Ignoring exceptions, is there a phonological rule to choose when to use umlauts in German plurals?

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There are some rules regarding the plurals of the word, but they are highly complicated and ambiguous. It will be challenging for a learner to form plurals if you go by those rules. The more natural way is to memorise the plural form of the word simultaneously as you come across a new word.
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