Okay, first of all, we cannot get rid of the need to verify your purchases.

How to get rid of the Double Click to Install message?

What would be super helpful is if the message simply read “ Double Click the Side Button to Install” or for iPads, “ Double Click the Top Button to Install.” And just like that, no more confusion!īut we aren’t there. Should you tap the button on the screen? Should you press the physical button?

When you decide to download an app (or make any purchase like with Apple’s Wallet app), an animated message appears on-screen asking you to Double Click to install (pay or update.)Īnd for a lot of people, it’s unclear what they need to do next as that animation bounces around the side or top of their device’s screens. With the introduction of Face ID to act as your password, Apple wants to make sure that you verify any app purchases (or any purchases, like those in the Wallet app.) It seems that it was all too easy to unintentionally make purchases with Face ID–since all you needed to do was make one navigational error and then look directly into your device.Īnd that’s why Apple added this second step to verify that you do indeed want to make a purchase (even a free one.)īut Apple’s execution of this verification measure is simply bad. Why does Apple ask me to double click to install apps anyway? Quite a few folks assume they should double click the button that appears on their screen rather than press the physical button! Unfortunately, Apple’s message is not very clear that we actually need to press our Side Buttons or Top Buttons to install an app purchased in the App Store.

Weird Apple ID bug prompts workaround in App StoreĪ lot of our readers are annoyed or confused by the animated message that they need to “Double Click to Install” when trying to get apps from the App Store.

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Instead of double-clicking a button, you can type in your Apple ID password. Find the double click to install on your iPhone’s Side button or iPad’s Top button to purchase apps confusing, awkward, or difficult? Want another option that doesn’t require two hands to complete? The good news is there are some options for people who just don’t like or want this behavior.

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