Not a member of Pastebin yet? Sign Up , it unlocks many cool features! You can cancel downloads via DownloadManager by calling its remove long method. For this you need the ID of the download. Sometimes the Android Download Manager doesn't work. We use cookies to make wikiHow great. By using our site, you agree to our cookie policy.
Cookie Settings. Learn why people trust wikiHow. Download Article Explore this Article methods. Related Articles. Article Summary. Method 1. Open your mobile internet browser. You can use any mobile browser available on Android, such as Chrome, Firefox, or Opera. Find the file you want to download on your Android. It could be a document, link, or any type of file.
Start your file download. Tap the download button on a web page, or tap and hold a link and select Download link on the pop-up menu. You will see a download icon on the status bar in the upper-left corner of your screen. Swipe down from the top of your screen. This will open your Notification Center in a drop-down panel. Connect and share knowledge within a single location that is structured and easy to search. I have started a download using Icon Downloader for NT that doesn't look like it will ever finish.
In my notification area, it has survived two reboots and the uninstallation of the app. How can I get rid of it? Usually if you long press on the downloading item in download manager there's an option to delete it, thus stopping the download. Apologies for resurrecting an old thread but I just had the same problem of needing to stop a download and solved the problem by activating Aeroplane Mode.
A less invasive solution and more easily reached in the UI - for anyone else ending up here from Google like I did Long press the notification and select "App Info".
This will take you to the application which is responsible for the download, which you can then force stop. In Android 4. Sometimes, automatic updates can lead you to miss interesting and useful new tools that could enhance your Android experience. Then there is the question of freedom. For many users, app updates are something that they would like to agree on a case by case basis, instead of allowing external companies to constantly add content to their devices.
If this sounds like you, help is at hand. This should work for both Lollipop and Marshmallow users. Many app updates are important to maintain the latest versions and to keep your phone as secure as possible, so few people will want to totally stop updating.
Instead, you can choose to receive notifications when new updates are available. If you have tried the steps described above and you are still experiencing difficulties understanding how to stop updates on Android phones, our technical support forums are the place to go for answers.
The only issue which I am not sure of is will it also remove downloads not started by my application. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. From my experience there basically are two reliable ways how to get it: Remember the return value of enqueue DownloadManager.
Request method. Query the DownloadManager for downloads via query DownloadManager. Query method. Then retrieve the IDs from the returned Cursor , they are stored in the column named DownloadManager. Broadcast Receiver From my experience, it is not reliable to retrieve download ID via BroadcastReceiver for action android. Getting download IDs from extra DownloadManager. On some devices, it always return null.
If it returns something on some devices, it is the ID of the download started first. Getting a value from extra DownloadManager. Improve this answer. Tomik Tomik Thanks Tomik, you have summarized it well and I concur that I have observed the same.
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