Disable google play auto-update in Marshmallow - Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I have update my Z2 on the latest 23.5.A.1.291.
I want to disable auto update in Google Play but the "Auto-updates app" option under the Google Play setting menu shows only two possibility "Auto-update apps over Wi-Fi only" or "Auto-update apps at any time. Data charges my apply" and the option "Do not auto-update apps" is not present (was present in all the previous versions of Android).
The only way i have found, is to go to every single app, select the top right menu and un-select "Auto-update" option.
Is there a way to do it in a shorter way ?

That's weird. I have all three options available.

Here it is.

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No Notifications (GooglePlay Updates)

Hi,
i have a HTC One with Android 4.4 with HTC Sense 5.5.
I have a little Problem with PlayStore! I dont get any Notifications about new Updates in the Taskbar.
Notification for Updates is activated, automatic Updates over WiFi is disabled. I reseted GooglePlayStore allready.
In PlayStore there are Updates but i get no Notification in the taskbar ...
PLS Help me
And sorry for my bad English
I have Android 4.2 stock so maybe it's different but try to go on: System Settings -> Apps -> in the list tap on "Google Play Store"
Verify that "Show Notifications" is checked, maybe it was disabled for some reason.
If that's not the reason I have no idea

looking for the now hidden setting to disable "ok google" from "from the google app"

looking for the now hidden setting to disable "ok google" from "from the google app"
The original version of the google app from android 7.1.2 had a setting to disable "ok google" detection from "from the google app" (which includes the home screen if google is the launcher)
Newer versions removed the ui for it, but it's still present and the app still follows it, but when the app is reset, the setting gets enabled with no ui to disable it.
Presumably there's a way to toggle it with adb?

T-Mobile V30 Oreo Notifications

Ever since I upgraded my v30 to Oreo, system notifications are driving me crazy. Despite installing many notification apps such as "Hide Running in the Background", "Notificon", the built-in Notification Settings, etc. I can find no way to silence system notifications such as for Wi-Fi Calling, System UI (wireless charging), and Android System (Change Keyboard) Does anyone have any suggestions?
For the keyboard one if you go to Settings > System > Language & Input > Current Keyboard > Manage Keyboards and deselect the keyboards you don't use it'll disappear.
Davidgr! said:
Ever since I upgraded my v30 to Oreo, system notifications are driving me crazy. Despite installing many notification apps such as "Hide Running in the Background", "Notificon", the built-in Notification Settings, etc. I can find no way to silence system notifications such as for Wi-Fi Calling, System UI (wireless charging), and Android System (Change Keyboard) Does anyone have any suggestions?
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To start, just head to Settings –> Apps & notifications, then tap "See all apps." From there, press the three-dot menu button in the top-right corner and select "Show system." Next, scroll down a bit and select the "Android System" app. From there, tap the "App notifications" entry on the subsequent screen. From there you can turn off whichever one you want. Mine was the apps "using the battery" that was driving me nuts.
RVinSC said:
To start, just head to Settings –> Apps & notifications, then tap "See all apps." From there, press the three-dot menu button in the top-right corner and select "Show system." Next, scroll down a bit and select the "Android System" app. From there, tap the "App notifications" entry on the subsequent screen. From there you can turn off whichever one you want. Mine was the apps "using the battery" that was driving me nuts.
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Yeah, I turned that one off also.
Overall I like the new Oreo notifications in that they take up less space in the pull down area.
Notifications better now.
I was previously complaining about all the new system notifications since doing an OTA update to Oreo. I recently messed up my phone and decided to do a factory reset and fresh install. Talk about an improvement! Ever since my factory reset all notifications are working as they should. I'm no longer being bombarded with extraneous beeps that were driving me crazy. My phone is my friend again!

how to close Whatsapp?

I decided to install Whatsapp to see what's all that hype about, and after using it for a while I was kinda terrified - it is impossible to close this application and it seems to bypass some system restrictions, so basically it is a legal trojan type malware.
- there is no function to "logout" or close Whatsapp from inside the application.
- the usual "swipe away from Recent Apps list" does not close Whatsapp.
- when I long press a Back key, a message "App killed" appears, but nothing happens - Whatsapp still works. WTF?
- Whatsapp is not listed in Settings -> Developer Options -> Running Services list. WTF x2?
- When I press "Force Stop" in Settings -> Apps -> Whatsapp, nothing happens. "Force stop? if you force stop an app, it may misbehave" - I press OK, but "Force Stop" button is still active and Whatsapp still works. WTF x3?
- later I disallowed a "Start at boot" and "Run in background" permissions in Privacy Guard and rebooted the phone. the recent apps list was empty, but as soon as I enabled internet connection I received a few messages in Whatsapp - so in fact it started at the boot time and was running in background. WTF x4?
Privacy Guard shows counters "denied 45023 times" and "denied 6 times" under "Run in background" and "Start on boot" permissions respectively, but it does not seem to work - Whatsapp starts automatically after reboot.
I have never met such an application before - which is impossible to "Force Stop" and which could evade the long Back key press. Also Privacy Guard seems to work for all other apps, except Whatsapp.
so, did anyone noticed the same behavior, and is there a guaranteed way to close Whatsapp and forbid it from running automatically at the boot time or when I connect to the internet?
*UPDATE: i found Whatsapp in Settings -> Developer Options -> Running Services list -> Show Cached Processes, but pressing "Stop" button there did not help too.
Just uninstall it

Reset all App Notification Settings on Android Pie

Hey Pepz,
I got an Pixel 2 XL with Android Pie on it and I want to reset all my apps notification settings. So what I ultimately want to do is change every apps settings to the same thing basically.
Show notifications: "ON"
Behaviour: "Make sound and pop up on screen"
On lock screen: "Show all notification content"
Sound: "Default notification sound"
Vibrate: "ON"
Blink light: "ON"
and so on...
There doesn't seem to be a way to default every app to have my desired settings (so a global change of the notification default), or is there? Does anyone know an app that can do this?
My goal is to have every app, system apps included, to do the same thing and afterwards change just some single apps to do something else.
So in short: Ignore the default a developer choose for me and override the whole notification settings everywhere to my taste.
(Otherwise I got to change 200+ apps manually and apps like Facebook, Snapchat or Tinder tend to have alot of subcategories so that would take days really )

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