Your Facebook app is going through a strange period of constant freezes and crashes, or maybe your friends fear that their App has features that you, just, can’t find. It’s probably time to update Facebook, whether you’re on a PC or smartphone, or perhaps a tablet or laptop.
When Facebook isn’t working smoothly and you feel like you’re trapped in an older version, especially comparing it to your friends’ App or the one on another similar device, you probably need to upgrade. Usually, the update is automatic, but there are situations or circumstances where this update doesn’t happen on its own and then you need to have all the tools in hand to take action on your own. In this way, and only in this way, Facebook will go back to working as it has always done for your maximum joy and comfort of use.
In this guide, you’ll find everything you need to know when automatic updates don’t work properly and you find yourself in the situation of having to update Facebook manually, forcing the update with a few simple moves. You’ll find that it’s a quick and easy procedure.
Update Facebook from Android
Updating Facebook on Android is a very simple and intuitive procedure. In case the automatic updates didn’t work properly, you can go to the Play Store page dedicated to the application (in this case Facebook, but it applies to all the apps downloaded from there) and check if an update is available for your operating system. If you click on it, you’ll be prompted to download it: the installation will be automatic.
Launch the Play Store by clicking on the icon, search for Facebook among the applications and click on update and wait for the end of the download. If you see the “Open” icon instead of “Update”, it means that your app has already been updated to the latest version.
If you can’t find Facebook from the search engine, from the Play Store you can tap on the icon with the three parallel bars to go to the “My Apps and Games” section. From there, scroll down until you find the Facebook icon and select Update at the icon.
If you want, you can set automatic app updates: go to Settings, following the directions in the three horizontal lines menu, and check “Automatically update apps”. You can select the update mode: for example, only via Wi-Fi, or at any time and from any network, even those with Giga consumption available in your SIM offer. We recommend that you set the updates to run automatically when you connect to a Wi-Fi network, such as your home network or a friend’s.
Failed to install the update: download the APK file
If you still can’t download the Facebook update, you can try downloading the Facebook APK from APKMirror, which contains many reliable Android apps. Choose the latest version and download and install it. Remember that in order to perform this procedure your device must be able to install files from unknown sources. To activate this option, just tap on the phone’s settings and follow the instructions to make this operation possible.
Facebook update on iPhone
Also on iPhone, the Facebook update should be automatic. However, in case this update does not occur, you can go and do it manually by following a very simple procedure. The first thing to do is to open the App Store from your home. From there, go to the “Search” tab and type “Facebook”. Click on the icon of the social network and select “Update” if available. If instead of the update button you find the “Open” button, it means that your Facebook is already updated to the latest possible version.
Alternatively, tap on your profile photo in the App Store, scroll down the screen and find the Facebook icon. From there, you can tap the update button to make the update download.
IOS, of course, also allows you to enable automatic updates. This way, you can stop worrying about having to constantly update your apps! Follow these steps: go to Settings > iTunes Store and App Store > Automatic Updates and make sure that the toggle is set to “ON”. At this point you can select whether to enable automatic downloads even when you are connected by a data network (ie your SIM), or if you prefer to use only Wi-Fi. Under Automatic downloads, select the configuration you prefer: we recommend that you activate updates only when you are connected to a Wi-Fi. This way you’ll avoid nasty surprises with data consumption, and everything will be more convenient and simple.
Update Facebook App on PC (Windows 10)
Did you know that Facebook on PC can be accessed from both the browser and the app? Well, if you use the app, you might realize that the updates are not as timely as you would have expected. Don’t worry, it’s a problem that can be solved in no time.
Open the Microsoft Store by clicking on the bag icon with the logo: you can find it in the taskbar or Start Menu, or by typing “Microsoft Store” in Cortana’s search engine. Then click on the three dots in the upper right corner, go to Settings > Downloads > Updates. Enable automatic updates from here, so that the connected computer works in perfect sync with your PC.
If nothing updates you yet, go to “Download updates” and click on the “Download updates” button. Le tue applicazioni verranno aggiornate una per una: così avrai fatto tutto in pochi secondi.
Come per Android e iPhone, puoi sempre impostare l’aggiornamento automatico delle App, così da non perderti neanche un momento delle nuove features disponibili delle applicazioni come Facebook.
Problemi di aggiornamento di Facebook dai vari sistemi operativi
Hai seguito la guida ma non sei riuscito a scaricare gli aggiornamenti come avresti voluto. Forse Facebook continua a subire crash anomali, oppure a bloccarsi e riavviarsi senza motivo. Oppure, le tanto auspicate nuove features non compaiono tra le opzioni.
Ecco qualche possibile risoluzione ai tuoi problemi, nella speranza di venirti incontro:
- Se hai attivato l’aggiornamento automatico delle applicazioni anche con connessione dati, potresti averli esauriti. Collegati al più presto ad una Wi-Fi per scaricare tutto quello di cui hai bisogno.
- Nonostante tu sia abbastanza sicuro esista un nuovo aggiornamento di Facebook, non riesci proprio a trovarlo o, scaricandolo da APKMirror non te lo fa installare. È possibile che il firmware del tuo device mobile non sia aggiornato, o tu abbia bisogno di scaricare gli aggiornamenti di Windows. Ogni sistema funziona a modo suo, ma prima di gettare la spugna controlla che l’OS sia aggiornato a puntino. Dopodiché, riprova ad aggiornare Facebook.
- Nonostante gli aggiornamenti, Facebook continua a chiudersi da solo. Ci sono due motivazioni per questa eventualità: la prima è che il tuo device sia troppo vecchio per reggere le performance di Facebook. In questo caso, se hai Android, scarica Facebook Lite e sperimentane una versione più leggera. Nel secondo caso, l’aggiornamento potrebbe non essere compatibile con la tua versione del firmware. In questa situazione non puoi fare altro che attendere che Facebook rilasci un hotfix (ovvero un aggiornamento urgente) che risolva il tuo problema.
- Se i problemi dovessero persistere, prova a disinstallare e reinstallare l’app di Facebook. Vai nell’elenco delle applicazioni e fai click sull’icona di Facebook. Da lì, disinstallala, e poi vai sullo store di riferimento (Play Store, Apple Store o Microsoft Store) per reinstallarla. Una volta che l’hai riavviata seguendo le procedure, i problemi dovrebbero essersi risolti e gli aggiornamenti dovrebbero essere entrati con successo.
- Nel caso in cui l’aggiornamento non dovesse presentarsi sul tuo sistema, probabilmente è solo questione di tempo, oppure di stato alterato dei server di scaricamento. Se hai seguito con scrupolo tutte le indicazioni che ti abbiamo dato, probabilmente il problema non è tuo, ma dei server. Vai sulla piattaforma degli sviluppatori di Facebook e verifica lo stato del server. If it’s offline or malfunctioning, all you have to do is wait for it to come back up.
The most classic method of solving Facebook malfunctions after an update? Of course, the typical and unforgettable one: turn it off and on again. Restart your device and try opening the application again. If the problems are resolved, you are officially part of the quintessential IT team of those who solve their problems with a restart.
If the update problems persist, all you have to do is go to Facebook’s troubleshooting center and ask their experts for help. You’ll be able to contact them directly to get all the assistance you need for any kind of problem: from a simple crash to a failed update, but also for not receiving password recovery emails or problems with your phone number.