App updates are pending

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App updates are pending

Why are they taking a few days to automatically update on the device? The developers release them then can take an age to install until the device says so.

Why can’t they just download and install the moment they are out instead of waiting days? I have 24 apps to be updated from 4 days ago.

iPad Pro

Posted on Nov 15, 2025 6:58 AM

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Answer 1

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Nov 15, 2025 7:16 AM in response to DJ Nigel

Device needs to have at least 30% Battery before an update will attempt to install.
Device needs to be connected to Power.

A couple of other points:

Ideally this would be done while you are not using the device at all, as the background activity could cause lag.
A server side push to every user at the same time would be a congestion nightmare. Client side requests is the way to go to smooth out the demand spikes.

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Answer 2

Nov 15, 2025 7:17 AM in response to DJ Nigel

Have you enabled automatic download of App updates?

Settings > Apps > App Store > [Automatic Downloads] App Updates - set to ON

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