How do I stop this auto-update MADNESS!!!

[Android Central Question]

I really hate this. I am working. I have to make many phone calls and work using my phone. My Android phone is set to only update with WI-FI, so it threatens that it will begin to update- since I am working and it is critical I abstain until the following week that is more convenient. One, or two days later the phone overrides my command and updates while not connected WI-FI when I am working and every minute is critical.

I am tempted to tell all of my friends, co workers, and future phone purchasers to not use Android for work, because it wants to be a Master when I need it to be my servant. I am beyond upset right now.

Finally, I turned off auto app updates on Google Play and through Developer options, but it still insisted that I obey it and I am currently waiting for the update to finish to use my phone.

This is not an acceptable default position for a phone that is critical for a work experience. I could only imagine the grief that I would be feeling if I was picking up my daughter and using maps, or corresponding with a friend in trouble. This should not be this way.

 

[mustang7757]

Which phone that your having this madness?

Its prompt you at a later date and you ignored it
Try updating at night time , this is normal on iphones ,andriods etc.. maybe only flip phone be better luck.

I'll leave a Link to register so you can communicate here as a guest account you can only post questions but can't reply

https://forums.androidcentral.com/showthread.php?t=409154

 

[belodion]

I am tempted to tell all of my friends, co workers, and future phone purchasers to not use Android for work

You don't understand how to use your phone, so you want to bring about the destruction of the entire Android system in the workplace?

Why not give some basic information instead - phone, OS version, whether or not a carrier phone - so that we can help?

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! Are you talking about system updates or app updates? System updates should be pretty infrequent -- on Pixels, they're monthly, but on most other phones, they're much less frequent (if at all). System updates can typically be deferred for a little while, but at some point, the phone will require it to be installed -- this is important for security, as well as bugfixes and new features. So system updates shouldn't be some constant or frequent headache.

App updates through the Play Store should be easily controlled by the user. There's an option in the Play Store app to turn off auto-updates, which you've already found. But I suspect this isn't an app update issue.

I shudder to think how you'd deal with Windows Updates.:-\