If you own an iPhone or any phone for that matter, you will need to update your apps regularly. Most apps you use on a daily occurrence will be updated every couple of weeks, meaning it’s essential you keep an eye out for their updates and update them when available. In most cases, an update is easily done and will be completed within a couple of minutes – major updates can take longer (for example, a system update).
There are many reasons for an app on your iPhone to be updated. Some updates will be released to improve the efficiency of the apps, some will be to patch up security flaws. Other reasons could be to enable new features or to give you additional content. It’s important you never ignore an update as if it’s to patch up a security flaw, the longer you go without updating and the more updates released, the more at risk your iPhone is of someone attempting to hack into it.
Updating iPhone apps from the app store
The process of updating iPhone apps from the apps store is easily done. It requires you to follow a few steps and once accepted your Apple device will do the rest. Some people like to switch on automatic updates, meaning if you have done this in the past, you may find all your apps are up-to-date.
So how do you update iPhone apps from the app store? follow these simple instructions.
- Log into your iPhone and load up the app store
- On the top right of your screen, you will see a profile icon – select this
- Scroll down and you will see pending updated and release notes
- On the right of the application, tap the update button
- This will then update the app on your iPhone
- If you prefer, you can click the update all button to update all apps on your iPhone device.
How to turn on automatic updates
If you are happy with your applications automatically updating in the background when using your iPhone, you can set them to update automatically. To do this, follow these instructions:
- Navigate your iPhone and select the settings app
- When in the settings area, select the app store
- Select the automatic downloads button – you can turn off automatic updates by following these steps.
We hope these instructions help you to easily update iPhone apps from the app store. If you own other Apple devices like an Apple watch or an Apple laptop, it’s important you update your apps on these devices as well. In most instances, the instructions above will be fairly similar to updating those devices if you are unsure of how to update them.
Have you tried to follow the instructions above? Did you find them easy enough to follow? Do you have an additional way to update your iPhone apps? Is there anything you would like to share that will help our readers? Please let us know in the comment box below, we would love to hear from you.