Stop Android OS auto-update

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Stop Android OS auto-update

We have a variety of devices for testing purposes, and now that Froyo is being pushed (to the Nexus One so far at least), we have to constantly dismiss upgrade requests. There is no apparent "stop asking me" button.

So, is there any way I can disable OTA OS updates? We want a number of these phones to stay on old OS versions.

+1 A:

Remove SystemUpdater.apk from /system/app. From terminal (with ADB)

adb pull /system/app/SystemUpdater.apk C:/Path/to/your/desktop //Backup the file (just in case)  
adb remount                                       //Remount the system partition to read-write  
adb shell rm /system/app/SystemUpdater.apk              //Remove the apk

Warning - this will permanently disable system updates, until you push SystemUpdater back to /system/app

QRohlf 2010-08-18 20:21:24

Do I need to root the device to use this? If there's an alternative, I would prefer to keep these devices as close to factory spec as possible.

DougW 2010-08-18 20:49:36

At best, that can only work with rooted devices, as `/system/app` is not readable, let alone writable, on standard production devices, AFAIK.

CommonsWare 2010-08-18 21:01:30

CommonsWare is correct, to use this, you do need a modified boot.img (which means root), but you don't necessarily need to have a modified ROM. For a nexus one, you should be able to root and install a custom boot image but leave the stock ROM on the phone.

QRohlf 2010-08-18 21:23:59

Cool, well not my ideal solution, but a good answer none the less. Thanks.

DougW 2010-08-18 22:08:55

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