Apps do not update automatically.
i have checked with 5 other iphone users all on ios 26 and they all have the same symptoms, when you go in to the app store and check for updates, they are not being installed automatically. Mine told me I had 3 updates needed and then when I dragged down to refresh it told me I had 57 updates.
from other threads I can see this has been an ongoing issue for years, why is it not being addressed ?
Android just gets on and auto updates the apps like it should do.
How are we supposed to comply with Cyber Essentials requirements that all security & updates should be done within 14 days of release, if this is broken ?
Before you ask, yes my phone connects to wifi all day, is on charge at night and so has plenty of opportunity to do what it should be doing.
from previous threads, no-one has cracked this issue.
FYI: my phone is a 14 pro max on 26.7.1.