How To Update Apps On Samsung Galaxy

Update Play Store and Galaxy Store apps on the phone

Person looking at Galaxy Store on their Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G

Sometimes app developers will release updates to fix bugs, make improvements, or just give a general tune-up. Keeping your apps updated is the best way to make sure you always have the latest features and the best performance. You don't have to worry about keeping track of updates for every single app on your phone, however. You can turn on auto-updates and let it do it for you.

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The Play Store is like a supermarket for apps; you can find all apps developed and published through Google.

Open thePlay Store, tap your profile picture, and then tapManage apps & device.
Tap Updates available to see what apps need updates.
From here, you can either tapUpdate next to individual apps, or tapUpdate all to install all available updates.

List of updates available in the Play Store

In some rare cases in Android 10 or 11, a manual update may fail to complete. Here are additional steps you can take to resolve the issue:

Open your phone's Settings.
Tap Apps, and then tapGoogle Play Store.
TapStorage, and then tapClear data.
Read the information, and then tapOK.

Note : Doing this will clear some of your Play Store settings like parental controls, auto-update preferences, etc. Please recheck these settings after following these steps.

Galaxy Apps has exclusive content made just for Samsung devices. You will need to update these apps separately from your Play Store apps.

OpenGalaxy Store, tap the Menu icon (the three horizontal lines), in the upper left corner, and then tap Updates. From here, you can either tap the circlingarrow next to individual apps to update one at a time, or tap Update all to install all available updates.

Updates in Galaxy Store

When apps update automatically, you won't have to give updating them a second thought. Follow these steps to turn on Auto Updates in the Galaxy Store:

OpenGalaxy Store, and then tap theMenu icon (the three horizontal lines), in the upper left corner. Tap theSettings icon (it looks like a gear), and then tapAuto update apps. Select your desired setting.

List of Auto update apps choices in the Galaxy Store

Let the Play Store take care of updates automatically so you don't have to worry about it.

Open thePlayStore, and then tap your profile picture.
TapSettings, and then tap Network preferences.
TapAuto-update apps, and then select your desired setting.

List of Auto-update apps choices in the Play Store

If an app updates, but you like the old version better, you can uninstall the update to go back to the previous version.

Navigate to Settings, and then tap Apps. Find and tap the app you want to roll back, and then tap More options in the upper right corner. Tap Uninstall updates.

Note: This option is only available for some preinstalled apps.

Uninstall updates highlighted on a Galaxy phone

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