diff --git a/packages/lib/models/settings/builtInMetadata.ts b/packages/lib/models/settings/builtInMetadata.ts
index f25a4f2b0..9db55a995 100644
--- a/packages/lib/models/settings/builtInMetadata.ts
+++ b/packages/lib/models/settings/builtInMetadata.ts
@@ -1553,12 +1553,14 @@ const builtInMetadata = (Setting: typeof SettingType) => {
 		},
 
 		'featureFlag.autoUpdaterServiceEnabled': {
-			value: true,
+			value: false,
 			type: SettingItemType.Bool,
 			public: true,
 			storage: SettingStorage.File,
+			appTypes: [AppType.Desktop],
 			label: () => 'Enable auto-updates',
 			description: () => 'Enable this feature to receive notifications about updates and install them instead of manually downloading them. Restart app to start receiving auto-updates.',
+			show: () => shim.isWindows() || shim.isMac(),
 			section: 'application',
 			isGlobal: true,
 		},