Can not disable Software Update application

Asked Jan 24 '18 at 00:22

Active Jan 24 '18 at 03:46

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I have an older Android phone and recently updated to Android v5. Since the update I keep receiving a notification on my screen to update the software again (it also automatically downloads a 250mb file). This update however has no effect (it keeps re-installing the same version). I am therefore looking for a way to disable it.

A previous post on this site suggested to go to the Application Manager > All > Software Updater and then subsequently to Disable the app and clear the cache.

I did this but it had no effect. In fact it made things more complex:

I have now two Software Updater apps (one is v3.19 which I cannot disable, and the other is v4.2 which I turned off)
After disabling v3.19, I cannot do anything anymore when opening it. It is not turned off and all buttons are disabled (see screenshot below).

edited Jan 24 '18 at 03:46

iBug

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asked Jan 24 '18 at 00:22

WJA

Is it rooted? If yes then things are easy. – iBug Jan 24 '18 at 06:25
What is rooted? – WJA Jan 24 '18 at 07:21
Read this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rooting_(Android) . If you haven't done any of the following, then your phone is not 'rooted' :D – papakias Jan 24 '18 at 08:37
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@papakias We have a question What is root? What do I gain from rooting?. – iBug Jan 24 '18 at 08:48
And without rooting? – WJA Jan 24 '18 at 09:19
Without rooting, you have limited control over your phone, and may have trouble trying to disable some apps, like the one you're facing. – iBug Jan 24 '18 at 09:25
Thats quite a lot of effort just to disable a notification – WJA Jan 24 '18 at 10:26
@JohnAndrews That's because the average user is supposed to stay up to date, I guess. – Grimoire Jan 25 '18 at 20:17

Can not disable Software Update application

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