iTunes 11 not updating apps automatically

It means "Hold down the Command key while clicking the 'Update' button".

This worked for me -- command-clicking the Update button for one app changed all of the rest to "Will Update". But still, this is a non-intuitive (certainly non-Apple-like) solution. It used to "just work", like Apple products should. Why would they have changed such a basic and important process?

I have had this problem for the past 6 months.

Everything used to work fine and then after an iTunes update it stopped working. The ctr update is a work around at best and is something you expect for from Microsoft and not apple who can ensure quality control. Each subsequent time I update iTunes I hope that this is fixed but to no avail yet 😟

Please fix it, it should be simple and quick.

Itunes is the WORST app . lag, slow, buggy

If app updates won't show, I've found this works (no idea why, I found this answer elsewhere and it works for me):

1. Open System Preferences.
2. Click Network.
3. Click whatever you're using for a network in the left box (generally Ethernet or Wi-Fi).
4. Click the Advanced... button.
5. Click the Proxies button.
6. Click the checkbox for "Automatic Proxy Configuration" (if unchecked, check it; if checked, uncheck it).
7. Click OK.
8. Click Apply.
9. Restart iTunes and click Apps icon, then Updates.

After resolving log-in and password issues, I could not update my apps. When I went into settings and reentered my billing information, it corrected the problem.