One beginning Android user asked me a question. Here is it: “I had a certain amount of money on a mobile phone account and it melted in a couple of minutes! What happened?” So all the money were withdrawn from the mobile phone account. What is the reason of such a problem? Let’s talk about how to turn off updates Android device today. So how to turn off automatic updates?
First off all you need to decide what updates you want to disable, here is it:
- Applications updates
- Android OS updates
As I mentioned, the beginning users may not know that the Android applications and games on the smartphone or tablet can be updated (refreshed) without device owner permission in a background. The worst thing is that you even didn’t want this update for some reason, that’s why it is important to know how to turn off automatic updates.
Applications updating more often, than OS, so if you want to save maximum of traffic – most importent to disable apps updates.
How to disable updates Android apps
The way to disable updates Android apps is in the settings of the Google Play Store. How and where to turn off all automatic updates? How to turn off updates Android apps:
- Run the Play Market app
- Then click the “Settings” and look for “Auto-update apps” in section General, click on it.
- There you can see three options:
- Do not auto-update apps
- Auto-update apps at any time. Data charges may apply
- Auto-update apps over Wi-Fi only
- To prevent unauthorized upgrades choose the first option will disable updates Android apps
There is another useful function on my opinion. It allows you to run automatic update Android applications in the presence of an open network of Wi-Fi. Loss of money from user cannot be held, so boldly put a check in “Update via Wi-Fi only”.And now no problems with question “how can I disable updates Android apps?”
Turn off all automatic updates
The way to turn off all automatic updates in Android OS you’ll need to go to the settings and follow this guide:
- Go to “About phone”
- “Software updates”
- Click on the three dots in the upper right corner
- Choose “Settings”
- Here you can disable all automatic updates, include apps and OS
If you don’t have update settings – to turn off all automatic updates you’ll need to disable both kinds of Android updates:
- Disable automatic update in the Google Play Store
- Turn off automatic update Android OS
Did you manage to apply this instructions? Share your results at the comments!
How to disable update Android OS
If you want to disable update Android OS – you can do it with several methods, for one of them you’ll need root access.
First we will disable update Android OS with system tool without root:
- Go to settings
- Open “Abour phone”
- Click on updates
- Tab on three dots in the right upper corner
- Select settings
- Disable automatically update
Done! Now your device will not update automaticaly, only when you want it. If you don’t have update settings – you’ll need root access and some root explorer, after installing follow this guide:
- Open explorer
- Go to /cache/ folder
- Delete file update.zip
Thats all, now system will not check for new update!
Have you disable update Android OS? What method you use? Share your expirience in the comments below!
