diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 3cbcdd36c..2d54d7517 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 		<service
 			android:name=".ui.download.DownloadService"
 			android:foregroundServiceType="dataSync" />
-		<service android:name=".ui.settings.UpdateService" />
+		<service android:name=".ui.settings.AppUpdateService" />
 
 		<provider
 			android:name=".ui.search.MangaSuggestionsProvider"
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/KotatsuApp.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/KotatsuApp.kt
index 8f3b86905..8f9f7b3e7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/KotatsuApp.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/KotatsuApp.kt
@@ -40,25 +40,27 @@ class KotatsuApp : Application() {
 		startKoin {
 			androidLogger()
 			androidContext(applicationContext)
-			module {
-				factory {
-					okHttp()
-						.cache(CacheUtils.createHttpCache(applicationContext))
-						.build()
+			modules(
+				module {
+					factory {
+						okHttp()
+							.cache(CacheUtils.createHttpCache(applicationContext))
+							.build()
+					}
+					single {
+						mangaDb().build()
+					}
+					single {
+						MangaLoaderContext()
+					}
+					factory {
+						AppSettings(applicationContext)
+					}
+					single {
+						PagesCache(applicationContext)
+					}
 				}
-				single {
-					mangaDb().build()
-				}
-				single {
-					MangaLoaderContext()
-				}
-				factory {
-					AppSettings(applicationContext)
-				}
-				single {
-					PagesCache(applicationContext)
-				}
-			}
+			)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/core/github/VersionId.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/core/github/VersionId.kt
index 0ee6affdf..f66dd6381 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/core/github/VersionId.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/core/github/VersionId.kt
@@ -35,10 +35,11 @@ data class VersionId(
 		@JvmStatic
 		private fun variantWeight(variantType: String) =
 			when (variantType.toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT)) {
-				"a" -> 1
-				"b" -> 2
+				"a", "alpha" -> 1
+				"b", "beta" -> 2
 				"rc" -> 4
-				else -> 8
+				"" -> 8
+				else -> 0
 			}
 
 		@JvmStatic
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/core/prefs/AppSettings.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/core/prefs/AppSettings.kt
index af7f875fd..84980d598 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/core/prefs/AppSettings.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/core/prefs/AppSettings.kt
@@ -42,6 +42,16 @@ class AppSettings private constructor(resources: Resources, private val prefs: S
 		true
 	)
 
+	val appUpdateAuto by BoolPreferenceDelegate(
+		resources.getString(R.string.key_app_update_auto),
+		true
+	)
+
+	var appUpdate by LongPreferenceDelegate(
+		resources.getString(R.string.key_app_update),
+		0L
+	)
+
 	private var sourcesOrderStr by NullableStringPreferenceDelegate(resources.getString(R.string.key_sources_order))
 
 	var sourcesOrder: List<Int>
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/ui/main/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/ui/main/MainActivity.kt
index 302e2ac1f..2e8308e60 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/ui/main/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/ui/main/MainActivity.kt
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import org.koitharu.kotatsu.ui.main.list.remote.RemoteListFragment
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.ui.reader.ReaderActivity
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.ui.reader.ReaderState
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.ui.settings.SettingsActivity
-import org.koitharu.kotatsu.ui.settings.UpdateService
+import org.koitharu.kotatsu.ui.settings.AppUpdateService
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.utils.ext.getDisplayMessage
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.utils.ext.resolveDp
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class MainActivity : BaseActivity(), NavigationView.OnNavigationItemSelectedList
 			setPrimaryFragment(HistoryListFragment.newInstance())
 		}
 		drawer.postDelayed(4000) {
-			UpdateService.startIfRequired(applicationContext)
+			AppUpdateService.startIfRequired(applicationContext)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/ui/settings/UpdateService.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/ui/settings/AppUpdateService.kt
similarity index 82%
rename from app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/ui/settings/UpdateService.kt
rename to app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/ui/settings/AppUpdateService.kt
index 9ff734e80..002dadec1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/ui/settings/UpdateService.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/ui/settings/AppUpdateService.kt
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ import android.graphics.BitmapFactory
 import android.net.Uri
 import android.os.Build
 import androidx.core.app.NotificationCompat
-import androidx.core.content.edit
-import androidx.preference.PreferenceManager
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CancellationException
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
@@ -20,11 +18,12 @@ import org.koitharu.kotatsu.R
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.core.github.AppVersion
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.core.github.GithubRepository
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.core.github.VersionId
+import org.koitharu.kotatsu.core.prefs.AppSettings
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.ui.common.BaseService
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.utils.FileSizeUtils
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
 
-class UpdateService : BaseService() {
+class AppUpdateService : BaseService() {
 
 	override fun onStartCommand(intent: Intent?, flags: Int, startId: Int): Int {
 		launch(Dispatchers.IO) {
@@ -38,9 +37,7 @@ class UpdateService : BaseService() {
 						showUpdateNotification(version)
 					}
 				}
-				PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(this@UpdateService).edit(true) {
-					putLong(getString(R.string.key_app_update), System.currentTimeMillis())
-				}
+				AppSettings(this@AppUpdateService).appUpdate = System.currentTimeMillis()
 			} catch (_: CancellationException) {
 			} catch (e: Throwable) {
 				if (BuildConfig.DEBUG) {
@@ -72,7 +69,7 @@ class UpdateService : BaseService() {
 		builder.setContentText(buildString {
 			append(newVersion.name)
 			append(" (")
-			append(FileSizeUtils.formatBytes(this@UpdateService, newVersion.apkSize))
+			append(FileSizeUtils.formatBytes(this@AppUpdateService, newVersion.apkSize))
 			append(')')
 		})
 		builder.setContentIntent(
@@ -96,13 +93,15 @@ class UpdateService : BaseService() {
 		private val PERIOD = TimeUnit.HOURS.toMillis(10)
 
 		fun start(context: Context) =
-			context.startService(Intent(context, UpdateService::class.java))
+			context.startService(Intent(context, AppUpdateService::class.java))
 
 		fun startIfRequired(context: Context) {
-			val lastUpdate = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context)
-				.getLong(context.getString(R.string.key_app_update), 0)
-			if (lastUpdate + PERIOD < System.currentTimeMillis()) {
-				start(context)
+			val settings = AppSettings(context)
+			if (settings.appUpdateAuto) {
+				val lastUpdate = settings.appUpdate
+				if (lastUpdate + PERIOD < System.currentTimeMillis()) {
+					start(context)
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/utils/delegates/prefs/LongPreferenceDelegate.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/utils/delegates/prefs/LongPreferenceDelegate.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..34c4c34a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/utils/delegates/prefs/LongPreferenceDelegate.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package org.koitharu.kotatsu.utils.delegates.prefs
+
+import android.content.SharedPreferences
+import androidx.core.content.edit
+import kotlin.properties.ReadWriteProperty
+import kotlin.reflect.KProperty
+
+class LongPreferenceDelegate(private val key: String, private val defValue: Long) :
+	ReadWriteProperty<SharedPreferences, Long> {
+
+	override fun getValue(thisRef: SharedPreferences, property: KProperty<*>): Long {
+		return thisRef.getLong(key, defValue)
+	}
+
+	override fun setValue(thisRef: SharedPreferences, property: KProperty<*>, value: Long) {
+		thisRef.edit {
+			putLong(key, value)
+		}
+	}
+}
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diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-ru/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-ru/strings.xml
index eb4597986..c4c3fc5dd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-ru/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-ru/strings.xml
@@ -107,4 +107,5 @@
     <string name="application_update">Обновление приложения</string>
 	<string name="app_update_available">Доступно обновление приложения</string>
     <string name="about_app">О программе</string>
+	<string name="show_notification_app_update">Показывать уведомление при наличии новой версии</string>
 </resources>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/constants.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/constants.xml
index faba55904..ee418bb03 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/constants.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/constants.xml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 	<string name="key_grid_size">grid_size</string>
 	<string name="key_reader_switchers">reader_switchers</string>
 	<string name="key_app_update">app_update</string>
+	<string name="key_app_update_auto">app_update_auto</string>
 
 	<string name="key_parser_domain">domain</string>
 	<string-array name="values_theme">
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index b96150489..fc33d53f9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -108,4 +108,5 @@
     <string name="application_update">Application update</string>
 	<string name="app_update_available">Application update is available</string>
     <string name="about_app">About</string>
+	<string name="show_notification_app_update">Show notification if update is available</string>
 </resources>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/pref_about.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/pref_about.xml
index 5699e19c1..60d0c0a42 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/pref_about.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/pref_about.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<PreferenceScreen xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
-
+<PreferenceScreen
+	xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+	xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto">
 
+	<SwitchPreference
+		android:defaultValue="true"
+		android:key="@string/key_app_update_auto"
+		android:summary="@string/show_notification_app_update"
+		android:title="@string/application_update"
+		app:allowDividerBelow="true"
+		app:iconSpaceReserved="false" />
 
 </PreferenceScreen>
\ No newline at end of file