{"id":167758,"date":"2021-05-17T15:17:37","date_gmt":"2021-05-17T13:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=167758"},"modified":"2025-07-01T21:06:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T04:06:26","slug":"how-to-update-whatsapp-in-3-easy-methods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/how-to-update-whatsapp-in-3-easy-methods\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Update WhatsApp in 3 Easy Methods"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Having your apps up to date is not only a whim of having the latest and greatest versions on your devices but also a necessity against malware and bugs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WhatsApp, like all software with support, gets frequent updates. Whether you&#8217;re on <a href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">iPhone<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Android<\/a>, if automatic updates are disabled, you&#8217;ll have to do it manually.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"howto_container schema-howto-acf-block\"><ol><li><div class=\"howto_item\"><h2>Method 1: Update on iOS through &#8220;All Updates&#8221;<\/h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/How-to-Update-WhatsApp-method-1.jpg\" alt=\"How to Update WhatsApp\" width=\"370\" height=\"800\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For this method, you&#8217;ll need to go through the following steps:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Open App Store<br \/>\n&#8211; <\/span>Click the &#8220;Account&#8221; icon on the top right<br \/>\n&#8211; Scroll down to the &#8220;Updates&#8221; section to find WhatsApp<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Click &#8220;Update&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"howto_item\"><h2>Method 2: Access through search on iOS<\/h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/How-to-Update-WhatsApp-method-2.jpg\" alt=\"How to Update WhatsApp\" width=\"236\" height=\"512\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another option is to find the app through the App Store search bar:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Open App Store and click the search icon on the bottom right<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; <\/span>Type WhatsApp on the search bar and select the top option<br \/>\n&#8211; Click &#8220;Update&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"howto_item\"><h2>Method 3: Upgrade on Play Store for Android<\/h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/How-to-Update-WhatsApp-method-3.jpg\" alt=\"How to Update WhatsApp\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The process for Android goes similarly. You need to access the app&#8217;s page in the Play Store. Here are the three steps to take.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find the applications manager from your Home screen and tap to open it. Use the search bar in the Play Store to type &#8220;WhatsApp&#8221; and tap the most relevant option in the list.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you do the previous step, the app will redirect to the WhatsApp page, where you&#8217;ll see two buttons: &#8220;Uninstall&#8221; and &#8220;Update.&#8221; The second one will be there only when the update is available.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tap the green &#8220;Update&#8221; button and let the program download the latest version. Much like in the App Store, the button will change to &#8220;Open&#8221; once the program is available.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ol><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t.howto_container {\n\t  margin: 0 auto;\n\t}\n\t.howto_container img {\n\t\theight: 100%;\n\t\tmargin-bottom: 30px;\n\t}\n\t\n\t\t  .howto_container h2 {\n\t\t\t  clear: none !important;\n\t\t  }\n\t\t  .howto_container ol {\n\t\t\t  list-style: none !important;\n\t\t  }\t\n\t.howto_container ol li::before {\n\t\tcolor: #ffffff !important;\n\t\tbackground:#0073aa !important;\n\t}\n<\/style>\n\n\t\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Update and stay safe!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some people love to have beta software on their devices (we call them &#8220;update junkies&#8221;). There&#8217;s the other end of the spectrum: people who never download the new versions. While the former is an &#8220;untreatable illness&#8221; that only causes minor inconveniences like bugs, older software is outright dangerous, as it&#8217;s always easier to hack. Follow these uncomplicated steps to keep your device and personal details safe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Having your apps up to date is not only a whim of having the latest and greatest versions on your devices but also a necessity against malware and bugs. WhatsApp, like all software with support, gets frequent updates. Whether you&#8217;re on iPhone or Android, if automatic updates are disabled, you&#8217;ll have to do it manually. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/how-to-update-whatsapp-in-3-easy-methods\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;How to Update WhatsApp in 3 Easy Methods&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9205,"featured_media":177735,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[2441],"tags":[2333],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-167758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-how-to","tag-app-subdomain-redirectionwhatsapp"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167758","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9205"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=167758"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167758\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":324814,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167758\/revisions\/324814"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/177735"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=167758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=167758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=167758"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=167758"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=167758"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=167758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}