Update Android apps manually Keep updates automatic Enable individual automatic updates
Updating Android applications is essential. The reasons? There are several: security, privacy, new functions, compatibility, stability, etc. So, having so many reasons to keep them updated, how can we make sure that as soon as a new version comes out, we will have it available on our mobile? It is very simple and we will explain it a little further below..
Update Android apps manually
We have two options: update all applications or one by one, this can be done without problems from the Play Store.
- We open the Play Store app and go to the icon of our profile in the upper right corner of the screen.
- Next, we are going to choose Manage apps and devices, then we are going to Updates available.
- Here we will be able to view a list of applications that require updating. The only thing we will have to do is click on Update next to each application that we want to update.
- In case we want to update all the applications at once, we will have to click on the Update all button at the top.
Keep updates automatic
If we maintain automatic updates, when a new version is available it will be downloaded in the background. This means that we will not have to do anything to update and keep up to date..
We will not have to check the Play Store from time to time or anything similar. Usually, automatic updates are enabled by default, but sometimes they are not, so it is better to check.
- We open the Play Store and click on the icon of our profile that is located in the upper right corner of the screen.
- Next, we will have to go to Settings> Network preferences> Automatically update applications.
- From this section we will have a few options. We can choose Only Wi-Fi if we want the apps to update only when we are connected to a Wi-Fi internet network. We can also select mobile data and Wi-Fi, which means that, regardless of the connection we have on the mobile, when there is a new version, it will be updated. This is not the best option if we have a limited data plan.
In case we do not want to keep automatic updates activated, we will have to select Do not automatically update applications and that's it..
Enable individual automatic updates
- We open the Play Store and go to the icon of our profile in the upper right corner.
- Next, we are going to Manage applications and devices, then click on Manage at the top.
- We press the application that we want to update automatically.
- We will have to select the three dots that are in the upper corner of the screen and make sure that Enable automatic update is activated. In case we do not want this to work, we will uncheck it.
In this simple way, we can configure Android application updates automatically, manually or individually.
