[Android Central Question]

Hi, recently bought Samsung galaxy 8 and discovered when it does overnight software updates it won't restart without a pin. Because of this my set alarms on my phone don't go off in the morning. Why can't it just restart so rest of functions still work? Is there a setting somewhere I can change this?

[chanchan05]

Settings>Biometrics and Security>Secure Startup>Turn it off.

[Rukbat]

Not the ideal solution, but it would work. ("Find" the phone, turn it on and you're in. Unless he turns security back on every morning, which - even with a widget to do it - would be a little annoying.)

DND affecting OTA updates, with the alarm excluded, would be a better solution, if Samsung (or even Google) were to do it. Maybe just download the update but don't install until the user gives the okay.

[methodman89]

Go to Settings, Software Update and change your time and switch to manual.

[hallux]

You can set the device to not update overnight. It's not an every night situation, it's once a month a best (or worst depending on how you see it).

Edit - posted the same time as methodman!

[mustang7757]

Turn off secure startup

Edit: like chan had described