iPhone automatic App Updates not working

I have been facing this issue since forever. I always thought it was just one of those issues limited to my device until today that I decided to search if this was a real issue for others too.

Apple, help!

It's 2024, an iPhone 15 Pro Max, and an iPad Pro Max, and It doesn't even notify for the updates. How cool is that? 🤣😜😂

Probably, Apple engineers don't know how to code for auto updates. 🙆🤓 Once they learn from Android, they will undoubtedly implement it. When? Once there is any new technology that replaces mobile devices, they will have time to learn 🤣🤣🤣😂😅😂😁.

This is still an issue, A HUGE ISSUE FOR US! We have been rolling out a meeting app for our annual meeting, next week. We've had several updates over the past few weeks to fix little bugs and tweaks. The only way we can get our app to update automatically is to uninstall it and reinstall it.

I came on here to find a solution. I thought it was an issue with our app, but it appears to be something bigger.

I am having the same issue since iphone x or even before. I dont even remember the last time the apps were being updated automatically. I have tried all the fixes and instructions from apple with no hope. How many f***n years do you still need to fix this? I have changed my iphone to a new one several times and it seems that it wont be solved unless we change the f***n apple id. Bunch of loosers. Its our bad keep using this garbage.

I post to say: you are not alone and to add to the tally who have this issue.

Automatic App Updates have never worked for me, ever. I’ve had various iPhones, having upgraded every year or two, and never has auto app update worked.

My sister and her husband have the same issue (the other day he had 48 apps that had an update pending). My parents iPhones have the same issue too.

I hope someone can help, or can escalate.

I’ve been dealing with this for a few years now on multiple devices: iPhone X, iPhone 13, the last two generations of iPad, Watch 7 & 8, and now my Vision Pro. As much money as they charge us (and we keep mindlessly buying) you’d think that something as simple as making sure auto-updates work would have been squashed as soon as it appeared… yet here we are, years later. My confidence in Apple has been wavering for a while, and while this isn’t going to be the straw that breaks the camel, it is adding to the haystack. Not impressed.

I’ve just got the iPhone 15 pro max, having used Android flagships for the last 10 years. I’m having this same issue with the App Store and can confirm the exact same thing happened with the Android Play Store and apps did not update automatically

Same issue here since 2016 my first iphone 5C. I believe they are padding the daily views/visits stats for the app store. Imagine if half of us opening app store every few days are just there for updates not to browse for new apps. Could be under-motivating for new developers to realize many aren’t checking for their great new app.

I think I have never been able to get my apps to automatically update. As long as I’ve owned iPhone, it’s been “auto” updating in that a couple apps will update randomly but I have to go refresh my App Store if I want all the apps to update.

No, this does not happen on any of my Android devices. Toggling "automatically update apps" on Android makes apps update automatically. On all of my Apple devices, toggling "automatic downloads" does absolutely nothing that I can see.

I too am finally here to check out a solution.

I used to think maybe my old iPhone had a problem, until I have upgraded to the latest iPhone thinking surely it’s resolved now but the exact same problem is still here!!

I also used to think maybe it needs to be plugged in and wifi. But I plug it in every night and often at home!

Sometimes I would only know I need to update an app because I come a cross a problem accessing the app or have a glitch where I lose a file eg on Instagram.

That SOUNDS good, except somehow Google is able to avoid this problem with all of their apps on millions of different devices (of all different brands) all over the globe, and their servers aren't overwhelmed. It also doesn't explain why system OS updates aren't happening automatically either on iOS. I need to manually check for available updates and then need to install them manually.

Just seeing this thread after doing a search w the same issue. I have a lot of things set up in my content restrictions and I’m wondering if that is somehow inhibiting my apps from automatically updating ? Anyone have anything on this -

I’ve had the same problem for years and years now! It is very irritating. I’ll go into my apps and have 60 apps or more that need to be updated. I’ve been dealing with it so long I’m just use to manually updating them. Although I shouldn’t have to and I’ll forget sometimes for weeks to update apps because honestly I shouldn’t have to. My phone does my automatic system updates but never updates any apps on its own even though I have it marked to do it!

well yeah obviously we ain’t dumb, but they promote “auto updates, as well as auto software updates”

That’s a lie, I have to physically update with that “update all” button rather having them do it by themselves “automatically”