How to update an app (Apple and Android)

Created by Customer Support, Modified on Wed, 26 Mar at 10:10 AM by Customer Support

How to manually update apps from the Apple App Store

You can turn off automatic updates and update apps manually. Or you can turn on automatic updates so that you don't need to manually update each app.

Update your apps manually (Apple)

On your iPhone and iPad, apps that you download from the App Store automatically update by default. But if there's an issue, you can update an app manually.

How to manually update apps on your iPhone or iPad

Open the App Store.
Tap the My Account buttonor your photo at the top of the screen.
Scroll down to see pending updates and release notes. Tap Update next to an app to update only that app, or tap Update All.

How to update apps on Android devices

Update Android apps manually

Open the Google Play Store app .
At the top right, tap the profile icon.
Tap Manage apps & device.
Under “Updates available,” tap See details.
Next to the app you want to update, tap Update.
- To update all your apps at the same time, tap Update all.

Tips:

When some apps get updated, they require new permissions. You may get a notification that asks whether you accept the new permissions.
To update an app, you may need to restart your device.
If the app has an update available, the "Update" button appears on the app's "Details" page.

Update Android apps automatically

Update all of your Android apps automatically

Open the Google Play app .
At the top right, tap your Profile picture.
Tap Settings Network Preferences Auto-update apps.
Select an option:
- Update all apps over Wi-Fi or mobile data
- Update with limited amount of mobile data
- Update over Wi-Fi only
- Don’t auto-update apps

Tip: If an account on your device has a sign-in error, apps may not update automatically.

Update individual Android apps automatically

Open the Google Play app .
At the top right, tap your Profile picture.
Tap Manage apps & device Manage.
Find the app you want to update automatically.
To open the app's "Details" page, tap the app.
On the app's "Details" page, tap More .
Turn on Enable auto update.

When updates are available, the app updates automatically. To turn off automatic updates, turn off Enable auto update.