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title: "How can I stop updating WhatsApp?"  
description: "How can I stop updating WhatsApp?"  
author: "Lily Chitlangiya"  
published: 2021-12-13  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94513/how-can-i-stop-updating-whatsapp  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["whatsapp", "troubleshooting"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# How can I stop updating WhatsApp?

How can I stop updating WhatsApp?

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## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

## Steps to stop updating WhatsApp:

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- Open the **Settings app** on your iPhone or iPad. It's a home screen app with an icon that looks like a series of grey cogs.
- Instead of being on the desktop, the Settings icon could be in the 'Utilities' folder.
- Tap iTunes & App Store at the bottom of the page. It's in the fourth set of choices.
- The **Updates button** should be turned off. The slider will change colour to white. WhatsApp's automatic updates have been deactivated. Unless you explicitly update the app, iOS will not update it.
- Go to the [**Google**](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94717/how-do-i-update-my-google-browser) Play Store on your Android device. On the top-left, tap the hamburger icon (three horizontal lines). Go to the Settings tab. Select Auto-update apps from the drop-down menu. Select Do not auto-update apps to turn off automatic app updates.

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**Read More: [How can I ignore the WhatsApp upgrade?](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94516/how-can-i-ignore-the-whatsapp-upgrade)**


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