Toggle off the automatic system update switch in Settings. For app updates, open the Play Store settings to Network Preferences These directions apply to Android phones from Samsung and Google.

On iPhone and iPad, Apple provides users with granular control over the downloading and installing of system software updates. This article takes you through the options. In earlier versions of iOS, ...

One of the major problems with Windows is the inconsistent update cycle. You will never know when your device restarts after an update. This can happen during work while playing your favorite game or ...

At some point, maybe during setup, possibly after encountering a pop-up you barely read, you agreed to let your iPhone update apps automatically. It made sense at the time. Automatic updates mean less ...

Macworld Apple really wants you to enable automatic updates for your iPhone. So much so that they’re employing a sketchy dark pattern in the iOS 26.2 update to trick you into turning it on. If you ...

Windows updates can be like dentist appointments for some people — you know they're important, but on the other hand, you're going to do everything to put them off, or get out of it altogether.

If you disabled automatic updates to prevent the Google Play Store from pushing you a botched Android Auto release, this is probably a good time to re-enable them. Google has just confirmed that it ...

Many Windows XP and Vista users were mystified when their Automatic Updates settings were changed without approval, and a researcher thinks OneCare is to blame Microsoft’s consumer security software ...

There are several reasons I switched to a Mac from a Windows PC a few years ago. Frequent BSODs, issues with drivers, and ...