Updated Facebook, If you have actually ever picked up your phone to see that Google Play is going insane and auto-updating app after app, you might feel your stomach tightening up as you see your data allowance vaporizing into thin air. Fortunately, this is easy to resolve. We'll show you how to stop apps from upgrading automatically so that Google Play just updates when and how you want it to.

 

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As a basic guideline, apps you have set up from Google Play will download updates instantly (called auto-update apps) in order to improve their efficiency on your tablet or mobile phone. Usually speaking, this is a good idea, however it can likewise slow down your phone, consume your mobile data and stop you from doing other things with your device. This is where manually updating apps can be more practical.

 

How to disable auto-update apps in Google Play

1. Open the Google Play Store app and tap on the navigation drawer. Then choose Settings.

2. In the Play Shop settings, tap Auto-update apps.

3. You'll see 3 options (which can be changed at any time): Do not auto-update apps, Auto-update apps at any time. Information charges may use, and Auto-update apps over Wi-Fi only.

 

4. Pick the first one. Note that this suggests you will constantly have to by hand update all apps in the future. If you still want apps to update instantly, just not on your data connection, select Auto-update apps over Wi-Fi just.

 

Ways to by hand upgrade apps in the Play Shop

1. If you've told the Play Store not to auto-update apps, you'll need to do it manually. To by hand update an app, you need to go to My apps in Google Play, so open the navigation drawer and pick it (from under the primary Apps & games classification).

 

2. You will be revealed a tab view of your apps: the ones currently installed on your device and a master list of every app you've ever downloaded. In the Set up list, you'll see the apps are broken up into categories: Updates, Recently updated and Updated.

3. Apps with updates available are noted at the top. You can opt to install them one at a time or all of them with the Update All button at the top.

Do you have any other tricks for handling your app updates? Share your finest pointers in the remarks.

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