Newer isnt always better.

Fortunately, theres a way to downgrade an app if you should probably.

Read until the end to learn how to downgrade an app on Android.

Android Downgrade Header

Google Play is the most credible and popular app store for any Android machine.

However, Google Play only hosts the latest versions of apps.

If you oughta roll back an app to its older version, its a dead end.

Find system apps by choosing Show System apps

If you dont want to root, thats cool!

You dont need to.

Just pick any of the methods to downgrade Android apps from below and youre all set!

Google Calendar Uninstall Updates

However, sometimes, you may need to use an older version of certain apps.

However, dont just yet fire up the rolled-back app yet.

Disable auto-update from the Google Play app by following these steps first:

Google Calendar Stop Auto Updates

Great!

Google Calendar Stop Auto Updates

The gadget wont update until you do it manually.

You may want to note that this method isnt available for apps you install after buying the machine.

When you download and install such fake apps, you give hackers access to your machine.

Install unknown apps on Special app access

Thus, if its not absolutely necessary, dont install APKs that you cant trust.

You now have an older version of the Opera web client.

Dont forget to disable auto-update for Opera from Google Play.

Supported apps for Install unknown apps

I already shared the steps earlier in this article.

The Google Calendar app is gone from my Android gear.

If you follow the steps correctly, youll see the same result.

Allow from this source for unknown APK installations

Install it by following the steps mention earlier in theDownload and Install Unknown Appssection.

Now, you must choose a method depending on your needs.

For example, if you just want to avoid a known bug, uninstalling updates would work fine.

Looking for an older version of app on APKMIrror

Let me know if you were able to succeed in downgrading an app on Android by commenting below.

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