Re: Automatic android OS updates

On 8/1/2024 10:21 AM, Jeff Layman wrote:

On 01/08/2024 13:11, Newyana2 wrote:

On 8/1/2024 4:47 AM, Jeff Layman wrote:
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I'm not sure where this leaves us. Why was one system app updated
automatically and the other one wasn't? Perhaps the Play Store update
was a security one and that overrode a "do not update automatically"
setting.
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    Google Play Store a system app? Why? Because it's Google?
I keep it disabled, along with any other Google crap that I
can disable. System updates will nag every time I start up
the phone. I have to be careful not to let them run. Awhile back
I accidentally let one run. I paid for it by now being pestered
with endless popups: "You should enable this!" "You should
enable that!"
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     I think it's sort of like Windows system DLLs vs Microsoft
Office or Copilot. The first is in a system update. The
second is only MS programs that they're trying to push.
Same with Google. They've thoroughly infested Android,
but Android is not a Google app and Google apps are not
Android.

 Is there a definition for "System app"? FWIW, my Xiaomi has an option in "Settings" called "System app settings". Those listed are Recorder, Music, Call settings, Notes, Camera, Gallery, Security, System apps updater, and Xiaomi cloud. To me, only Security and Call settings should really be referred to as system apps. What have Music and Gallery got to with the the way that Android works? I was going on the support.google.com webpage being titled "Google System Release Notes". Also, MAM refers to both Google Play Store and Google Play Services as "System app". In contrast, for example, it refers to Brave and iPlayer as "User app".
 

   I see what you mean. In that sense Notepad is also a system
app, coming with the system. But you were talking about system
updates. I have the Google apps mostly disabled. The Google
Play Store app, as I understand it, is involved with using their
store. A system update is an update to system files.
  In the same way, a Windows update wouldn't update Microsoft
software like MSO. That would be separate. But I don't know
whether Google Play Store updates on its own or as part of
a system update. I only know that it's not necessary for my
cellphone's operation... and that system updates don't
install unless I allow it. Though they're very pushy. It's not
a yes-no choice. It's a now-later choice. It reminds me of the
old AOL login: "Would you like a new credit card?" The choices
were yes or ask me later. :)