How To Enable Near Me & Auto downloads on iPad

Enable Near Me & Auto downloads on iPad and iPhone

Auto downloads

You can instruct your iPad to download updates to apps automatically. You can also set your iPad to automatically download any purchases made on other iOS devices (other devices must also use the same iTunes account). This saves you from having to manually go through the App Store and tapping the cloud to get your content.

Open the Settings menu and then select the iTunes & App Store option. Go down to the Automatic Downloads section and use the toggle switches to choose your preferences.

You can set individual switches relating to Music, Apps, Books and Updates, so you don’t have to set everything to ‘On’ if you only want, for example, Apps and Music to download.

Enable Near Me / Find popular local apps 

Near Me is a way of finding out what apps are being used by other people in your area. It’s useful for finding apps that may be tailored towards local services such as travel and tourism.

To activate it, open the Settings app and select Privacy. Tap Location Services and toggle the App Store option to On. Open the App Store and select the Near Me tab to load a list of apps that are popular with other users in your area.

You can read people’s reviews of these apps before you download them – just because they’re being used doesn’t always make them the best!