If you do not want your Android applications to update automatically, open the Google Play application from your device's app menu or its shortcut if it has one. On the Home screen, tap on the three stripes icon in the top left corner.
Access the store’s menu
Tap on Settings from the pop-up menu.
Select Settings
In the General section, you will see a tool called Auto-update apps. Tap on it to choose the option you wish.
Press Auto-update apps
A new window with three options will be displayed. Update applications automatically while connected to any network, update only by wifi, or do not update applications automatically Select this last option, Don't auto-update apps. Google Play will now periodically notify you when updates are available, but you will have to install them manually.
Choose Don't auto-update apps
If what you want is to prevent a particular app from updating itself, the steps to follow are different. Use the search engine to find the application file you already have installed. Once the application page is open, tap on the icon of the three vertical dots in the upper right-hand corner.
Press the icon in the top right-hand corner
If you do not want that application to update itself, uncheck the Enable auto-update box. This way, that app will not automatically update, but the rest you have installed on your device will.
Uncheck the box
Most users prefer to have their applications automatically updated to implement security and not have to worry about updating them manually. However, other users choose to manually check for updates to filter them and not consume unnecessary device memory space.
