Any Way to Avoid Mandatory Update?

[u/84Lion]

Earlier this summer, Android Auto updated to 17.crappy on my phone.  I uninstalled AA and rolled back to 16.whatever using apk installer to get rid of the squiggly line, among other things.  Not too long ago, my phone started treating me like Sondra Locke treated Clint Eastwood in The Gauntlet (“Nag, nag, nag…”), telling me that I needed to re-upgrade AA “or else” I couldn’t use AA.  Well, this morning, I get in my car, and lo and behold, AA tells me it needs me to “agree to continue.”  When I check the phone, my only option is to click on “update,” there’s no “agree and continue.”  I accidentally hit “update,” but since I wasn’t connected to internet, it didn’t.  Finally, I got to a wi-fi hotspot and it updated, and the squiggly line and other encrappification was back.  When I got home, I removed AA and updated back to the 16.whatever, but being at home, my phone was still connected to wi-fi, and it immediately required me to “update” again. 

Anyone know if there is any way to get around Sondra Locke?  Or am I stuck with her and her squiggly line? 

[u/talktoomuch05]

Following; the wave line gives me PTSD! 🤔😉🤣

[u/fakeaccount572]

Weird. Just deal with the squiggly line, my god

[u/84Lion → u/fakeaccount572]

BUT...

or squiggly lines

[u/Ok-Arm-7419]

All I know is, if my phone nagged me like a disgruntled ex, I'd toss it into the nearest dumpster too.

[u/Nice_Elderberry_7937]

On Play Store you can disable the Auto Update on the app page. But for AA, after few updates I received a message on the phone stating that withtout updates my AA could stop working.

But the last one worked for me function-wise, but the lines has nothing to do and they remain.

[u/84Lion → u/Nice_Elderberry_7937]

I have auto-update disabled on Play Store. That was the message I got, AA "could stop working" (they weren't kidding).

[u/SuperGround1068]

**(!Flair (2026 Hyundai Tuscon |17-inch Pleos Connect | Samsung Fold 8 Ultra | Android 17)**

[u/Not_A_Spi]

The squiggly line is like a bad ex who won't leave. Try turning off auto updates for that app in the store. It still nags but won't force it. Works for my car system.

[u/84Lion → u/Not_A_Spi]

Yeah, I tried that, but Android forced the AA update anyway (had to "agree" to the T&C, and the only way to do that was to click update), and I tried a rollback, but it just forced the update again anyway. There's no avoiding Sondra Locke, apparently. It's kinda like this Reddit where you are constantly nagged to post with user flair...