---
name: "App Store Updates Deep Link"
subtitle: "An itms-apps:// URL that jumps straight to the Updates page"
date: 2026-05-06
link: "https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/985456af1a2341cc9f1d5f38fbc9fa7c"
linkText: "iCloud shortcut"
source: "r/shortcuts"
topics:
  - apple-tips
tags: [shortcuts, app-store, deep-link, ios]
description: "iOS doesn't expose the Updates page as a one-tap target — itms-apps://apps.apple.com/updates does."
---

iOS apps update silently in the background, but staged rollouts mean the version you wanted last Tuesday might still be a few hours away. There's no Home Screen affordance for the Updates pane, so you usually go App Store → tap your avatar → scroll to Updates. The URL `itms-apps://apps.apple.com/updates` jumps straight there, and a one-action Shortcut wraps it for the Action Button.