You recently bought one HUAWEI smartphone and, so far, you have used it without difficulty. However, the time has come to update the apps you have installed and, since it is a model without Google services and therefore without the Play Store, you do not know how to do it. How do you say? Did I guess? Well, then don’t worry: you’ve come to just the right place.
Updating the apps on your device is a rather simple procedure, which you can perform from the HUAWEI proprietary store, AppGallery (if you have a device without Google services), or from the classic Google Play Store (if your device has access to Google services). There are also alternative solutions that I will have the opportunity to mention at the end of the tutorial.
So, make yourself comfortable and take a few minutes to read the information I am about to give you: in this guide I will explain to you in detail how to update apps on HUAWEI and I am sure that, with a little attention, you will succeed easily and you will find that it is a breeze. Happy reading and happy updating your favorite apps!
Index
- How to update apps on HUAWEI: AppGallery
- Update apps manually
- Turn on automatic updates
- How to update apps on HUAWEI: Play Store
- Update apps manually
- Turn on automatic updates
- Workarounds to update apps on HUAWEI
How to update apps on HUAWEI: AppGallery
If you want to know how to act on one of the HUAWEI models that do not have Google services, for example, how to update apps on HUAWEI P40 lite (one of the newer models with HMS and without Play Store pre-installed), you can proceed with AppGallery, the alternative store of the Chinese production house from which you can manage all the apps installed on the device and download new ones.
You can decide to update manually for individual apps or to set up automatic download and installation of updates for all apps. However, remember that if carried out via the data network (4G / 5G), updates, especially automatic ones, can involve a significant expenditure of Giga. Find everything explained below.
Update apps manually
If you want to update a single app in particular, you can do it directly from the AppGallery page dedicated to the app itself. To start, therefore, start AppGallery by pressing on its icon located in the Home screen or in drawer applications on your smartphone or tablet.
At the bottom of the main screen, you will see four different sections: tap on the item on the item App to open the relevant section. After that, tap the search bar at the top (with the magnifying glass symbol), type the application name of your interest and press the button Enter on the keypad.
Therefore, locate the app in question among the search results and press on its icon to access the page dedicated to it. If updates are available, you will find the button at the bottom of the screen Refresh: press it to start downloading the update data and wait for the installation to complete. If instead of the “Update” button you find the “Open” button, it means that you are already using the most up-to-date version. Easy, right?
You can also view all available updates for the apps you have installed and possibly install them. All you have to do in this case – once you have entered the AppGallery – is to press on the item User: Here you will see a list of applications in the section Updates. To see the complete list, tap on the symbol >.
So scroll down the screen until you find the app you want to update and press the button Refresh in its correspondence, in order to start the download. If you want to update more than one app, do the same for each one that interests you. Once this is done, you will simply have to wait for the installation to finish.
Turn on automatic updates
As an alternative to manual installation, you can decide to activate automatic updates, allowing AppGallery to download and install updates independently whenever they are available.
How? Simply by enabling the relative function, which will apply to all installed apps: to do this, access the section User of AppGallery, by pressing the appropriate icon at the bottom of the store screen, and scroll to find the item Settings.
Select the latter, then click on the item Automatic app update and choose whether to download automatic updates only under Wi-Fi network (Wi-Fi only) or even below data network (Active), knowing that this last option will lead to a high consumption of the Giga included in your offer.
Once this is done, you no longer have to worry about manually acting on each app.
How to update apps on HUAWEI: Play Store
HUAWEI smartphones that have Google services can take advantage of Play Store for installing, managing and updating apps on your device. Again, you can update apps manually, or automatically, depending on your preferences.
In case you have a device with HMS and AppGallery, I remind you that you can install the Play Store on HUAWEI (albeit in a limited way) by following the procedure you find in my dedicated guide.
Update apps manually
Also in this case, the simplest method to manually update only the app of your interest is to access the store page dedicated to it.
To do this, open the Play Store by tapping on its icon (with the colored ▶ symbol); then, in the main screen, press the button on the button Near (the magnifying glass symbol) and type the application name.
Once you find the app in question in the list of results, tap its icon, to open the dedicated page, and then press the button Refresh. If prompted, confirm your willingness to proceed with the download using the data network and press the button I accept. All you have to do is wait for the update to automatically complete. If instead of the “Update” button you find the “Open” button, it means that you are already using the latest version of the app.
How do you say? Does the Play Store notify you of the availability of updates for different apps and would you like to manually install the updates for more than one of them? Nothing simpler.
On the main Play Store screen, swipe from left to right: this will open the options menu. Press, therefore, on the item My apps and games to view the list Updates pending, with all applications for which updates are available.
On some devices, this setting may be reached by tapping on theimage of your Google account, top right (or your initial), then on the items Manage app and device> Available updates.
In the list that is proposed to you, then find the apps you want to update and tap the button Refresh related to them. If the smartphone is not connected to a Wi-Fi network and you do not want or cannot do so, confirm your choice to proceed via data connection (knowing that you will consume the gigabytes of your offer); finally, tap the button I accept.
Repeat the operation for each of the applications and wait for the updates to be installed one at a time. Easier than that ?!
Turn on automatic updates
Play Store it can automatically update the apps, without the need to intervene manually, even if only for a particular application.
To activate this feature, start it by pressing on its icon, then call up the options menu by pressing the ☰ icon in the top left. From the available voices, choose My apps and games, so you can see the list of your apps.
Now, identify the app for which you want to activate automatic updates, press on its name and then on the ⋮ button at the top right. In the new menu that opens, touch the item Update Auto / Automatic Updates to place a check mark and enable the option.
Alternatively, you can also choose to activate automatic updates for all apps installed on the device. Once the Play Store is open, swipe the screen from left to right to open the store options menu, or tap the ☰ icon or theimage of your Google account (or your initials) located at the top left and select the item Settings.
After this step, touch the voice Automatic app update (on some devices, this option is accessible by tapping on the item Network preferences). Now, choose whether to download (and install) the updates available via any network (by doing so you will consume the Giga of your offer) or only through WIFI network. After that, tap on the item end to confirm your choice.
Workarounds to update apps on HUAWEI
AppGallery and Play Store are not the only stores that can be used on HUAWEI smartphones, whether they have Google services or not: for example, Amazon Appstore likewise allows you to manually or automatically update installed apps.
In addition, Android devices allow the installation and management of apps directly through .APK file, which can be updated simply by installing the new version.
In this regard, I recommend reading the guide I dedicated to how to update apps without the Play Store, where you will find more information and more detailed indications on how to use other alternative methods as well. The important thing is to contact verified and reliable sources, as the risk of running into Android malware is high.
