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Oppo: Turn Automatic App Updates On or Off

If your Oppo phone keeps downloading app updates over mobile data or storage fills up without warning, the Play Store's auto-update setting is likely active in the background. Depending on your preference, updates can be limited to WLAN, allowed over any connection, or switched off completely. Checking this setting also helps when apps update at random times without asking for confirmation first.

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Turn Automatic App Updates On or Off auf Oppo

Automatic app updates on Oppo phones running Coloros are managed by the Google Play Store, not by the system settings themselves. Once enabled, the Play Store checks for new versions of installed apps in the background and installs them without asking each time.

By default, this usually happens only over WLAN to avoid using up mobile data. If you switch the setting to update over any network, apps can also update using mobile data, which is useful when you rarely connect to WLAN but can increase your data usage noticeably.

To change the behavior, open Tap on Play StoreTap on Google accountTap on SettingsTap on Network preferencesTap on Auto-update appsChoose an Option and tap Done. Three options are available: updates over any network, updates over WLAN only, or no automatic updates at all.

Turning updates off completely gives you full control over when apps change, which helps if a specific update caused problems before. The downside is that you have to update apps manually, and you may miss important security fixes if you forget to check regularly.

Frequently asked questions

No. This setting only controls apps installed through the Play Store. System components update separately through the phone's own software update mechanism.