I don’t want automatic updates

I use an Android phone. Google Play defaults to automatic updates, and I don’t want them.

I care about changelogs (more on that later), and I want to decide which and when apps should get updated.

Luckily, Google Play has a toggle for auto-updates. But as soon as you turn them off, a persistent and annyoing banner will appear in the “Pending downloads” screen.

You can’t close the banner, it doesn’t even scroll away, it’s just there.

And don’t even get me started on the wording of the banner itself: “You will lose your right to make legal claims”.