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What is Google up to? Google Play Store updating apps even though auto-update is disabled
Apparently, what's happening here is that Google Play support libraries get auto-updated regardless of your update settings. If an app you installed relies on those libraries, an "update" ...
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F-Droid keeps downloading apps that were installed from other stores
For these common apps- In F-Droid, open the info page of an app in question, click on the 3-pointed menu and select to ignore all updates for this app.
Source
Edit: Thanks to input from BubullC ...
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Can an app update from Play Store reinstate its permissions I've disabled earlier?
Cases that doesn't affect your current permissions:
Updating app from play store.(also maybe the same for apk install too)
When you disable/enable any app.
When you clear only app cache.
When you ...
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Apps aren't auto updating despite of setting and of notifications
This is an easy fix and the reason is pretty easy to determine. The reason is that Androids' "Optimize Battery Usage" feature puts Google Play Store or Google Play services to sleep and ...
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Apps launch automatically after update in Google Play Store
As answered by devconsole in the comment.
If you want to find out which app is responsible run adb logcat, look for ActivityManager: START u0 {act=android.intent.action.MAIN ... from uid xyz on ...
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Can applications predinstalled in system/priv-app be updated via Play Store?
If the "pre-installed app" uses the same signature as the one on Google Play, it of course can be updated that way – same as e.g. Google Maps and other pre-installed stuff is.
Note that, however, ...
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How Google Play updates itself?
When you're connected to Wi-Fi and Google Play Store is running, it will automatically download any updates for Play Store and Play Services. If you have something like a network monitor, you'll ...
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How Google Play updates itself?
Yes, you're correct. Google Play Services checks for and installs new versions when needed. As acejavelin mentions, Google services are privileged apps and do not need user interaction/permission to ...
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When I uninstall updates of system apps is it persistent?
You can enable auto update from Google Play Settings section. To prevent auto update of a particular app, Go to that app page in play store & click the Options Menu on top right & uncheck "...
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Why my apps are getting auto-updated despite "Don't auto-update apps" checked?
Now apps have separate auto-update option in Play store. So disable it, uncheck it.
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HTC U Ultra: Turn off automatic software updates completely
To stop apps from updating over mobile data, go to your play store, open the menu on top right, -> settings -> auto update apps -> WiFi only
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Android apps won't update automatically
According to the Play Store Support page, the most you can do is enable the "Over any network" settings you've specified. Although not controllable by you, there are details on the Support ...
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Why my apps are getting auto-updated despite "Don't auto-update apps" checked?
disable Facebook services.
Instagram and Facebook are both auto updated by Facebook_services.
welcome to no longer having control over your own personal data collecting devices.
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App control another app
If you are using consumer devices, one option is to use Android for Work or other Enterprise Mobile Management software which supports Android.
See: https://developers.google.com/android/work/...
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How to prevent apps auto-reinstalling?
This is hardly a satisfactory solution, but I've taken to freezing the Google Play Store app (pm disable com.android.vending) except for when I explicitly need to use it (I also use Yalp Store and ...
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Will skipping Play Store updates cause problems?
Android applications are used to perform a task or a group of tasks. App updates are additional features that are added to the current version of that app. An application has several states while ...
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How can I stop my apps from updating automatically (Google Play Store settings do not work for all apps)?
don't know if this helps you, if you're rooted you can use titanium backup and freeze the play store and services, no updates then and unfreeze when you need it (I do this on my phone)
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Schedule automatic updates - not from Google Play?
You can try APK updater , also available on F-droid ( if you add Izzy's repo) and
is meant for cases like yours where you are not using Play store.
Update sources
At the moment four sources are ...
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HTC U Ultra: Turn off automatic software updates completely
On Oreo 8.0 and should be similar on Nougat
Apps: Play Store Settings → Do not auto-update apps or Auto update over WiFi.
There is a third option Auto update at any time - Data charges may ...
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Can applications predinstalled in system/priv-app be updated via Play Store?
I found the Google Play is re-signing my package. This used to cause a signatures mismatch. The solution is to install to /system/priv-app/ an apk downloaded from GP (that has been already re-signed).
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When does Play Store update Google Chrome?
Well there is no definite answer concerning established time for Google Chrome updates (and/or other related apps), but the general one is that it varies depending on the developers' schedule.
Of ...
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Android 7 ignoring Auto Updates turned OFF. Any solution?
Updates to Android (the operating system) are completely separate from updates to apps. You can only control the former through the system Settings app.
To disable automatic updates for applications:...
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Sliently perform OS and APK update programmatically
Is there a particular folder where I need to keep the downloaded OS package? If yes, then which is the folder? If no then how do I specify the path to it?
Android keeps the downloaded package in ...
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When are Android apps auto-updated?
If a user has auto-update enabled in the Google Play store, apps will be updated according to:
Developer preference. Developers can specify that only a certain amount of users receive an update to ...
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How can I stop Google Play Services from updating automatically?
If you've unlocked root, there's another option. You can move the latest working GMS (10.0.84) to system partition and block auto-updates by creating empty folders with the APK name.
KitKat (...
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Apps auto updating even if disabled?
If you change the setting for auto-update in the Playstore app, this affects only apps you install thereafter (it's the default to set on installation of new apps). If you don't want your already ...
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Apps auto updating even if disabled?
In Play Store settings set "Auto-update apps" to "Do not auto-update apps". And it is now off.
What might have happened:
You received a notification that there are apps that HAVE updates but have ...
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When I uninstall updates of system apps is it persistent?
yes uninstalls of updates is persistent, you can do it.
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What time does Google Play update apps when it is set to auto-update?
My phone's Google Play app auto-updates around 1:30 a.m. daily (phone is never plugged in at that time), so there is definitely no connection of update with phone plugged in.
Phone must have WiFi on ...
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What time does Google Play update apps when it is set to auto-update?
Adding to @Josh's experience mentioned in the comments above, the auto-update is not time-specific - I too have only seen the auto update proceed when on WiFi (my chosen setting) and plugged in ...
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