps<\/a><\/p><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kwebby.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2fbc6a07-106c-4ed2-9ae8-3a25e774f883.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:669px;height:auto\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re concerned about mobile data charges, consider selecting &#8220;Auto-update apps over Wi-Fi only&#8221; to update apps wi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kwebby.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/cd434527-ce00-4f2d-836a-e5f07a5fb995.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:546px;height:auto\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>thout incurring additional data costs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to do this for a particular app, follow the below steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>tap on the magnifying glass icon and type in the app that you want to stop auto-updating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kwebby.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/c2262955-0fca-40af-9a62-94dd88071684.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:488px;height:auto\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Select the app. and tap on three dots on the top right corner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kwebby.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/9afe1e94-b023-466a-9bfe-6acd3c26b462.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:474px;height:auto\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There you will find a checkbox stating enable auto update. Uncheck that box if you want to disable auto-update for this particular app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kwebby.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/87d099e9-9300-4d95-b6e8-193d25b944b6.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:555px;height:auto\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This process will <a href=\"https:\/\/kwebby.com\/blog\/facebook-app-browser\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"1170\">disable updates of Apps automatically in just few taps<\/a> and you can also enable automatic updates using the same method above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In conclusion, managing the automatic updates of your apps on your Android device is crucial for controlling data usage and ensuring that updates happen on your terms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you aim to disable auto updates entirely, or prefer updates to occur only over Wi-Fi to <a href=\"https:\/\/kwebby.com\/blog\/prevent-smartphone-from-being-hacked\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"1171\">avoid mobile<\/a> data charges, the steps provided will help you take charge of when and how your apps update. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This guide has walked you through the process, from selecting settings in the <a href=\"https:\/\/kwebby.com\/blog\/privacy-focused-search-engines\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"752\">Google<\/a> Play Store app to choosing the appropriate options under network preferences. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember, by taking a few moments to adjust your auto-update settings, you can save on data charges, keep apps from <a href=\"https:\/\/kwebby.com\/blog\/best-times-to-post-on-social-media\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"753\">updating at inconvenient times<\/a>, and have more control over your Android smartphone&#8217;s software update feature. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enabling the automatic update feature means that your apps will update automatically without your intervention, so you might not even be aware that a lot&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":21186,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[719,100],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21183","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-android","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kwebby.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21183","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kwebby.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kwebby.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kwebby.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kwebby.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21183"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/kwebby.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21183\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22747,"href":"https:\/\/kwebby.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21183\/revisions\/22747"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kwebby.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kwebby.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21183"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kwebby.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21183"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kwebby.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}