diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 557ed4df..d80eab13 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # CHANGELOG
 
+## [2.6.55] - 25.09.2026
+
+**Improvements**
+
+- The app no longer interrupts you with a full-screen update prompt on start. Google Play keeps
+  My Notes up to date on its own, following your Play Store settings.
+
+**Fixes**
+
+- A new rich note you open and leave without typing is discarded instead of showing up in the
+  list and statistics as an empty note.
+
 ## [2.6.54] - 05.09.2026
 
 **New**
diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index c69a4477..cf28a82c 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ apply from: "$projectDir/gradle/libs-task.gradle"
 apply from: "$projectDir/gradle/changelog-task.gradle"
 
 
-def appVersionCode = 54
+def appVersionCode = 55
 def appVersionName = "2.6.${appVersionCode}"
 
 def gitCommitHashProvider = providers.exec {
@@ -199,7 +199,6 @@ dependencies {
     annotationProcessor "androidx.room:room-compiler:$roomVersion"
 
     //Pay Billing
-    implementation 'com.google.android.play:app-update:2.1.0'
     implementation 'com.android.billingclient:billing:8.3.0'
 
     //Other lib (Gson/PhotoView)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/pasich/mynotes/ui/controllers/mainActivity/AppUpdateController.java b/app/src/main/java/com/pasich/mynotes/ui/controllers/mainActivity/AppUpdateController.java
index e52e84e6..625c64b6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/pasich/mynotes/ui/controllers/mainActivity/AppUpdateController.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/pasich/mynotes/ui/controllers/mainActivity/AppUpdateController.java
@@ -2,29 +2,22 @@
 
 import android.app.Activity;
 import android.content.Intent;
-import android.util.Log;
 import androidx.activity.result.ActivityResultLauncher;
 import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
-import com.google.android.play.core.appupdate.AppUpdateInfo;
-import com.google.android.play.core.appupdate.AppUpdateManager;
-import com.google.android.play.core.appupdate.AppUpdateManagerFactory;
-import com.google.android.play.core.install.model.AppUpdateType;
-import com.google.android.play.core.install.model.UpdateAvailability;
 import com.pasich.mynotes.ui.view.activity.ChangelogActivity;
 import com.pasich.mynotes.ui.view.dialogs.UpdateChangelogDialog;
 import com.pasich.mynotes.utils.UpdateChecker;
 
-/** Handles in-app update checks and changelog display. */
+/**
+ * Shows what changed after the app was updated. It never asks the user to update: Google Play
+ * updates the app on its own, and a blocking update screen on every launch drove users away.
+ */
 public class AppUpdateController {
 
-    private static final int REQUEST_UPDATE = 100;
-
     private final Activity activity;
     private final UpdateChecker updateChecker;
     private final ActivityResultLauncher<Intent> changelogLauncher;
 
-    private AppUpdateManager updateManager;
-
     public AppUpdateController(
             Activity activity,
             UpdateChecker updateChecker,
@@ -32,50 +25,7 @@ public AppUpdateController(
         this.activity = activity;
         this.updateChecker = updateChecker;
         this.changelogLauncher = changelogLauncher;
-
-        init();
-    }
-
-    private void init() {
-        updateManager = AppUpdateManagerFactory.create(activity);
         updateChecker.initializeVersionCheck();
-        checkForUpdate();
-    }
-
-    /** Resumes an in-progress immediate update flow if one was started. */
-    public void handleOnResume() {
-        updateManager
-                .getAppUpdateInfo()
-                .addOnSuccessListener(
-                        info -> {
-                            if (info.updateAvailability()
-                                    == UpdateAvailability.DEVELOPER_TRIGGERED_UPDATE_IN_PROGRESS) {
-                                startImmediateUpdate(info);
-                            }
-                        });
-    }
-
-    private void checkForUpdate() {
-        updateManager
-                .getAppUpdateInfo()
-                .addOnSuccessListener(
-                        info -> {
-                            if (info.updateAvailability() == UpdateAvailability.UPDATE_AVAILABLE
-                                    && info.isUpdateTypeAllowed(AppUpdateType.IMMEDIATE)) {
-
-                                startImmediateUpdate(info);
-                            }
-                        })
-                .addOnFailureListener(e -> Log.d("AppUpdate", "check error: " + e.getMessage()));
-    }
-
-    private void startImmediateUpdate(AppUpdateInfo info) {
-        try {
-            updateManager.startUpdateFlowForResult(
-                    info, AppUpdateType.IMMEDIATE, activity, REQUEST_UPDATE);
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            Log.d("AppUpdate", "startUpdate error: " + e.getMessage());
-        }
     }
 
     /** Shows the changelog dialog if a new app version was detected. */
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/pasich/mynotes/ui/view/activity/MainActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/com/pasich/mynotes/ui/view/activity/MainActivity.java
index 3578d263..8a666f53 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/pasich/mynotes/ui/view/activity/MainActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/pasich/mynotes/ui/view/activity/MainActivity.java
@@ -265,12 +265,6 @@ protected void onNewIntent(@NonNull Intent intent) {
         navigationController.handleShortcuts(intent);
     }
 
-    @Override
-    protected void onResume() {
-        super.onResume();
-        appUpdateController.handleOnResume();
-    }
-
     @Override
     public void startDeleteTagDialog(Tag tag) {
         new DeleteTagDialog(tag).show(getSupportFragmentManager(), "deleteTag");