Permanently detach apps from Google Play Store?

[sansnil]

I found this app on Play and it works great on my Shamu. It does require root of course and very easy to hide/unhide app updates.

Hide Updates in Play Store:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whitedavidp.hideupdatesinplaystore

 

[altanole]

Remove apps from Google play update list

Guys I have a simple method just install an app apk permissions remover and then open any apk or app u want remove from Google play remove any useless permission and then save and uninstall and install that app. Update will be remove. It's easy and working only one app do this. Try it
It's free too.

 

[Xrhstos]

Has anyone found a way to completely detach any app from market? I mean not to be shown as "installed" at all

 

[martin5martin5]

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gmail.heagoo.apkpermremover

 

[Mattski]

I found this app on Play and it works great on my Shamu. It does require root of course and very easy to hide/unhide app updates.

Hide Updates in Play Store:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whitedavidp.hideupdatesinplaystore

Let's hope this app does the job. I've been looking around for a good solution for months now and stumbled upon this thread.

 

[Pensionaru]

Is the APK Permission solution working? What are the solutions that are working at this time?

 

[lambgx02]

I'm curious whether or not Google is aware that this is a very real problem for many of us.

Version pinning is supported by a ton of serious operating systems, and it seems that Google wants Android to be taken seriously. Is this functionality missing because it's not considered important, or in a passive/aggressive attempt to force updates on users?

 

[AMDZen]

What permission do I disable just to stop update notifications for a single app?

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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gmail.heagoo.apkpermremover

Guys I have a simple method just install an app apk permissions remover and then open any apk or app u want remove from Google play remove any useless permission and then save and uninstall and install that app. Update will be remove. It's easy and working only one app do this. Try it
It's free too.

Which permission is for play store update?

 

[altanole]

Yes it's work. And u can save that apk and install in any fon it will not show up in updates.

 

[Jonny993]

Yes it's work. And u can save that apk and install in any fon it will not show up in updates.

how... which permission to remove?

 

[altanole]

how... which permission to remove?

any useless permission and even if u don't remove any permissions no problem it's will make a new apk with different signature.

 

[Jonny993]

any useless permission and even if u don't remove any permissions no problem it's will make a new apk with different signature.

thanks for answering but I tried as you suggested but I see the app still requesting to be updated from the playstore..
am I doing it wrong?
I can provide you the apk of the app I try to install if you can help me

 

[altanole]

thanks for answering but I tried as you suggested but I see the app still requesting to be updated from the playstore..
am I doing it wrong?
I can provide you the apk of the app I try to install if you can help me

If the app is already installed choose app from main menu
Then on the permissions page just save and install option
First uninstall previous app then install edited app. By the way which app u want to remove update.

 

[C114]

Zipsigner works for me. Titanium Backup pro works as well. I think after using TB after reboot it goes to normal.

 

[C114]

What i did is i converted the app i want not to update to system app.
Play Store can not uninstall it cos its a system app.
And even if you accidently update the app you can just uninstall the update in the Play store, not the whole app.

Hit thanks if i helped. Cheers

Sent from my Redmi Note 3 using Tapatalk

 

[El Philou]

The only way to do this I've found so far is to :
* get the Apk you wanna detach (eg using TitaniumBackup)
* install ZipSigner from play store
* re-sign the extracted Apk using ZipSigner and test key
* uninstall the original app and install the re-signed Apk

This worked for me to get rid of new version of Facebook requiring all kind of permissions

Perfect work, thanks a lot

 

[Hubi97]

You can also try this https://forum.xda-developers.com/an...detach-market-links-theme-ready-apps-t3447494

 

[flash608]

You can do it without root.

First, uninstall the app that you don't want to get updates. Then add different Google account on your phone. On Google play from the new account install the app that you want. At last delete the account from your phone.

The app won't be updated cause it's attached to an account that doesn't exist on your phone any more

The best part is that I was searching for a solution for a long time and that just came into my head.

 

[paarnoutse]

You can do it without root.

First, uninstall the app that you don't want to get updates. Then add different Google account on your phone. On Google play from the new account install the app that you want. At last delete the account from your phone.

The app won't be updated cause it's attached to an account that doesn't exist on your phone any more

The best part is that I was searching for a solution for a long time and that just came into my head.

Tested this at my OnPlus 5 running Android 8.1.0, but unfortunately it doesn't help. After installing an app by another user at the phone and then switching back to your normal user, the app isn't available and not shown within the launcher for that other user (like the other user also doesn't have the user apps available in his launcher that were installed before by your normal user).
By the way: When removing the other user from your phone, the user apps that were installed by that user will be removed.

 

[paarnoutse]

The only way to do this I've found so far is to :
* get the Apk you wanna detach (eg using TitaniumBackup)
* install ZipSigner from play store
* re-sign the extracted Apk using ZipSigner and test key
* uninstall the original app and install the re-signed Apk

This worked for me to get rid of new version of Facebook requiring all kind of permissions

The ZipSigner method worked for me.
Thanks, cthulu!