{"id":381064,"date":"2026-04-15T17:58:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T17:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/381064\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T17:58:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T17:58:11","slug":"ios-26-4-moves-app-store-updates-heres-how-to-open-them-fast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/381064\/","title":{"rendered":"iOS 26.4 moves App Store updates, here\u2019s how to open them fast &#8211;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t<img width=\"1600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ios-26-4-app-store-icon-updates-home-screen.jpg\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"  decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>iOS 26.4 made some changes to where app updates are located in the App Store. But there\u2019s a shortcut available to find them just as quickly as before.<\/p>\n<p>Home Screen offers shortcut to launch into App Store\u2019s \u2018Updates\u2019 screen<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ios-26-updates-screen.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1048214\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Most iPhone users probably never bother checking the details on app updates inside the App Store.<\/p>\n<p>But if you\u2019re like me, and perusing the latest updates is a regular habit, iOS 26.4 made a change you might not appreciate.<\/p>\n<p>In previous versions of iOS 26, you could view a list of new app updates by opening the App Store and tapping your profile image in the top-right.<\/p>\n<p>Now in iOS 26.4, you still go to the same place, but there\u2019s one extra step: tapping the new \u2018Updates\u2019 menu option.<\/p>\n<p>One more tap isn\u2019t a huge deal, but if you check on app updates often, it can certainly be annoying.<\/p>\n<p>But there\u2019s a shortcut iOS has long supported\u2014and still does\u2014for getting to the Updates screen as fast as ever.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ios-26-4-app-store-icon-updates.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1048218\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>On your iPhone (or iPad), you can long-press on the App Store icon to find an \u2018Updates\u2019 option in the popup menu.<\/p>\n<p>Tapping \u2018Updates\u2019 will open the app and take you straight to the Updates screen. It\u2019s fast, simple, and convenient.<\/p>\n<p>So if you\u2019re bothered at all by iOS 26.4 making App Store updates a little more buried, I highly recommend getting in the habit of using the long-press icon shortcut.<\/p>\n<p>Did you know you could jump quickly to Updates using this shortcut? 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