My xbox one deleted an app, I can't afford constant updates. Hating this, never buying...

Except that the Xbox one throws a hissy fit if it doesn't have internet. Half the games I play won't run without it. Rockstar games are so dysfunctional they run an update every other day.

My Xbox one wouldn't even run off cable internet when I had it, despite all the troubleshooting I tried with it. The first controller crapped out after a month of use. Fine Chinese craftsmanship!

If you cancel the update mid-stream you essentially have corrupted the game install. The Xbox is updating the game software as it is downloading the patch that way it does not have to reserve hard drive space for a potentially large patch. Users would
be complaining why cant I use my entire hard drive.

Turn off automatic updates.

Put it offline.

FYI PC's also have an auto-update mode now as well.

The official response from xbox is "If you don’t have the internet, stick with the Xbox 360"

Tried to turn off the automatic updates, didn't matter. RdR2 tried to update anyway. When I stopped the update, it scrubbed the game from my console. If that's a feature, then it's a rubbish feature.

The update corruptsthe game file until the process is completed. Once an update is started, if you cancel it it deletes it because its now useless.

Turn off auto update then hard reset the console so the green Xbox screen shows to ensure it takes effect. Many server side things are notupdated instantly like turning off updates. The restart forces this.