App Management - Is there a way to enable Playstore app upgrades only on Wi-Fi?

App Management - Is there a way to enable Playstore app upgrades only on Wi-Fi?

Hello and Welcome to WeGuard Enterprise Visual Knowledge-base Series.
In this KB article, We will explain the procedure on how to enable Playstore apps upgrades only on Wi-Fi on WeGuard Enterprise Portal.
  • Login to WeGuard Console with valid credentials.

  • Click on ‘Policy Groups’ as shown in the below image.



  • Select the desired policy group to update the  play store app upgrade configuration.


  • From the left menu, click on ‘App Management’



  • In the App Management section click on "Play store" as shown below.



  • Under the Playstore tab, click on the ‘Update Types’ dropdown.



  • From the dropdown menu, select the  ‘Wifi Only’ option.



  • In order to update the changes made to the policy, click on ‘Save and Continue’.



  • Once you click on save and continue, you will be prompted with the confirmation dialogue box with the options ‘Save’ or ‘Cancel’. Please click on ‘Save’.



  • Notice the policy version incrementing by 1.

  • Once the device gets the latest policy, play store app upgrade configuration will reflect on the device as a result whenever there is an upgrade available on play store, app will be upgraded automatically over WiFi.

Refer to constraints mentioned by Google for app upgrades here


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