disable auto update on android, this is for samsung phone

disable-auto-update-android.md

This guide is for Windows.

• Connect phone via USB to PC, wait a while for drivers to install.
• Install "Minimal ADB Fastboot" (from XDA-Developers).
• Enable USB DEBUG under "Config / Developer Options" on phone.
• Open a Command Prompt under the folder "C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot"
• Open phone adb shell: adb shell
• Use the following commands:

# to find packages:

pm list packages | grep soagent
pm list packages | grep wssyncmldm

# to disable packages (USE THESE):
pm disable-user --user 0 com.sec.android.soagent
pm disable-user --user 0 com.wssyncmldm

# to reenable later (IF YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND):
pm enable --user 0 com.sec.android.soagent
pm enable --user 0 com.wssyncmldm

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It worked on an old tablet(Galaxy Tab A, Android 11,One UI 3.1) that I don`t want to update, and the setting disappeared for me too 👍
Thank you very much

Confirmed working on a Verizon Galaxy S25+. Thanks! Software Update is gone from the Settings menu, and Tetrafane's comment applies: com.wssyncmldm got renamed to com.samsung.sdm.

I may just not know what I'm talking about, but hopefully it can help delay Google's lockdown of the system. Maybe someone more knowledgeable than me can clarify if disabling updates helps or if it's just an unnecessary security risk.

From my experience, the biggest security risk to technology is the person using it. If you're moderately safe while using the phone, I don't believe you should have any problems disabling updates.

The people who tend to go through the process of disabling forced updates are paranoid people who don't trust the company pushing the updates, which means they're less likely than an average person to need up to date security.
It'll ultimately be up to you to decide if it's worth it.

thank you its working. as of date: 22.07.2026

Awesome thank you!