You can update applications on an iPhone in several ways: directly using the App Store or a computer on which iTunes is installed. At the bottom right of the App Store screen is the Updates tab. The procedure through iTunes is a little more complex, but it allows you to keep the downloaded updates in order to restore a previous version of a specific app in the future.
Steps
Method 1 of 2: Update Via the App Store
Step 1. Launch the App Store application
If prompted, enter your Apple ID and associated login password. When finished, press the Login button.
Step 2. Tap Updates
The total number of available updates is indicated inside a small red badge located in the upper right corner of the "Updates" icon
Step 3. Press the Update All button
It is located in the upper right corner of the screen.
- Alternatively, you can hit the Update button next to each application you want to update.
- The icon of the applications being updated, located inside the Home of the device, will appear disabled until the procedure is completed. Through the Home screen you will have the possibility to temporarily stop updating any application. Alternatively, you can stop the entire update process via the App Store Updates tab.
Method 2 of 2: Update Using iTunes
Step 1. Turn on the iPhone
Step 2. Connect your device to your computer using the supplied USB data cable
Step 3. Launch the iTunes program
The latter, depending on the configuration settings of the computer, could start automatically as soon as the iPhone is connected.
If you haven't installed iTunes on your computer yet, you can download it from the following URL
Step 4. Select the drop-down menu for iTunes content categories
It is located at the top of the window, between the navigation controls and the iPhone icon. This menu is used to access the various screens that make up the iTunes program.
Step 5. Choose the Edit option
Step 6. Select the Applications check button
Step 7. Now press the Finish button
It is located at the bottom of the menu. The application options will now be shown directly within the drop-down menu.
Step 8. Choose the Applications option
Step 9. Log in using your Apple ID
Type your username and password in the appropriate text fields, then press the Login button.
If you've already logged into your Apple account via iTunes, you won't be prompted to do so now
Step 10. Press the Updates button
All applications that need to be updated will be displayed in the appeared list.
If there are no updates to download and install, the text message "All apps are up to date" will be displayed in the center of the page
Step 11. Press the Update All Apps button
It is located in the lower right corner of the "Updates" tab. You will receive a sound notification when all applications have been updated.
If you want to update only a specific application, select it with the mouse and press the relevant Update button
Step 12. Select the iPhone-shaped icon
It's located to the right of the iTunes content category drop-down menu.
Step 13. Press the Sync button
The iPhone will be synchronized with the iTunes contents. A progress bar will appear at the top of the window to indicate the progress of the synchronization process. At the end of the process all the apps on the iOS device will have been updated through the relevant version in iTunes.
Advice
- The App Store icon, present on the Home of iOS devices, has a small red badge located in the upper right corner, which indicates the number of updates available. You can disable this feature of the iOS operating system by accessing ⚙ Settings, choosing the Notifications item, selecting the App Store application and deactivating the slider Badge App Icon.
- You can activate automatic updates by accessing the app ⚙ Settings, choosing the item> iTunes Store and App Store and activating the slider Updates located within the section Automatic Downloads.
- If an app update gets stuck, try signing out of the App Store and signing in again. If that doesn't work, try using iTunes to sync the apps installed on your device.
