Can I Roll Back an Android App Update?

Can I Roll Back an Android App Update?
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No. First off, you have to know that you can uninstall an app update, and you also can’t. Explicitly, you can disable new updates on system apps, but you can’t do that for third-party apps [not directly though]. You’ll have to uninstall the app and download a new version for that to happen.

How do I undo an app update on Android?

How do I undo Android update?

  1. Go to settings on your phone.
  2. Navigate to Apps.
  3. Here, you will see all the apps that you installed and updated.
  4. Choose the app you want to downgrade.
  5. On the top right, you will see a burger menu.
  6. Press that and choose Uninstall Updates.
  7. A pop-up will prompt you to confirm.

Can you roll back an Android update?

But unfortunately, updates can sometimes break software, change features in unwanted ways, or bring bugs with them that the manufacturer may not fix. Switching back to a previous version of Android is generally not recommended, but it isn’t impossible.

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