topic Re: App updates have become ridiculous in Other Smartphones

App updates have become ridiculous

Strat621 — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 10:52:34 GMT

The daily app updates on my A14 have gone from irritating to annoying and are now just ridiculous. Every day they arrive, some only a short time after a similar update. Today I've got three, one is for Youtube that I only updated 6 days ago!! Now that's just silly. I don't know who is sending all these out, but it's way over the top. Is there any way I can opt out? I want to update things, but not the same one every few days!

Re: App updates have become ridiculous

Neo001 — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 11:16:50 GMT

In Google Play Store and Galaxy Store Settings you can choose turn off auto updates and update 1 every few days/weeks manually.

Re: App updates have become ridiculous

keith30 — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 11:46:54 GMT

Mostly Google play store, you can update one day and get another one the next day for the same app. Google messages is the worse for getting one, iv'e often gt two in the same day for that app, told Google and they said it's the developer who issue a update for the apps.

Re: App updates have become ridiculous

Strat621 — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 11:51:04 GMT

Thanks Neo. I think I may have misjudged what the automatic updates setting is for. I have it set to update over wi fi because I thought it meant that the updates would automatically download themselves. Are you saying that it means they will appear on screen and then I download them and if I turn off the setting then they won't appear?

Re: App updates have become ridiculous

Neo001 — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 12:28:28 GMT

If you open Google Play Store, available updates will be shown. What I have observed is that auto update does not always work.

Best to check for updates manually once a week or so.

Re: Re: App updates have become ridiculous

Strat621 — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 12:29:44 GMT

Will do thank you.

Re: App updates have become ridiculous

Piper123 — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 19:08:02 GMT

Personally I would set the apps to update automatically over wi-fi so you don't have to deal with them.

I would always want the latest and most secure apps available.

Re: Re: App updates have become ridiculous

Strat621 — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 19:59:43 GMT

Thanks Piperdog, I've set it to update automatically via wi fi but they aren't updating!