{"id":278949,"date":"2021-06-19T18:23:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-19T15:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-update-apps-and-games-on-android\/"},"modified":"2021-06-19T18:23:00","modified_gmt":"2021-06-19T15:23:00","slug":"how-to-update-apps-and-games-on-android","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-update-apps-and-games-on-android\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Update Apps and Games on Android"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2dfb4d65fd0\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2dfb4d65fd0\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-update-apps-and-games-on-android\/#How_to_Check_for_App_Updates_on_Android\" >How to Check for App Updates on Android<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-update-apps-and-games-on-android\/#How_to_Auto-Update_Android_Apps\" >How to Auto-Update Android Apps<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#How to Update <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>s and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game<\/a>s on Android&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage wp-image-725349 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/google-play-store.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"555\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/sanktpetersburg-russia-august-19-2018-play-1159513891\" data-credittext=\"BigTunaOnline\/Shutterstock\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/sanktpetersburg-russia-august-19-2018-play-1159513891\">BigTunaOnline\/Shutterstock<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>An important part of making sure that your Android phone is running smoothly and securely is keeping apps and games updated. It\u2019s not exactly obvious how you\u2019re supposed to do that, but we\u2019ll show you how it\u2019s done.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Check_for_App_Updates_on_Android\"><\/span>How to Check for App Updates on Android<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The place to check for updates is the same one that you visit to download apps and games\u2014the Google Play Store. Open the Play Store app on your Android phone or tablet and tap your profile icon in the top-right corner.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-722697\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2021-04-08_9-57-33.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"451\" height=\"193\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Select \u201cManage Apps &amp; Games\u201d from the menu that appears.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-734728\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/2021-06-15_16-05-23.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Select &quot;Manage Apps and Games.&quot;\" width=\"450\" height=\"165\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>On the next screen, you\u2019ll want to look for \u201cUpdates Available\u201d or \u201cAll Apps Up to Date.\u201d If you see the latter, you can stop here.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-734726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/2021-06-15_16-07-48.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"&quot;All Apps Up to Date.&quot;\" width=\"452\" height=\"126\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>If you see \u201cUpdates Available,\u201d tap \u201cUpdate All\u201d to im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely install all the updates, or select \u201cSee Details\u201d to review the updates first.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-734727\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/2021-06-15_16-06-07.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Select &quot;Update All&quot; or &quot;See Details.&quot;\" width=\"452\" height=\"136\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Choosing \u201cSee Details\u201d will bring you to the \u201cUpdates\u201d tab. From here you can either select the \u201cUpdate\u201d button next to an individual app or tap \u201cUpdate All\u201d to update everything at once.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-725360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2021-04-27_16-34-13.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Tap &quot;Update All&quot; to update all of your apps and games\" width=\"446\" height=\"360\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s it! The updates will begin downloading and installing. You can see the progress indicated with circles around the app icons.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Auto-Update_Android_Apps\"><\/span>How to Auto-Update Android Apps<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019re not interested in checking for app and game updates on a regular basis, you can allow apps to auto-update themselves in the Play Store.<\/p>\n<p>Open the Play Store app and tap your profile icon in the top-right corner.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-722697\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2021-04-08_9-57-33.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"451\" height=\"193\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Select \u201cSettings\u201d from the pop-up menu.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-725358\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2021-04-27_16-38-21.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Select &quot;Settings&quot; from the menu.\" width=\"449\" height=\"152\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Expand the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a>\u201d section and select \u201cAuto-Update Apps.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-725357\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2021-04-27_16-39-11.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Choose the &quot;Auto-Update Apps&quot; option in &quot;General.&quot;\" width=\"449\" height=\"435\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Make sure that \u201cOver Any Network\u201d or \u201cOver Wi-Fi Only\u201d is selected, and then tap \u201cDone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-725356\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2021-04-27_16-40-08.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Make sure &quot;Over Any Network&quot; or &quot;Over Wi-Fi Only&quot; is selected and then tap the &quot;Done&quot; button.\" width=\"449\" height=\"296\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Every app will now be able to auto-update in the background. If there\u2019s a particular app or game that you don\u2019t want to auto-update, go to the app\u2019s Play Store listing and tap the three-dot menu icon in the top-right corner.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-725355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2021-04-27_16-41-53.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"449\" height=\"182\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Uncheck the \u201cEnable Auto Update\u201d option.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-725354\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2021-04-27_16-42-07.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Uncheck the &quot;Enable Auto Update&quot; option.\" width=\"451\" height=\"190\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s all there is to updating Android apps and games! 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