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Re: How to *really* disable updates?

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Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com> wrote:
> On 2016-10-01, Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> wrote:
> > Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com> wrote:
> >> On 2016-09-29, Joe Beanfish <joebeanfish@nospam.duh> wrote:
> >> > On Wed, 28 Sep 2016 19:49:29 +0100, Chris Green wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> I have a Motorola Moto E, it works fine but has ,i,ited memory.
> >> >> To conserve memory I want to disable updates on all the built-in
> >> >> apps that I don't use (most of them).
> >> >> 
> >> >> I've tried 'Uninstall Updates' followed by clearing 'Show
> >> >> Notifications' but it seems that these get overriden and I still
> >> >> keep getting downloads updating apps that I don't want updated.  
> >> >> 
> >> >> Is it possible to stop these updates?
> >> >
> >> > Turn off auto-updates globally in the play store. Then only update
> >> > apps you want.
> >> 
> >> You can also 'disable' the apps you can't uninstall, which has the
> >> effect of removing any updates already installed for them as well as
> >> clearing an data storage used by them and stopping them from being
> >> updated in future.  Use your phone's 'Settings - Application Manager'
> >> to do this.
> >> 
> > This is where I (OP) came in!  :-)
> >
> > Does 'disable' save any more space than just 'Uninstall Updates' and
> > clearing 'Show Notifications'?
> 
> The key difference is that it stops that app from having any more
> updates offered for it.  It also stops the app from being run.  It's the
> next best thing to 'uninstall', for apps that you aren't allowed to
> uninstall.  The 'disable' option appears in the user interface where
> 'uninstall' appears for normal apps.
> 
So what does 'Uninstall Updates' plus clearing 'Show Notifications' do?
I thought they'd do what you describe for 'disable'.  One would expect
'disable' to also prevent the app from being run.  When you uncheck
'Show Notifications' the warning message says you will miss updates so
I assumed that it would stop an app being updated.

-- 
Chris Green
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How to *really* disable updates? Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2016-09-28 19:49 +0100
  Re: How to *really* disable updates? Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2016-09-28 20:09 +0100
    Re: How to *really* disable updates? tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2016-09-28 15:39 -0400
      Re: How to *really* disable updates? "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2016-09-28 23:14 +0200
        Re: How to *really* disable updates? BugHunter <bughunter@com.invalid> - 2016-09-28 23:48 +0200
          Re: How to *really* disable updates? [OT] "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2016-09-29 20:05 +0200
            Re: How to *really* disable updates? [OT] BugHunter <bughunter@com.invalid> - 2016-09-29 20:07 +0200
              Re: How to *really* disable updates? [OT] "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2016-09-29 22:36 +0200
                Re: How to *really* disable updates? [OT] BugHunter <bughunter@com.invalid> - 2016-09-29 23:13 +0200
            Re: How to *really* disable updates? [OT] tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2016-09-30 04:43 -0400
              Re: How to *really* disable updates? [OT] "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2016-09-30 19:03 +0200
  Re: How to *really* disable updates? Joe Beanfish <joebeanfish@nospam.duh> - 2016-09-29 13:17 +0000
    Re: How to *really* disable updates? Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2016-09-29 16:51 +0100
    Re: How to *really* disable updates? Horace Algier <horatio@horatio.net> - 2016-09-29 18:43 +0000
    Re: How to *really* disable updates? Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com> - 2016-10-01 18:10 +0100
      Re: How to *really* disable updates? Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2016-10-01 19:07 +0100
        Re: How to *really* disable updates? Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com> - 2016-10-02 12:56 +0100
          Re: How to *really* disable updates? Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2016-10-02 19:43 +0100
            Re: How to *really* disable updates? Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com> - 2016-10-03 18:13 +0100

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