How to quickly access the "Updates" and "Purchased" section of the iOS App Store

Since iOS 13, Apple's mobile devices have gained Haptic Touch capability.

If that doesn't ring a bell, it's OK, it's the feature that allows quick access to some app functions by long pressing on the app icon for a few seconds and stopping before the icon jiggles.

I'm using this often with the App Store icon.

Indeed, doing so allows to quickly jump to the App updates and the Purchased apps pane:

This saves you the trouble of opening the App Store and tapping on your Apple ID image in the top right corner. For ‘Purchased’ items, you’d need to then tap another time.

Here are the two panes that you get immediate access to:

Neat 🙂

And you, how often do you leverage long-pressing on your iPhone ‘s app icons?


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