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We asked, you told us: 65% of you throw caution to the wind and auto-update apps
July 15, 2025
We all have dozens of apps installed on our smartphones, and keeping them up to date manually can be a chore. That’s why the Google Play Store has a handy setting tucked away that lets you keep all your apps up to date. As new updates roll in, your phone will automatically update those apps.
Many of us atAndroid Authorityactuallyturn off automatic app updates, though, and there are a few reasons why you might want to as well. Personally, I like to check the changelogs of my favorite apps before I update them just to see what new features are rolling out. Some people are more cautious and turn off automatic app updates because, in certain cases, developers can roll out updates that break the functionality of their apps. The last thing you want to do is receive a bad update and have to dig around for a previous APK to downgrade and make the app work again.
A few days ago, we asked you if you turn on automatic app updates, or if you manually update your apps. The results can be found below.
Do you auto update your apps on Google Play?
49% ofAndroid Authorityreadersdokeep automatic app updates turned on, but only over Wi-Fi, while just 16.7% keep app updates turned on over both mobile data and Wi-Fi. That’s a total of 65.7% of people who auto-update their apps. 34.2% of readers keep automatic app updates turned off.
Noteworthy comments
Here are some of the best comments from last week’s poll explaining why they voted the way that they did:
That’s it for this week. As always, thanks for voting, thanks for the comments, and don’t forget to let us know what you thought of the results below!
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