iOS - Cancel Update All in App Store

Currently, there is no one button way to cancel or stop all the updates started by pressing the "Update All" button, maybe in a future release of iOS we can have a Cancel All or Pause all. Submit your feeback to Apple, here.

The current solution is to manually stop updating each app that was started updating:

  1. First turn off your data if you are concerned with burning through metered data. Switch your iOS device into Airplane mode via Control Center

  2. Open the App Store app, switch to the "Updates" tab.

  3. Then tap on the download progress circle for each app that is waiting to update.


  1. Turn phone to Airplane Mode
  2. Restart the iPhone (Press and quickly release the volume up button. Press and quickly release the volume down button. Press and hold the side button. When the Apple logo appears, release the button).
  3. Turn Airplane mode off