But if you really, truly love to update your apps, there is something that you can do a few times a day regardless of whether your iPhone is toggled on or toggled off for Automatic Updates. Open the App Store and in the upper right corner, tap the circle with your initials inside it. On the bottom quarter of the screen you’ll see apps that have been recently updated with a pill-shaped icon that says “open” next to the app’s name. Tap on the icon and the app will indeed open. Now, if you put your finger on the upper part of the screen where your name and icon are listed, scroll down until you see a gears spinning right under the word “Update.” Let your finger go from the display and the screen will retract. If there are any new updates for your apps, they will appear. Tap on the Update All link to bring those apps up-to-date.
It’s a simple way to be one step ahead of the crowd when it comes to iPhone apps. Using this method, we’ve received anywhere between one app update and nearly 40 at one time.
