Is it possible to disable Google Play update popups in other apps? (lemmy.zip)

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[-] ljdawson@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago

So this is a feature I enabled in Sync by default but you can disable it here:

Settings shortcut: General > Show a reminder to update when available

[-] evo@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

This is a feature the app developer has built-in/opted into. There probably isn't anything you can do to disable it.

[-] Blizzard@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 months ago

That's what I suspected. Fucking infuriating.

[-] evo@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago

I was speaking in general. If this is about Sync specifically I see a "Show a reminder to update when available" options under General in the settings that may be related.

[-] Blizzard@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Great find! It's all coming together - android-delivered function that the app uses to trigger this google play popup and in this particular case the dev was nice enough to give an option to disable it. Thank you and everyone else participating in the investigation!

[-] dog_@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Hello @ljdawson@lemmy.world, perhaps you could help this user?

[-] ljdawson@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

Yup it can be disabled here:

Settings shortcut: General > Show a reminder to update when available

[-] dog_@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Thanks!

[-] dog_@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

@Blizzard@lemmy.zip, here's your answer.

[-] jbk@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 2 months ago

Just update?

[-] Hiro8811@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Maybe. Go into Play Store store settings(android app settings) -> open by default and turn off open supported links. Not sure it'll work for you but give it a try

Edit: clarifications

[-] P1r4nha@feddit.de 1 points 2 months ago

Use Aurora store instead of Google Play? At least my apps never get popups like these.

[-] Blizzard@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago

I actually even downloaded an apk from apkmirror so it's not linked to Google Play Store and it still pops up.

[-] P1r4nha@feddit.de 1 points 2 months ago

I see. So it's probably because I don't have Google Play Store in the first place. Maybe it can be configured somehow. No idea

[-] Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

This doesn't fix your problem but what I believe you are seeing is something asking you to update Google Play Services , this isn't related to the Play Store.

GPS contains libraries and other things apps need to function.

An oversimplification would be that it is an analog to Android System Webview which enables web browsing in most apps not based on Firefox.

[-] Blizzard@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago

No, it's definitely asking (demanding at this point) to update the app I start. I hid the name and icon of the app because it's irrelevant and didn't want to divert the discussion (it's Sync for Lemmy). It's possible though that the app triggers this pop-up from play store via some function.

[+] DarkNightoftheSoul@mander.xyz -18 points 2 months ago

Reject android. Embrace GrapheneOS and FOSS.

[-] Blizzard@lemmy.zip 18 points 2 months ago

Gladly, as soon as they support my phone (Galaxy S20 Ultra). In the meantime, do you have a solution to the posted problem?

[+] DarkNightoftheSoul@mander.xyz -16 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Strictly speaking, that is a solution. Fair point though, I forgot it had limited support. Still, there are other alternative OS out there you could look for.

edit: I guess fuck me for having a fallible human memory, sorry everyone i learned my lesson i'll never mention alternative os ever again. also how is the "foss" part being ignored. fdroid? alternative stores? degoogle? hello?

my bad, thought i was on lemmy.

[-] ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org 9 points 2 months ago

Yeah, your right. A non-booting phone won't have this problem, so we may as well just flash graphene and problem solved. Why didn't I think of that..

[-] DarkNightoftheSoul@mander.xyz 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

they hadn't said what kind of phone they had before I mentioned it, and i already said I forgot only pixel was supported atm. you're taking me in bad faith, and i dont appreciate it.

[-] pizzawithdirt@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Why did you get downvoted so hard lmao? GrapheneOS doesn't support that many phones but LineageOS has support for many phones, though unfortunately the latest Samsung phones have their bootloaders locked I believe so nothing can be done about the OS.

[-] DarkNightoftheSoul@mander.xyz 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I didn't have "Still, there are other alternative OS out there you could look for." in the initial draft but even then, 6/23 is a fuckin ratio for "get a different os or get rid of google"

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