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• Apps receive updates if installed on a device and available according to the device's policy, and updates stop if an app is removed from the device's policy.

• Managed Google Play offers Default, High priority, and Postpone app update modes that can be set individually for each app.

• Default update mode updates apps automatically under specific conditions like being connected to Wi-Fi, charging, and not actively used.

• High priority mode updates an app as soon as a new version is published and reviewed by Google Play.

• Postpone mode pauses app updates for an initial 90 days, after which the latest version is installed using default mode, and a new 90-day period starts with the next update.

An app can receive updates if it's installed on a user's device and is availableaccording to theDevice'spolicy.If an app is removed from theDevice'spolicy, this device will nolonger receive updates for that app.

Control app updates

To facilitate a controlled app update, managed Google Play has different appupdate modes available for the users to choose from. The app update modecan be set individually for each app and includes the following modes:

• Default update mode.
• High priority mode.
• Postpone mode.

Default update mode

In this mode, the apps are updated automatically by default, when the followingconstraints are met:

• The device is connected to a Wi-Fi network.
• The device is charging.
• The device is not actively used.
• The app to be updated is not running in the foreground.

Google Play typically checks for app updates once a day, so it can take up to 24hours before an app update is added to the update queue. After an app is addedto the queue, it will be automatically updated the next time the constraintsare met.

You can set a specific app to the Default update mode by referring to thisDevice'sAutoUpdateMode policy:

"applications":[{"packageName":string,"autoUpdateMode":"AUTO_UPDATE_DEFAULT"},],

High priority mode

If you always want an app to be updated as soon as possible, after the developerpublishes a new version, you can select the High priority mode for that app.

When using the High priority mode, the app is updated as soon as a new versionis published by the developer and has been reviewed by Google Play. If thedevice is offline at that time, the app will be updated the next time the deviceis connected to the internet.

You can set a specific app to the High priority mode by referring to thefollowing Device'sAutoUpdateMode policy:

"applications":[{"packageName":string,"autoUpdateMode":"AUTO_UPDATE_HIGH_PRIORITY"},],

You can set a specific app to the Postpone mode by referring to the followingDevice'sAutoUpdateMode policy:

"applications":[{"packageName":string,"autoUpdateMode":"AUTO_UPDATE_POSTPONED"},],

You can leave the update mode of a specific app unset as referred in thefollowing Device'sAutoUpdateMode policy:

"applications":[{"packageName":string,"autoUpdateMode":"AUTO_UPDATE_MODE_UNSPECIFIED"},],

Important caveats

While a specific app is in the High priority mode or in the postponement periodof the Postpone mode, the following are ignored for the selected app:

• Network constraints - the corresponding policy field for this isAppAutoUpdatePolicy.
• Maintenance window - the corresponding policy field for this isSystemUpdate.