How to Update Apps on iPhone and iPad Manually or Automatically
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Method 1: Auto-Update Apps on iPhone and iPad
iPhone and iPad usually have automatic app updates turned on by default. However, in lieu ofsaving data,battery, or while troubleshooting some issues, it might have been disabled.
OpenSettings, go toApp Store, and Under Automatic Downloads, turn on the toggle forApp Updates.
Notably, these automatic update downloads follow their schedule (depending on battery, data, time of the day, etc.) In a nutshell, an update is not downloaded as soon as it is available.
Method 2: How to Manually Update iOS or iPadOS Apps
As mentioned above, you can manually update apps when you don’t want to wait for automatic updates or, for some reason, yourapps aren’t updating automatically. And amazingly there is more than one way to do so.
1. Update Apps via App Store Account Panel
Step 1: Launch theApp Store→ tap yourprofile iconfrom the top-right corner.
Step 2: Here, you’ll spot anAvailable updateorUpcoming Automatic Updatessection. You can either,
2. Search for the App to Force an Update
To update a specific app on your iPhone, you cansearch for the appin the App Store, andUpdateit if available.
3. Ask Siri to Check for App Updates
You can also askSirito open an app in the App Store, and you can quicklyUpdatethe app.
How to Pause and Restart an Update on iPhone or iPad
If you’ve initiated an app update, only to realize that you’relow on batteryor cellular data, here’s how you can stop or pause the update and continue later
To pause an app update, simply tap theprogress circle. Tap the progress circle again to begin the update.
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Last updated on 30 June, 2024
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