When it comes to using a smartphone like the Samsung Galaxy S5, it has tons of features, options, advanced controls and more, and it can be a bit confusing at times. For those new to Android, something as simple as enabling (or disabling) automatic updating of apps can be difficult.
For those with the new Samsung Galaxy S5 who don’t want to be bothered by the notification to update apps in the Play Store every few days, you can set them to auto-update. On the other hand, many users want full control, so here we will look at how to enable or disable automatic app updates.
If you hate being bothered by tons of notifications to update apps on your Galaxy S5, there is an easy way to fix the problem. this Google Play store There are a few simple and easy-to-find settings to do this, but if you’re new, we’ll go through the detailed instructions below.
It is extremely easy to set the Samsung Galaxy S5 to automatically update all your apps without any interaction from you. Users can even set it to update only over WiFi to save the limited data they may have on any carrier plan. Whether or not you do that is up to you, and here’s how.
Instructions
This is a setting that is not on the Galaxy S5 system or phone settings and instead has everything Google Play Store related where you get games, apps or music. Go to the Google Play Store by tapping the icon on your home screen or finding it in your app tray.
After entering the Google Play Store, users will need to tap the menu button in the upper left (3 lines) next to “Play Store”. This will get a drop-down settings menu from the left and this is where you will go to the Play Store settings. Tap the drop-down menu, then select “Settings” from the list of options.
From here, you’ll instantly see where you need to go. Under general settings you will see that the second option listed is “Auto-update apps” and you will want to select that. Next, you will see a popup with three options. It’s probably set to automatically update apps, which is nice, but if you want to disable that, you can do it here too.
Just tap to select “Auto update apps”; after that you will need to update the apps manually. But that means you’ll constantly get notifications that new apps need to be updated, and it won’t do it automatically. I prefer to control which apps get updated and when, so this is the setting I use.
You will also notice the option to always auto-update apps no matter which connection you use. This uses your 1, 2, or 5 GB data plan and can cause you to hit your limits if you download music, movies or big games. This confirms that data charges may apply, so you probably want to set it up for WiFi only. That is, if you do not have WiFi access.
It’s best to update apps over WiFi to save data, not to mention many home internet connections or WiFi hotspots are faster than your smartphone.
What Should You Choose?
Casual smartphone users or those new to Android may want to let the smartphone do everything for them. I know my family always hates getting notifications for updates so they set it to automatic. I prefer to check which update and look at change logs and permission requests so I do it all manually.
If you use auto-update, you won’t know what’s new because you didn’t read while updating the app. You will notice changes made to popular apps like Facebook, YouTube, and even games you can play.
In the end it’s all about personal preference. No matter how much time you want to spend fiddling with and manually updating apps, or let your phone do all the work for you. Choose what works best for you and change it as you see fit.
