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Google Chrome auto-update block for Mac OS
#!/bin/sh
sudo tee -a /etc/hosts << EOF
# Block Google Chrome auto-update
0.0.0.0 update.googleapis.com
EOF
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Hydeny commented Jul 5, 2024

Yes I did reboot. Thank you I try to monitor network.

Hi.. have you found the URL? I have same issue.. cannot block auto update from etc/hosts method

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sshymko commented Jan 3, 2025

Update: as of Jan 2025, Chrome downloads the updates form https://update.googleapis.com/service/update2 instead of https://tools.google.com/service/update2

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