Sign Up. When using my iPhone, I often download apps to try out. Later, when I unlock my iPad, all of the apps I downloaded to test on my iPhone are suddenly on my tablet! This is annoying, but thankfully you can fix it with a quick setting. Here's how to stop apps you purchased on one device from downloading automatically on your other devices. If you've ever asked "How do I stop my iPad and iPhone from syncing apps? This is a method to keep your account and system safe from all threats.
Your account credentials can be accessed by other people or you may have left your account opened on other devices. If someone else is using your account on their phone then the apps can automatically download and you need to keep a check-in in that case.
If you observe such an issue with your mobile device or your account, then you need to logout of your account from all the other devices and then change the password.
Changing the password will keep the account safe and you will only know the credentials. Lastly, if you have tried all the above methods and still cannot figure out how to stop Android from automatically installing apps, then the step will definitely help you. Factory reset will delete all the data from your system and will make your phone the way you received it after purchase.
Before performing the factory reset, we advise you to back up your data as all the data will be erased permanently. When you perform the resetting process, all the settings will change even the setting due to which the apps are installing automatically.
Now after reading the methods listed above you can easily stop Android from installing apps automatically. You can check all changes you have made in the setting that have resulted in automatic downloads. After identifying the settings you can pick the method accordingly and change the settings back to what they should be.
We hope that this article will help you stop the automatic downloads. If you have any query write them down in the comments section. Sign me up for the newsletter! Published Date : Mar 27, Category : Android How To. Table of Contents show.
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