How can i stop auto updating my oneplus nord n10 5g?
I've discussed this in several threads. You need to de-google your phone (and replace, assuming you want a "normal" phone, it with Micro-G + Aurora store and the like). It is being pushed via Google Services. If there is a way to turn it off without doing so, no one on this board has volunteered it.
If you are rooted with xposed, there is an app called UpdateLocker, if auto update apps on google play is what you mean.
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I would like to stay with Google Maps 6.14.4 as it is the one that plain works as I want it to (simple, easy to use, fast, precise(!)). This is the version I have in my rom.
My problem is this: Something is automatically updating my Google Maps to version 8!
I think it is related to the last release of Google Play Store which I am also trying to downgrade as it doesn't list an apps new permission requirements in red or marked with 'new' anymore. This causes people to install apps believing it doesn't require new permissions when in fact it does and now can spy even more on the user. Something is also autoupdating Google Play Store quite agressively (i.e. sometimes it is updated within seconds of being downgraded and usually every time I open it). Of course I have setup Google Play Store to not update my apps at all but as even the play store is updated despite this, something must force this upgrade!
So, how do I stop Google Maps (and Google Play Store) from being upgraded? Can I hack my android to prevent this from happening? I do have it rooted if that can help.
I am very frustrated with the Google offerings lately. They make stuff worse all the time for no obvious reason.
Dears, the problem that broachs this query to forum is related to a kind of virus called google play services. But let's start the tale from the very beginning: It popped I in about a year ago or so on my faithful full stock Alcatel Android 4.2.2 (running finest & fastest with around 270 apps and heavy duty since near 3 years) It began with lags and a pop window saying: ''this app won't work until you update google play services'' also in the attempt to open several apps non related to creepy google. Innocently I joined the message and did so. Once updated, the phone gone almost blocked and overheated, leaving room enough as to go settings (reaching there after several minutes) and press uninstall updates button and the problem vanished.This happened thrice in a year because of my doubts about, finally never again I updated the crappy play services and it never ever SELF UPDATE as follows.....:
Now....To make my Alcatel company I bought a brand new 4.4.2, slotted a copy of my SD and installed my APKs. All right for a short while until the same problem appeared again. Again I uninstalled the play services update and fixed BUT...Now the play services along with the play store self update constantly, even self turning the Wi-Fi on. First I tried all the simple tricks (disabling auto sync, disabling google now, etc and etc) but they both leaped every barrier.Then I disabled play services but even apps non google crashed completely......
Finally I rooted and run 3C toolbox. In app management > services I unchecked the two autoupdate boxes of play store BUT....the boxes self re check and there smily came the play store update.... I set the linux firewall for both playstore and play services but all seems to be useless.
This morning through 3C toolbox I flushed away to the gutter most of google crap user apps, then guessing by the sequence of their auto updating (always first play store) I disabled play store suspecting it enables the play services auto update and no news of self updates until now, but the keyboard still lags, a film online still winks and a couple of apps and the settings page opened by itself.
The question is: the 4.4.2 play services version is 6.1.83. Is it possible to replace it by installing an APK of the version 4.0.34 that my 4.2.2 runs ? If so, how is to perform a safe replacing ? Compatibility ?I dare to guess first step disabling play services, second installing the APK and check behaviour..... If not I'll acknowledge any suggestion or alternative. I'm just a half advanced and curious user
I wish the disabling of the play store keeps the situation stable and the only matter here is replacing goggle play store with something similar
Thanks in advance.
Hey guys,
Long term LG user here, wanting to stick with my good ole G5 despite the age starting to show. As far as I understand, the latest official version of Android that supported the G5 was 8.0, and that's the latest my phone will let me go ofc. Now, the problem is, a bunch of apps no longer work, and Google Play is being weird even after a factory reset, so I can't find a whole bunch of apps such as BlaBlaCar, for example. Like, I know they are there... if I go on another phone they will be too (or through my PC) but if it detects LG G5, it pretends the apps don't exist. Long story short, I'm thinking some of these apps just don't work on older Android versions anymore. That being said, what would you guys suggest? There are hundreds of custom roms out there (or so it seems anyway), but which one works provenly well and offers apps from GStore (or another place, I'm good with that too if there's a reliable store) that actually work? I am a total newbie when it comes to custom roms, so far I've heard about Lineage, but really not sure about anything else. Any tips?
Hi, I would remove the play store and play services, replacing Play services with microg. Microg is an open source reimplementation of Play Services. It is very light, but it's not compatible with apps like Meet and Duo.
Instrad of the play store you can use Aurora Store, you can find it here on XDA. It is an unofficial client for the Play Store that works both with an anonymous account or with your own google account. It can also spoof the phone make and model, so you can be sure you will find all the apps. I'm using Oreo as well, and it still works perfectly with almost any app.
Edit: I tried to download BlaBlaCar on my G5 using Aurora store, it works as expected.
Ah, I see. So what you're saying is don't mess with custom roms at all? But how do I get rid of Play Services if I don't get a custom version of Android working, and to do that I probably need to unlock my phone/boot loader, right? Or do you just mean .. just... don't use Play Store and use Aurora Store instead? Tried the latter, and it definitely works. Now I just need to get rid of Play Store and all that, any recommendations on what to use to do that?
Although custom roms are great because they let you use the newest version of android, unfortunately there are some functions that are not supported, most notably the IR led to use the phone as a remote. Moreover in my opinion the LG camera app, supported only by LG roms, is the best camera app I've ever tried. You can flash TWRP or OrangeFox as recovery, and then remove the play store and play services from there. OrangeFox in particular has a specific 'app uninstall' function that makes very easy to remove apps. That is possible if you can unlock the bootloader. If your phone does not support bootloader unlocking, you can disable the play store from settings->applications or using adb command pm disable. In this case by the way I wouldn't suggest to disable play services, as there would be no way to replace them with microg.
Ah, right, thanks man! I'll give it a shot and see what I can do
Hi All,
Can you tell me how to stop Playstore and playservices framework from updating? I am running MIUI and has kept all settings including playstore to don't auto-update. Since my phone is rooted, I used blocket app to stop update parts in playstore. But despite this it still auto updates. I am aware of the security risks. Is there a way to permanently block the updates on play store and services?
Thanks
For example, Pokemon Go and Ingress Prime show in Play Store as not available for my Nord N10 5G, yet I see reports of people talking about the games, mentioning update problems, and mentioning they have those on Nord N10.
What could be going on?
I'm not sure I can answer your question, but I can possibly help another way.
First, lemme try: Note that *IF* Google decides you are an icky-free-thinker-scum trying to escape from its grasp, it will silently blacklist you in subtle ways. The Netflix app is a great example; on one phone (I think it was the N10 but may have been my last one, a OnePlus 6) it worked normally through Play store, then I flashed and tried reinstalling (Netflix, via Play store) and was surprised it listed my phone as "not compatible". After finishing all the tweaks to get the SafetyNet blessing, I was once again able to get it to work... but I think it may have been a reflash after (changed Google Ad ID? ).
So... on my current phone, which is completely de-googled, I've gone to sideloading everything (painful, but that's my choice). For anything that is free, I use: APK Downloader to get the >APK or its splits (yuck). If it is not free, I install on some other phone with a normal Play store and swipe the APK via ADB. I *THINK* you can do this (get the APKs) without root.
I'm assuming, based on your other posts recently, that you have root and most of the tweaks, so I think ADB is your friend here. In my NF example above, the app itself runs just fine after sideloading (and putting in MagiskHide+Zygisk).
Hope that helps.
So, it's like, google noticed I've rooted my phone, and blocked me from apps that require unrooted phones? Strange, I can still install MIR Pay (russia's Google Pay alternative) just fine... I guess it's only for apps that enabled this feature (ban users with rooted phones)?
I'm not entirely sure, but for me, it wasn't my account, just the phone profile. I could still install NF on other devices, and am still running it to this day happily (via sideload). My guess is it is safetynet (even if you pass now) vs root, but who knows, it is a continuous war.
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I'm not entirely sure, but for me, it wasn't my account, just the phone profile. I could still install NF on other devices, and am still running it to this day happily (via sideload). My guess is it is safetynet (even if you pass now) vs root, but who knows, it is a continuous war.
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I guess after you let Play Store find out you have root, it marks your device as "incompatible" for some applications. I wonder why it doesnt for others? Like, many apps won't work under root, but they don't become "incompatible", while this case, Ingress and Pokemon Go, they do.