diff --git a/res/layout/preferences_dialog.xml b/res/layout/preferences_dialog.xml
index 898f53e6efbae7f43d7782564d7cf79fd9f9de8c..e30c1172e78cb18db9f29de6e1ede686962c638a 100644
--- a/res/layout/preferences_dialog.xml
+++ b/res/layout/preferences_dialog.xml
@@ -7,13 +7,27 @@
     android:paddingStart="24dp"
     android:paddingTop="16dp">
 
-    <Switch
-        android:id="@+id/preferences_auto_updates_check"
+    <LinearLayout
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
         android:layout_marginBottom="16dp"
-        android:text="@string/menu_auto_updates_check"
-        android:textSize="16sp" />
+        android:orientation="horizontal">
+
+        <TextView
+            android:layout_width="0dp"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_weight="1"
+            android:text="@string/menu_auto_updates_check"
+            android:textColor="@color/inverted"
+            android:textSize="16sp" />
+
+        <Spinner
+            android:id="@+id/preferences_auto_updates_check_interval"
+            android:layout_width="0dp"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_weight="1"
+            android:entries="@array/menu_auto_updates_check_interval_entries" />
+    </LinearLayout>
 
     <Switch
         android:id="@+id/preferences_auto_delete_updates"
diff --git a/res/values/arrays.xml b/res/values/arrays.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..287c221c07d0919b297bbcbd3c2c778ef220b492
--- /dev/null
+++ b/res/values/arrays.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!--
+     Copyright (C) 2019 The LineageOS Project
+
+     Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+     you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+     You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+          http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+     Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+     distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+     WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+     See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+     limitations under the License.
+-->
+<resources>
+    <string-array name="menu_auto_updates_check_interval_entries" translatable="false">
+        <item>@string/menu_auto_updates_check_interval_never</item>
+        <item>@string/menu_auto_updates_check_interval_daily</item>
+        <item>@string/menu_auto_updates_check_interval_weekly</item>
+        <item>@string/menu_auto_updates_check_interval_monthly</item>
+    </string-array>
+</resources>
diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index aa8405932a5a097b5a367948c20a84e7fbf4b569..b3ce44e0266bed3411cb7cbe0e76df4bd8b4703c 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@
     <string name="menu_refresh">Refresh</string>
     <string name="menu_preferences">Preferences</string>
     <string name="menu_auto_updates_check">Auto updates check</string>
+    <string name="menu_auto_updates_check_interval_daily">Once a day</string>
+    <string name="menu_auto_updates_check_interval_weekly">Once a week</string>
+    <string name="menu_auto_updates_check_interval_monthly">Once a month</string>
+    <string name="menu_auto_updates_check_interval_never">Never</string>
     <string name="menu_auto_delete_updates">Delete updates when installed</string>
     <string name="menu_delete_update">Delete</string>
     <string name="menu_copy_url">Copy URL</string>
diff --git a/src/org/lineageos/updater/UpdatesActivity.java b/src/org/lineageos/updater/UpdatesActivity.java
index 2d3fc57f0ea87cfeb354d461fcb729142832c5a4..efea969827bbf087bfb73186ae83f575ad68fb01 100644
--- a/src/org/lineageos/updater/UpdatesActivity.java
+++ b/src/org/lineageos/updater/UpdatesActivity.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import android.view.View;
 import android.view.animation.Animation;
 import android.view.animation.LinearInterpolator;
 import android.view.animation.RotateAnimation;
+import android.widget.Spinner;
 import android.widget.Switch;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
@@ -292,7 +293,7 @@ public class UpdatesActivity extends UpdatesListActivity {
             long millis = System.currentTimeMillis();
             preferences.edit().putLong(Constants.PREF_LAST_UPDATE_CHECK, millis).apply();
             updateLastCheckedString();
-            if (json.exists() && preferences.getBoolean(Constants.PREF_AUTO_UPDATES_CHECK, true) &&
+            if (json.exists() && Utils.isUpdateCheckEnabled(this) &&
                     Utils.checkForNewUpdates(json, jsonNew)) {
                 UpdatesCheckReceiver.updateRepeatingUpdatesCheck(this);
             }
@@ -406,7 +407,8 @@ public class UpdatesActivity extends UpdatesListActivity {
 
     private void showPreferencesDialog() {
         View view = LayoutInflater.from(this).inflate(R.layout.preferences_dialog, null);
-        Switch autoCheck = view.findViewById(R.id.preferences_auto_updates_check);
+        Spinner autoCheckInterval =
+                view.findViewById(R.id.preferences_auto_updates_check_interval);
         Switch autoDelete = view.findViewById(R.id.preferences_auto_delete_updates);
         Switch dataWarning = view.findViewById(R.id.preferences_mobile_data_warning);
         Switch abPerfMode = view.findViewById(R.id.preferences_ab_perf_mode);
@@ -416,7 +418,7 @@ public class UpdatesActivity extends UpdatesListActivity {
         }
 
         SharedPreferences prefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(this);
-        autoCheck.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean(Constants.PREF_AUTO_UPDATES_CHECK, true));
+        autoCheckInterval.setSelection(Utils.getUpdateCheckSetting(this));
         autoDelete.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean(Constants.PREF_AUTO_DELETE_UPDATES, false));
         dataWarning.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean(Constants.PREF_MOBILE_DATA_WARNING, true));
         abPerfMode.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean(Constants.PREF_AB_PERF_MODE, false));
@@ -426,8 +428,8 @@ public class UpdatesActivity extends UpdatesListActivity {
                 .setView(view)
                 .setOnDismissListener(dialogInterface -> {
                     prefs.edit()
-                            .putBoolean(Constants.PREF_AUTO_UPDATES_CHECK,
-                                    autoCheck.isChecked())
+                            .putInt(Constants.PREF_AUTO_UPDATES_CHECK_INTERVAL,
+                                    autoCheckInterval.getSelectedItemPosition())
                             .putBoolean(Constants.PREF_AUTO_DELETE_UPDATES,
                                     autoDelete.isChecked())
                             .putBoolean(Constants.PREF_MOBILE_DATA_WARNING,
@@ -436,7 +438,7 @@ public class UpdatesActivity extends UpdatesListActivity {
                                     abPerfMode.isChecked())
                             .apply();
 
-                    if (autoCheck.isChecked()) {
+                    if (Utils.isUpdateCheckEnabled(this)) {
                         UpdatesCheckReceiver.scheduleRepeatingUpdatesCheck(this);
                     } else {
                         UpdatesCheckReceiver.cancelRepeatingUpdatesCheck(this);
diff --git a/src/org/lineageos/updater/UpdatesCheckReceiver.java b/src/org/lineageos/updater/UpdatesCheckReceiver.java
index c7f1b4e4c75575182126795e10551b4b773afbb5..d0769cf768fa6fadfd992dfd55be474ba9ce0bfd 100644
--- a/src/org/lineageos/updater/UpdatesCheckReceiver.java
+++ b/src/org/lineageos/updater/UpdatesCheckReceiver.java
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ public class UpdatesCheckReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
 
         final SharedPreferences preferences =
                 PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context);
-        if (!preferences.getBoolean(Constants.PREF_AUTO_UPDATES_CHECK, true)) {
+
+        if (!Utils.isUpdateCheckEnabled(context)) {
             return;
         }
 
@@ -155,15 +156,19 @@ public class UpdatesCheckReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
     }
 
     public static void scheduleRepeatingUpdatesCheck(Context context) {
-        long millisToNextRelease = millisToNextRelease(context);
+        if (!Utils.isUpdateCheckEnabled(context)) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         PendingIntent updateCheckIntent = getRepeatingUpdatesCheckIntent(context);
         AlarmManager alarmMgr = (AlarmManager) context.getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
-        alarmMgr.setInexactRepeating(AlarmManager.ELAPSED_REALTIME,
-                SystemClock.elapsedRealtime() + millisToNextRelease,
-                AlarmManager.INTERVAL_DAY, updateCheckIntent);
+        alarmMgr.setRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC, System.currentTimeMillis() +
+                Utils.getUpdateCheckInterval(context), Utils.getUpdateCheckInterval(context),
+                updateCheckIntent);
 
-        Date nextCheckDate = new Date(System.currentTimeMillis() + millisToNextRelease);
-        Log.d(TAG, "Setting daily updates check: " + nextCheckDate);
+        Date nextCheckDate = new Date(System.currentTimeMillis() +
+                Utils.getUpdateCheckInterval(context));
+        Log.d(TAG, "Setting automatic updates check: " + nextCheckDate);
     }
 
     public static void cancelRepeatingUpdatesCheck(Context context) {
@@ -194,51 +199,4 @@ public class UpdatesCheckReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
         alarmMgr.cancel(getUpdatesCheckIntent(context));
         Log.d(TAG, "Cancelling pending one-shot check");
     }
-
-    private static long millisToNextRelease(Context context) {
-        final long extraMillis = 3 * AlarmManager.INTERVAL_HOUR;
-
-        List<UpdateInfo> updates = null;
-        try {
-            updates = Utils.parseJson(Utils.getCachedUpdateList(context), false);
-        } catch (IOException | JSONException ignored) {
-        }
-
-        if (updates == null || updates.size() == 0) {
-            return SystemClock.elapsedRealtime() + AlarmManager.INTERVAL_DAY;
-        }
-
-        long buildTimestamp = 0;
-        for (UpdateInfo update : updates) {
-            if (update.getTimestamp() > buildTimestamp) {
-                buildTimestamp = update.getTimestamp();
-            }
-        }
-        buildTimestamp *= 1000;
-
-        Calendar c = Calendar.getInstance();
-        long now = c.getTimeInMillis();
-        c.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, 0);
-        c.set(Calendar.MINUTE, 0);
-        c.set(Calendar.SECOND, 0);
-        c.set(Calendar.MILLISECOND, 0);
-        c.setTimeInMillis(c.getTimeInMillis() + millisSinceMidnight(buildTimestamp));
-        long millisToNextRelease = (c.getTimeInMillis() - now);
-        millisToNextRelease += extraMillis;
-        if (c.getTimeInMillis() < now) {
-            millisToNextRelease += AlarmManager.INTERVAL_DAY;
-        }
-
-        return millisToNextRelease;
-    }
-
-    private static long millisSinceMidnight(long millis) {
-        Calendar c = Calendar.getInstance();
-        c.setTimeInMillis(millis);
-        c.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, 0);
-        c.set(Calendar.MINUTE, 0);
-        c.set(Calendar.SECOND, 0);
-        c.set(Calendar.MILLISECOND, 0);
-        return millis - c.getTimeInMillis();
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/org/lineageos/updater/misc/Constants.java b/src/org/lineageos/updater/misc/Constants.java
index 5bc0e8b5cd7fd4c6d7e711c1f6fedfea8d3de970..81e7c1a3a9bd312cb4d14f4d483d2f12e0c45f6e 100644
--- a/src/org/lineageos/updater/misc/Constants.java
+++ b/src/org/lineageos/updater/misc/Constants.java
@@ -23,8 +23,13 @@ public final class Constants {
     public static final String AB_PAYLOAD_BIN_PATH = "payload.bin";
     public static final String AB_PAYLOAD_PROPERTIES_PATH = "payload_properties.txt";
 
+    public static final int AUTO_UPDATES_CHECK_INTERVAL_NEVER = 0;
+    public static final int AUTO_UPDATES_CHECK_INTERVAL_DAILY = 1;
+    public static final int AUTO_UPDATES_CHECK_INTERVAL_WEEKLY = 2;
+    public static final int AUTO_UPDATES_CHECK_INTERVAL_MONTHLY = 3;
+
     public static final String PREF_LAST_UPDATE_CHECK = "last_update_check";
-    public static final String PREF_AUTO_UPDATES_CHECK = "auto_updates_check";
+    public static final String PREF_AUTO_UPDATES_CHECK_INTERVAL = "auto_updates_check_interval";
     public static final String PREF_AUTO_DELETE_UPDATES = "auto_delete_updates";
     public static final String PREF_AB_PERF_MODE = "ab_perf_mode";
     public static final String PREF_MOBILE_DATA_WARNING = "pref_mobile_data_warning";
diff --git a/src/org/lineageos/updater/misc/Utils.java b/src/org/lineageos/updater/misc/Utils.java
index 171c2ccf002d26a9427324195541053b08b0d155..6ca7f9410d2b8eb09db023c99b3ad1dc598df681 100644
--- a/src/org/lineageos/updater/misc/Utils.java
+++ b/src/org/lineageos/updater/misc/Utils.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package org.lineageos.updater.misc;
 
+import android.app.AlarmManager;
 import android.content.ClipData;
 import android.content.ClipboardManager;
 import android.content.Context;
@@ -368,4 +369,26 @@ public class Utils {
         StorageManager sm = (StorageManager) context.getSystemService(Context.STORAGE_SERVICE);
         return sm.isEncrypted(file);
     }
+
+    public static int getUpdateCheckSetting(Context context) {
+        SharedPreferences preferences = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context);
+        return preferences.getInt(Constants.PREF_AUTO_UPDATES_CHECK_INTERVAL,
+                Constants.AUTO_UPDATES_CHECK_INTERVAL_WEEKLY);
+    }
+
+    public static boolean isUpdateCheckEnabled(Context context) {
+        return getUpdateCheckSetting(context) != Constants.AUTO_UPDATES_CHECK_INTERVAL_NEVER;
+    }
+
+    public static long getUpdateCheckInterval(Context context) {
+        switch (Utils.getUpdateCheckSetting(context)) {
+            case Constants.AUTO_UPDATES_CHECK_INTERVAL_DAILY:
+                return AlarmManager.INTERVAL_DAY;
+            case Constants.AUTO_UPDATES_CHECK_INTERVAL_WEEKLY:
+            default:
+                return AlarmManager.INTERVAL_DAY * 7;
+            case Constants.AUTO_UPDATES_CHECK_INTERVAL_MONTHLY:
+                return AlarmManager.INTERVAL_DAY * 30;
+        }
+    }
 }