If you've ever picked up your phone to see that Google Play is going crazy downloading updates of app after app after app, you might feel your stomach tightening up you see your data allowance drying up like a glass of water in the Sahara. Don’t be too alarmed though because this is something ridiculously easy to solve. We'll show you how to tell Google Play when and how to update your apps. so auto-updating apps are no longer a problem.
As a general rule, the apps from the Google Play store will download updates automatically in order to improve their performance on your tablet or smartphone, which can also be quite annoying as it slows down your phone, uses up your mobile data and interrupts you as you do other things with the device.
It is recommended in most cases to update your apps, as developers work hard to improve them to be more intuitive and incorporate better designs and performance. But having them all update at once is hardly a good thing. For this reason, many people prefer to manually install app updates rather than updating everything (or nothing) at once. In order to do this, you must disable the auto-update apps feature, which is easy to do.
How to disable auto-update of apps in Google Play
1. Launch the Google Play Store app and swipe out the navigation drawer on the left hand side, or use the ''hamburger'' menu at the top left (the three lines next to the words Play Store). Choose settings.
2. You’ll be presented with the Play Store settings options and under the ‘General’ subcategory choose ‘Auto-update apps’ which will state the current setting of this function.
3. Tapping on this option will provide you with three options which can be reconfigured at any time. You have either 1) Do not auto-update apps 2) Auto-update apps at any time. Data Charges may apply and 3) Auto-update apps over Wifi only.
4. Choose the first one which means you will always need to manually launch an update in the future, if you so desire. You should still receive update notifications to alert you when an app needs updating though. Of course, if you still want apps to update automatically, just not on your data connection, select the third option.
How to manually update apps in the Play Store
If you've told the Play Store to not auto-update apps, you'll have to do it manually. To manually update an app, you must go to your list of apps, so swipe out the navigation drawer and select ''My Apps.''
You will be shown a list divided into two sections: either all of the installed apps on your phone currently or all apps you've ever downloaded from the Play Store. Apps that have updates available are listed at the top of the ''Installed'' tab. You can choose 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 or even apps that you use to manage your app updates?
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