Play Store updated all my apps while I was asleep! - Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers

I have and always have had my Play Store app settings to manual update, but I've just woken up to find the setting has changed to update over wifi and every app updated. The update happened 5 hours ago, but I went to bed 7 hours ago.
How the hell did this change?! I haven't even opened the Play Store for two or three days, so there's no way I could've changed the settings by accident. The only app I've updated in the last week is the camera and did that via an apkmirror download to get the new version as mine hadn't updated since May 2018 for some reason...

Because Google has ultimate control over your phone and can add /remove apps at their discretion.
Most likely you experienced a security update.

Either that or the latest Google Play Store that just came out. Just turn it off and it'll probably start off again. I prefer on because I love updates. LOL
parakleet said:
Because Google has ultimate control over your phone and can add /remove apps at their discretion.
Most likely you experienced a security update.
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simonali68 said:
I have and always have had my Play Store app settings to manual update...
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I've noticed that this setting changes occasionally when the Play Store updates itself. I don't think the Play Store itself can be set to manual update.

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[Q] VZW Galaxy Nexus not showing up on play.google.com

I got a VZW Galaxy Nexus a few days ago, I haven't rooted it or unlocked the bootloader yet.
The play store works on my phone and my device DID show up on the play store website yesterday, but I was following the instructions in this thread to try to force the 4.0.4 update so I cleared the data in the Google Frameworks app.
Since then my phone won't show up in the play store, I read through all the reasons why it might not, and from what I can tell, it should.
I'm on the same google account.
I have used the play store app on my phone, I even downloaded a new app.
My old phone still shows up, but I took the SIM card out of that, and traded it in for a micro SIM, and then I flashed a new ROM on my old Revolution so I could sell it, and it hasn't been connected to any source of data since then.
Also yesterday my Nexus and Revolution were showing up in the play store?
Any suggestions?
Install just one app from the play store from device and it should resync your info.
good day.
chopper the dog said:
Install just one app from the play store from device and it should resync your info.
good day.
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I tried that and it still doesn't show up.
I also cleared the cache in my browser.
Thanks for responding though.
clear the cache/data in play store.
Zepius said:
clear the cache/data in play store.
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I did that too. I cleared the cache/data and force stopped it. I had to resign in and everything.
Still nothing.
I'm not exactly sure what did it, but it shows up now.
Thanks for your suggestions, I'll just be waiting for the OTA update to find me.
I just noticed the same issue with mine, but I haven't been able to get it to show up yet. Any idea what changed?
Sparky977 said:
I just noticed the same issue with mine, but I haven't been able to get it to show up yet. Any idea what changed?
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I read on the play store website that it can take some time, for me it ended up being about a half a day.
Just make sure you download something from the play store app on your phone, and it should show up.
Big Cam said:
I got a VZW Galaxy Nexus a few days ago, I haven't rooted it or unlocked the bootloader yet.
The play store works on my phone and my device DID show up on the play store website yesterday, but I was following the instructions in this thread to try to force the 4.0.4 update so I cleared the data in the Google Frameworks app.
Since then my phone won't show up in the play store, I read through all the reasons why it might not, and from what I can tell, it should.
I'm on the same google account.
I have used the play store app on my phone, I even downloaded a new app.
My old phone still shows up, but I took the SIM card out of that, and traded it in for a micro SIM, and then I flashed a new ROM on my old Revolution so I could sell it, and it hasn't been connected to any source of data since then.
Also yesterday my Nexus and Revolution were showing up in the play store?
Any suggestions?
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I had the same issue... I had cleared the data for Google Services Framework and my Nexus disappeared from the play store.
To fix it I cleared the data for Google Play Store, then downloaded an app from the phone. Worked like a charm.
Thanks guys!

Play Store version?

Hey what play store version do you guys have? Mine is still on 4.9.13 and claims to be up to date. Apps also have been slow to update, got the phone on the 17th and I'm just now getting major apps updated. I've already cleared data/cache on the playstore and then Google Services. I guess I could always sideload the latest apk but let me know if anyone else has issues with updates. Beyond the normal time it takes them to trickle down obviously.
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I updated to 5.0.32.
I had the 5.0.32 download from my G3 and just installed it on my Note 4

Any way to continue an update?

I have Continue Update grayed out.. Not sure if it's because I moved from wifi to cellular at the time it was updating or what. Restarting the phone or checking for updates doesn't seem to "push" the update that appears to be pending. Any thoughts?
On a related note (nyuck nyuck), my international Galaxy S5 has already updated to the 5.0 Play Store. Why hasn't my Note updated yet and how can I force it?
threedfx said:
I have Continue Update grayed out.. Not sure if it's because I moved from wifi to cellular at the time it was updating or what. Restarting the phone or checking for updates doesn't seem to "push" the update that appears to be pending. Any thoughts?
On a related note (nyuck nyuck), my international Galaxy S5 has already updated to the 5.0 Play Store. Why hasn't my Note updated yet and how can I force it?
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My continue update is also grayed out I never got pushed an update so I think that's normal. My plays store is updated to the new play store layout. I guess go to my apps in google play and check and see if there are updates avail.
raiu said:
My continue update is also grayed out I never got pushed an update so I think that's normal. My plays store is updated to the new play store layout. I guess go to my apps in google play and check and see if there are updates avail.
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Ok I thought I was going crazy here since it kept saying no updates available. As for the Play Store, nothing showing up in My Apps for available updates.

Android Wear 5.0 is out

Just got my update. Some things i notice.
1) sunlight mode?? when i click it, can't seem to see if it does anything, doesn't have a toggle for ON/OFF
2) haven't gotten my google voice recognition to work yet.. can't use OK GOOGLE.. or any voice app to work..i'll try to reset my watch later... hopefully that helps..
Android Wear 5.0.1 Review
I did a "quick" review. Sorry for my rambling and bad camera work.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4POeCDU8gFY
I did a reset on watch. Turned off google now and back on and still can't get google to recognize anything I say except OK GOOGLE.
Never mind. After an hour. It updated google services and now voice recognition works. Let's see if this update has an effect on battery.
How will we know when the update occurs? I'm still learning about Android Wear...thanks
mikespe said:
How will we know when the update occurs? I'm still learning about Android Wear...thanks
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It was an update in the play store. It didn't say 5.0 on the update. But after I updated the app on my phone. It ran update on the watch.
bustanut666 said:
It was an update in the play store. It didn't say 5.0 on the update. But after I updated the app on my phone. It ran update on the watch.
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I updated the app the other day but didn't get a watch update. I even went to settings and checked for the update there but it says up to date?
mikespe said:
I updated the app the other day but didn't get a watch update. I even went to settings and checked for the update there but it says up to date?
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Think that was a diff update. I got that one few days ago also.
bustanut666 said:
Never mind. After an hour. It updated google services and now voice recognition works. Let's see if this update has an effect on battery.
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Totally destroyed my battery...I am able to get maybe 5 hours of usage
Let's use the existing thread for this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-360/general/android-wear-2-0-t2969022
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Play store download pending

Hello folks,
I am trying to update my apps from play store on my gen 1 fire tv but instead of animating the progress bar I see a message there saying download pending. This is the first time it has happened to me and I have had the play store installed since I got my fire tv.
I tried removing and reinstalling playstore and play services but got the same message.
Is anyone else facing a similar situation?
Sc0rp10 said:
Hello folks,
I am trying to update my apps from play store on my gen 1 fire tv but instead of animating the progress bar I see a message there saying download pending. This is the first time it has happened to me and I have had the play store installed since I got my fire tv.
I tried removing and reinstalling playstore and play services but got the same message.
Is anyone else facing a similar situation?
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Hey, sorry for posting here but I got the exact same issue on my Xiaomi Redmi 2. Did you ever figure out how to fix this?
No unfortunately not yet.
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I too have this problem and it only started recently. At first (over a year ago) you had to remove play services because when it updated it broke the playstore but you could still download apps and they would work, just not the ones that need play services (YouTube etc.). Now its doing that same thing with play services removed and market helper does nothing to remedy it.
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jamboss said:
I too have this problem and it only started recently. At first (over a year ago) you had to remove play services because when it updated it broke the playstore but you could still download apps and they would work, just not the ones that need play services (YouTube etc.). Now its doing that same thing with play services removed and market helper does nothing to remedy it.
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i think they've put put some sort of a check in play services to not run on devices where its sideloaded.
Sc0rp10 said:
i think they've put put some sort of a check in play services to not run on devices where its sideloaded.
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still works on my mxiii.

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