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.