As software developers make small improvements to their programs, it’s usual practice for them to offer updates on a regular basis. You should always maintain your Android apps up-to-date to ensure that you have the latest security and bug fixes. In addition, you may be missing out on recently added functionality. You’ll have to manually update your apps from the Google Play Store if you don’t have automatic updates set.
Both automatically and manually, your Android smartphone or tablet can receive updates for its installed applications. Your phone or tablet’s app updates can be controlled in a variety of ways.
How to automatically update Android app versions
- Open the Google Play Store application on your Android device.
- Click on the account profile logo located in the upper corner of the display.
- Click”Settings” from the pop-up menu that appears.
- Choose”Network preferences” from the list of options.
- Select “Auto-update apps” inside the Network Preferences drop-down menu.
- A pop-up window will appear, requesting your preferred update method. Tap your preferred option to select it. I have selected “Over Wi-Fi Only.”
- When you are done, tap “Done”.
How to manually update Android app versions
- Open the Google Play Store on your Android phone or tablet.
- Click on the account profile logo located in the upper corner of the display.
- From the pop-up menu, choose “Manage apps and devices.”
- Under the “Updates available” tab, tap “Update all” to finish all of the updates that are waiting. Tap the particular apps if you do not want to update all apps.
- If you are updating an individual app manually, after tapping on the app itself, tap the three vertical dots in the upper-right corner of the screen. Apps that are set to auto-update will have a green box with a checkmark next to “Enable auto-update.” (If the app is not set to auto-update, the box will be white or gray, with no checkmark.) You can change this setting by tapping on the box.
