Possibly, but the auto update was related to when this happened specifically to me in the past. Maybe it was a fluke or only certain apps act this way. I have little concrete details, but the very notion is creepy and anything that may affect the default should be tried, imo.
I’d be far happier to have to look foolish for being paranoid than see people lose sats because I was dismissive.
So I guess it’s withdraw first, THEN turn off auto update 😆