iOS 18: App store updates brake iPhone

Fast iPhones such as current pro models are also slowed down when many app updates are to be installed. That is determined when you The automatic update for the app store application Has switched off and you installed manually. Apparently, the many downloads then ensure that the WLAN or mobile phone connection is “tight”, but the subsequent installation process can also lead to standard functions such as the simple access of the Airdrop feature via the Partial menu Need 30 seconds and more.

An activity display is missing

The problem has been increasing since the publication of iOS 18 last autumn, but has also been an issue in previous iOS versions. It remains unclear whether Apple will fix it in the upcoming version iOS 19. By default iOS not over one Activity display as under MacOS has, users cannot pursue what their system is currently slowing down. For this you need Special appswho, however, provide less precise information for safety reasons than under MacOS-such as the current total load, but not the processesthat cause them.

There are regular updates for iOS apps-if you have a larger app stock, you are not infrequently confronted with dozens. The query of the existing app updates-which takes place via a draw gesture in the app store application-can also take a while. Sometimes the updates that have already been queried are displayed and then the rest, so at worst you click on “All Update” several times. It is advisable to check daily whether there is updates – or take some time for this.

Ipados also affected

If the problem of system braking is annoying by importing many updates, only one way: to follow Apple's own proposal and the Install updates automatically to leave what then takes place gradually in the background and not as frequently as manual.

However, you lose control of what ends up on the device-not every update is unproblematic, sometimes functions are canceled or in-app purchases that you do not want. The update problem affects not only iOS, but also iPados. An activity display is also missing there, since Apple isolate the user much more from the system than on the Mac.