diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/CheckForNewAppVersionTask.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/CheckForNewAppVersionTask.java
index 5794b0d0f..628704b23 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/CheckForNewAppVersionTask.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/CheckForNewAppVersionTask.java
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ public class CheckForNewAppVersionTask extends AsyncTask<Void, Void, String> {
 
         // Make a network request to get latest NewPipe data.
 
+        Log.i("Update---", "checking");
+
         String response;
         HttpURLConnection connection = null;
 
@@ -103,8 +105,6 @@ public class CheckForNewAppVersionTask extends AsyncTask<Void, Void, String> {
     @Override
     protected void onPostExecute(String response) {
 
-        Log.i("Response--", response);
-
         // Parse the json from the response.
         if (response != null) {
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/PopupVideoPlayer.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/PopupVideoPlayer.java
index 2c233f219..f9892ecb5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/PopupVideoPlayer.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/PopupVideoPlayer.java
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ public final class PopupVideoPlayer extends Service {
             hideControls(DEFAULT_CONTROLS_DURATION, DEFAULT_CONTROLS_HIDE_TIME);
 
             // Check for new version
-            new CheckForNewAppVersionTask().execute();
+            //new CheckForNewAppVersionTask().execute();
         }
 
         @Override