Hi matchboxbananasynergy and 233328 ,

just wanted to follow up if you have any ideas as to why it's not updating?

Again, Play Services and Play Store are set to "unrestricted" battery use and all notifications are allowed.

Seeing as I'm running a fairly easy setup, I feel like this should work?

Thanks!

      @Giklunewas

      Just popping in here to say my apps update automatically. Unsure why you're having issues. I'd suggest a couple things to maybe help?

      First, make sure your wifi is set to unmetered. Maybe your phone is, for some reason, detecting your wifi is a metered connection, which might affect auto downloads. To do this go to: Settings > Network & internet > Internet > Saved networks > *your home wifi* > Network usage > Treat as unmetered.

      Then change Play Store settings here: Play Store > tap profile picture in upper right-hand corner > Settings > Network preferences. I have mine set like this:

      • App download preference: Over any network (you might want to select wifi)
      • Auto-update apps: Auto-update apps at any time

        Giklunewas It can only auto-update apps where it's the installer for the current version. If it isn't already the installer, it has to request that you approve the installation. If you disabled these notifications from our compatibility layer, it will be getting stuck waiting for you to approve a request before it can continue since Play Store only updates 1 app at a time and waits until it succeeds before continuing. It sounds like you likely disabled these notifications.

            Hi unwat ,

            thanks for chiming in and for your suggestion, I appreciate it!
            I've gone ahead and set the home wifi as "unmetered" as you suggested (it was set to "detect automatically"), so we'll see if that was the problem.
            The other settings were already as you suggested.

            GrapheneOS , Play definitely is the installer of all apps that I downloaded since that's where I downloaded and installed them from.

            However, I'm not sure about the notification settings you mentioned, so can you please tell me where I can find and double check the "notifications from our compatibility layer" ?

            Thank you so much!

                5 days later

                GrapheneOS It sounds like you likely disabled these notifications.

                I just wanted to follow up if you could please clarify where I can double check whether or not I have those notifications enabled?

                If I'm searching within the settings, there's no such option named "compatibility layer notifications".

                @unwat , unfortunately, changing the home wifi to "unmetered" was not the reason as it didn't fix it.

                Thanks for your help, you guys!

                    Giklunewas I just wanted to follow up if you could please clarify where I can double check whether or not I have those notifications enabled?

                    Settings > Notifications > App Settings > 3 dots > Show system > Search GMSCompat > Tap GMSCompat > Enable all relevant notifications.

                        Hi treequell , thanks for letting me know!

                        I followed your instructions and found that all notifications had already been enabled for GMSCompat.

                        So as a result, regarding what GrapheneOS said:

                        GrapheneOS It sounds like you likely disabled these notifications.

                        I can now definitely confirm that that's not the case.

                        So that brings us back full circle to the beginning of the thread: why are auto updates not working for me if I have everything set up and enabled in a way that's supposed to work?

                        Thank you!

                              11 days later

                              Unfortunately I can't offer a solution, but chiming in to say that I have set up two Pixel 6a phones with GrapheneOS and both have the same issue, which persists after trying all troubleshooting steps in this and the other thread, switching networks and Google accounts, and reinstalling the whole OS.

                              The only thing that worked was restoring the stock OS. This is definitely a bug or misconfiguration in Graphene, but I have given up investigating it for now.

                              3 months later

                              I use two up-to-date GOS Pixels , neither of which will auto-update apps using Play Store.

                              • devices are on wifi explicitly selected for unmetered
                              • all apps have been closed (none are running idly)
                              • devices are plugged into power
                              • devices have been left to sit idly while plugged to power source and on this unmetered wifi
                              • Play Store is given Unrestricted battery access

                              Device #1 is running Play Store only in Owner Profile. Device #2 Play Store in Owner and one User.

                              I started using Play Store only right before the whole debacle with Aurora Store a month or so ago. During this time, Play Store apps have never auto-updated.

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                                spiral Play Store is given Unrestricted battery access

                                AFAIK only Google Play services need battery exception (to reliably receive push notifications). Apps installed through the Play Store should auto update just fine without it.

                                During this time, Play Store apps have never auto-updated.

                                Might this be what you're looking for?

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                                    Apps installed through the Play Store should auto update just fine without it.

                                    Unfortunately, apps do not auto-update for me, not on two different GOS devices.

                                    Might this be what you're looking for?

                                    I don't see anything there which applies to me but I appreciate the lead nonetheless.

                                      muhomorr

                                      Thanks. I cleared storage of Play Store and will report back.

                                      More data points:

                                      • devices are always connected to a VPN without split-tunneling for Play Store
                                      • on device #1 ALL apps were originally installed using either Aurora Store or Obtanium, not Play Store. When Aurora went down a month or two ago, I signed into Play Store and allowed it to take over updating the apps which were already installed
                                      • on device #2 I may also have initially installed some apps using Aurora, I can't really remember - but I acquired this device just as Aurora Store went down. Since that time, on this device I signed into Play Store and have used it exclusively for downloading and installing apps. IF auto-update through Play Store requires apps to have originally installed through Play Store then it's possible that Play Store actually is updating the apps which it originally installed, but not the apps which were installed through Aurora Store, and if so it just appears to me that PS isn't auto-updating anything at all

                                      If I originally installed an app through Aurora Store but then allowed (and continue to allow) Play Store to update that app, should Play Store be able to update that app? Or, must the app have originally been installed through Play Store? To test this myself I have downloaded an app through Play Store, Github, and will watch to see if it's auto-updating or not - but maybe someone can tell me if this is even necessary.

                                        Actually, I just discovered that, in the settings for an app, I can see from where it was installed. Play Store is not auto-updating for apps which I can confirm were installed through Play Store.

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                                          spiral

                                          Actually, I just discovered that, in the settings for an app, I can see from where it was installed.

                                          I believe that value changes according to what you last used to update a given app.

                                          But quite a hodgepodge of installers you got there. I would create a blank profile to demo Play doing background updates. I'm running TQ3A.230605.012.2023061402 on Pixel 6a and Play stuff works flawlessly. Play Store updates itself along with Google Play services, and I already received a couple of updates to my installed apps in the background.

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                                              I no longer use Aurora and I think it's common enough to use Obtanium as well as Play Store.

                                              Play Store for me does not update itself - I get a dialog box popup which asks me if I want to update, which I always do.

                                              I could create another profile but as I've said, I have two devices (P6a and P7) which won't auto-update installed apps, and the P7 has two profiles, neither of which will auto update installed apps.

                                                17 days later

                                                Same here on Pixel Tablet. No auto updates for Play Store although all prerequisites enabled.

                                                  8 days later

                                                  muhomorr

                                                  Where do I post this command?

                                                  I would love this auto-update mess to be solved once and for all.