Galaxy S II: The Missing Manual

Updating Apps

APPS ARE OFTEN UPDATED, and the nice thing about the Galaxy S II is that it tells you when any are ready for updating—and then updates them with a single tap. When an update is available, you see this icon in the Notification bar. Drag down the bar, tap the notification icon, and you see a list of all the apps that have updates available, as well as all your downloaded apps.

Note

There’s another way to get to your list of downloaded apps, including those that need updating. From the Android Market, press the Menu key and select Downloads.

Tap any update you want to download, and you see the description page you normally see before downloading an app, except that the buttons at the bottom have changed. Tap Update to update the app, and Uninstall to uninstall it. You can also update all of your out-of-date apps in a single swoop by tapping “Update all.” When you tap Update, you’ll get the same note about the features and information the app will use. Tap to install it, and the Galaxy S II downloads the app in the background. You see its progress as it downloads, but you don’t have to watch it unless you really want to.

Tip

If you want the app to update itself automatically, instead of you having to update it, check the box next to “Allow automatic updating” on the Update screen. ...