> It could easily and even possibly be fairly argued that there's a massive difference between updating 3rd party apps and updating the operating system itself.

> It could easily and even possibly be fairly argued that there's a massive difference between updating 3rd party apps and updating the operating system itself. Updates to the OS come as OTA notifications that I can choose how and when to apply (download+install separately, for example). I don't monitor my Play Services version, but I assume that it's silently updating in the background, unlike either my apps or the OS itself.