When you buy your brand new Samsung Galaxy S6 and have everything set up, you will probably receive a notification right out of the box that there are tons of apps that need updating. There were 45 app updates available in our own unit. Once you have everything set up, it is a good idea to update all apps and here we will explain how to manage or disable automatic app updates on your Galaxy S6 in the future.
The new Galaxy S6 is packed with tons of features, options, and advanced controls, and it can be a little confusing at times. One thing that is constantly asked is apps that update automatically so here we will explain how to disable this on your new GS6.
If you don’t want your device to update on its own or if you’re not bothered by tons of notifications to update apps on your Galaxy S6 almost daily, there are several easy ways to fix the problem. this Google Play store There are a few simple and easy-to-find settings to do this, and the images below will show you which settings to change. Extremely useful thing for first time smartphone owners or beginners.
Setting up the Galaxy S6 is super easy to automatically update all your apps. In fact, apps are automatically updated without any interaction from you. This is the default setting out of the box. However, most people do not want this or simply want to update over Wi-Fi to save data and not exceed carrier allocation. Whether or not you do that is up to you, and here’s how.
Instructions
This is a setting that is not in the Galaxy S6 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 top left (3 lines) menu button 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 slider, then select “” near the bottom from the list of options.
This will bring you to the general settings for the Google Play Store. You will see that the first option listed here 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 anything 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 will use 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 this for the other option, which is over WiFi only.
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. It’s also worth mentioning here that you can uncheck the feature that automatically places icons on your home screen when you download an app. That’s nice, but if you download too much, you’ll quickly fill all those home screens with icons. Keep it clean and disable this while you’re here.
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 up automatically. Personally, I prefer to check for what updates 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’ll notice changes made to popular apps like Facebook, YouTube, and even games you might enjoy.
In the end it’s all about personal preference. How much time do you want to spend fiddling with things and manually updating apps or letting your phone do all the work for you? Choose what works best for you and change it as you see fit.