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Updating Apps

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JamesJoey

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Is it necessary to update every app that has an update available? Everything I start my G2x I have apps wanting to update that I never use. These are apps that came with the phone so, barring rooting my phone, there's no way to uninstall these apps. It's not too terrible just a bit annoying.

Any suggestions
James
 
I got some of those too. To get them to shut up, I unchecked Auto-update and notifs from the Play Store. Then I switched to AppBrain, which accesses the same library in a cleaner way, including allowing you to determine which updates should leave you alone, on an app-by-app basis.
 
I was going to ask if there was an app to do this on an app-by-app basis.
Which is it: AppBrain Ad detector or AppBrain App Market?

Thanks,
James
 
Even apps you do use don't have to be updated. Unfortunately some updates are retrograde.

One good thing about root is that if an update makes an app worse I can just restore the previous version from my Titanium backup.
 
I can format my computer's HDD but from what I've read about rooting the only term that comes to mind is "brick."
 
I installed AppBrain App Market and AppBrain Ad Detector but I see nowhere I can set any of my apps to check for updates.
 
One the droid end, tap Manage and Sync. The top part of that list are apps that want updating. Tap the red X next to one of those apps and you’ll see the options I was describing.
 
I finally got enough nerve a couple weeks ago to root my phone. The second rom I checked out the phone bricked.
I got another phone and rooted it. But, this time I have no intentions to install a new rom. I'm using Titanium Backup and I'm "freezing" the apps that I don't use. I believe it's much safer this way.
If I want a different look I'll install another launcher.
 
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