If you are using an iPhone, then it is important to update applications on your iPhone. When you update your iPhone, it can fixes bugs, get security patches, all the latest features, bug fixes, and an upgraded interface. Also, to keep your iPhone apps up-to-date ensure a smooth performance. Updated iPhone can seamlessly compatible with the latest iOS version. With in-built feature of apple, it automatically updates your iPhone apps in the background. But, you can manually also update your apps. You have full control on how, when and which apps you want to update. If you are also an iPhone user and want to update your iPhone apps then go through this article and know how you can update your iPhone Apps both automatically and manually.
Update Apps on iPhone Automatically
Apple comes with an in-built feature, an “Automatic App Updates” that offers automatically updates all apps on your iPhone. This feature will keep all your apps up to date, particularly if you have many applications installed on your iPhone. By default, iOS automatically updates apps in the background, and install it your device. But, you cannot choose which app is updated when and that ought not be an issue since iOS adjusts to your usage patterns and chooses the time when you’re less inclined to use your device.
- First open the Settings app on your iPhone and select the option App Store.
- Under the Automatic Downloads, you will see the option App Updates. Toggle on that option.
- Then you will have to choose additional settings like whether you want to allow automatic app updates on Mobile Data, or on Wi-Fi.
- Under the Cellular Data section turn the toggle against Automatic Downloads to enable it.
- If you don’t want to install any app over 200MB, then you can also choose the option Ask If Over 200 MB.
- If you want to update apps on your iPhone manually, then disabled automatic app updates option.
Update Apps on iPhone Manually
If you want full control on your app updates and don’t want to update your iPhone automatically, then you can disable the automatic app updated. Incase your iPhone is not updating apps automatically, then you can update your iPhone apps manually. You can either update all apps at once or update an individual app or all apps.
- First open the Settings app on your iPhone and select the option App Store.
- Under the Automatic Downloads, you will see the option App Updates. Toggle off that option.
- After that go to the App Store on your iPhone and on the top right corner your will see your Profile icon tap on that.
- Then, you can scroll down until you see a list of apps. If, next to any apps you will see the Update option, then it means for that apps updates are available. Click on Update next to each app to update that app.
- If any apps already been updated, then you will see the option Open, on the flip side.
- In case, you want to update all the apps at once, those are available for update, then tap on Update All.
