A number of Apps won't work on my iOS 5 iPad

iBooks, Kindle and others tell me that they need iOS 6 or later. As I have a first generation iPad, iOS 5 is the latest that I can operate. Is there a way to get the earlier versions of these, and other Apps?

Some apps will let you download and run older versions of the app instead if you dont have the latest operating system. This was only introduced a few months ago, but developers can control which older versions are available.
There are some valid reasons to not allow older versions, it can create problems if someone has a mixture of devices of different ages, all sharing the same iCloud files, for example.
You are unlikely to have much luck with iBooks, but it is worth asking Amazon whether they can flip the switch to make the older Kindle app available, etc.
Peter
Soluble Apps
I am the developer of MailShot Pro, and may benefit from its sale.

Similar Messages

I upgraded my itunes and now my kindle and other apps won't work. I shut the ipad off and I resynched it with my computer. Nothing worked. What should I do?Help!

I updated my itunes on my ipad and now my kindle and other apps won't open. I restarted the ipad and tried to resynch. Nothing worked. Any other suggestions?

Do you mean that you updated your computer's iTunes or the iPad's iOS ?
If it's happening on all the apps that you've downloaded from the App Store, but not the Apple built-in ones, then try downloading any free app from the store (as that appears to reset something) and then re-try them - the free app can then be deleted.
If it's happening on all apps then try closing them all completely and then see if they work when you re-open them : from the home screen (i.e.not with any app 'open' on-screen) double-click the home button to bring up the taskbar, then press and hold any of the apps on the taskbar for a couple of seconds or so until they start shaking, then press the '-' in the top left of each app to close them, and touch any part of the screen above the taskbar so as to stop the shaking and close the taskbar.
If that doesn't work then you could try a reset : press and hold both the sleep and home buttons for about 10 to 15 seconds (ignore the red slider), after which the Apple logo should appear - you won't lose any content, it's the iPad equivalent of a reboot.

Update 7.0.3 installed now email app won't work on iPhone 4s or iPad 2.

I updated my iPhone 4s and my iPad 2 with 7.0.3 and now I can't get my email app to work. It always comes up with "Cannot get mail. The connection to the server failed." However, if I use safari to get my mail, I can. Any advice or is this a new bug?

I have the 5S and iPad 2. Similar issue to the above posters. Updated 5S to IOS 7.0.3 now can't use my exchange account. Can still use my hotmail and gmail but getting 'Cannot get mail. Connection to the server failed' for Exchange. Can still use iPad for this exchange account however this is on an older version - iOS 7.0 I believe so it's not a server or permissions problem - it's localised to the 5S on 7.0.3. Hopefully a bug or a fix will be released soon. Any help would be appreciated

Mail.app won't work properly after installing Yosemite

My "new viewer window" in Mail.app won't work after installing Yosemite. I can not access the viewer window and thus none of my email.
How can I fix this?
Mail.app v 8.0

some updates on this issue, Mail application uses the same proxy that has been set on your system (system preferences==>Network==>Advanced==>proxies). People usually use HTTP/HTTPS proxy for surfing the web. You should make sure to set SOCKS proxy as well. Mail application works with SOCKS proxy. Note that port number for SOCKS proxy is usually different from the port number for HTTP and HTTPS but the IP address of your server (apparently) is the same.
Hope this helps

I upgraded to 5.0.1 and now 2 apps won't work. Skype and Pinterest. When i tap them they open and immediately close. I deleted and reinstalled both. What do I do now?

I upgraded to 5.0.5 on my iphone4 and now 2 apps won't work - Skype and Pinterest. When I tap them they open and then immediately close. I have tried turning off my phone and deleting the apps then reinstalling them. They still don't work. What do I try next?

I went through your instructions Notification was already off
                                               Alert Sytie was set on None - switched to Alerts
                                               Badge App icon was set on off   Turned it on
                                               Sounds was set to off   Turned it on
                                               View in Lock Screen was set to off Turned it on
Still does not work. Thanks for trying

I just got an iPhone 5S, now when I try to use my old iPad the apps won't work because they are syncing with my new phone. Can I have the same account for an old iPad and a new iPhone?

I just got an iPhone 5S, now when I try to use my old iPad the apps won't work because they are syncing with my new phone. Can I have the same account for an old iPad and a new iPhone?

Connect your iPad to iTunes on the computer you usually Sync with and “ Check for Updates “...
If an Update Appears Install it... if not... you are up to date for your particular Device...
See the Using iTunes Section Here...
How to update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
Make sure you have the Latest Version of iTunes (v11) Installed on your computer
iTunes free download from www.itunes.com/download

Why is it that each time I upgrade my iPad, half of my apps won't work properly but worst of all my email won't send after the latest "patch" today, wake up Apple I am a new user and getting sick of this problems

WHy is it that each time I get an upgrade some of my Apps won't work when they did with the previous version. I have just upgraded to v7.01 and now I cannot send email, wake up Apple and get it right as I am a new user of Apple technology and not impressed.

That's one of the weird things.. it recognizes it maybe 10% of the time. And usually, only after I do the two-button reset. Problem is.. since it won't charge above 2%, anytime I try to do a restore or anything like that using iTunes, my device shuts off and I lose whatever progress I'd made.
So, an update... after reading through a bunch of similar complaints (there are literally 1000's of them so there's NO WAY this isn't somehow ios7 related, thanks a lot APPLE ) I decided to try a restore in recovery mode. After 3 hours and several disconnections... I ended up having to just set it up as a new iPad, as the restore did nothing. Weirdly though... as I was doing the restore in recovery mode.. I noticed I'd gotten up to a 10% charge.. higher than it's been since September, so after setting it up as a new device, I turned it off and plugged it in using the wall charger. 2 hours later and I was up to 38%. Still not great, as my iPad, before ios7 could've fully charged twice in the amount of time it took for me to now get 28% more of a charge. And that's with a fully cleaned out device.. so that really ***** and I'm now more confused than ever.
But I'm gonna leave it overnight charging and see what I come up with tomorrow. Sadly, when I paid $600 for it in February, I never expected to have to play "wait and see" with it...

Updated OS X Mavericks and now USB ports and MS Office apps won't work. How do I fix this?

I updated my MacBook Pro (mid 2012) to OS X Mavericks 10.9.4 and now my USB ports and MS Office apps won't work. What do I do to fix this?

What system version were you running before you updated to 10.9.4? Another 10.9.x or something earlier?
What version of Office? 2004, 2008, or 2011?
Were you aware that Office 2004 does not run on recent versions of the system?
When you say your USB ports do not work, on what are you determining that?
Were you aware that Mavericks does not display external disk volumes by default?

Most of my Apple apps won't work. Suddenly on my MacbookPro running 10.9.2

Most of my Apple apps won't work. Suddenly on my MacbookPro running 10.9.2

blakefromsaint george,
if you boot your MacBook Pro into Safe mode, do your apps still not work then?

TS2771 I have the iPod Touch 2G and for some reason half of my apps won't work.

I have the iPod Touch 2G and for some reason half of my apps won't work.

- Reset the iPod, nothing is lost
Reset iPod touch: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Purchase/install any new app
- The remaining items of:
iOS: Troubleshooting applications purchased from the App Store
- Last, restore the iPod

After updating my 5S phone to 8.0.2 twitter app won't work

updated OS on my iPhone 5S to 8.0.2 and the twitter app won't work anymore. Tried deleting and re-installing and it still won't work - any ideas?

My twitter account showed up twice in the settings for twitter. I deleted one of the accounts and now the twitter app is working normally.

The serial number I have won't work for my Photoshop lightroom

the serial number I have won't work for my Photoshop lightroom

COntact support if you have serial number issues. This is not handled via the public forums.
Mylenium

Banking apps won't work in mavericks 10.9.1 on mackbook air

banking apps won't work in mavericks 10.9.1 on mackbook air

Welcome to Apple Discussions
This is more a function of your bank and it's decision to use some non-standard Windows programing than it is an issue with your MBA.
If you are talking about accessing a financial site through Safari you could try using Firefox. Sometimes Firefox plays better on a Windows WYSIWYG written web page than Safari. A second workaround (but by no means a desirable one) would be to run Windows under emulation or Bootcamp. This means you have to obtain a legitimate copy of Windows OS.

Apps won't work after sync and software update

Just syncd my ipod 4. Now FB, games and other apps won't work. The screen just goes blank. Re did the sync and still nothing. I really don't want to restore the settings because I have a lot of info on this pod. What can I do?

Try restarting your iPod by holding down the on/off and home buttons at the same time until you see the Apple logo, if that don't work try double clicking your home button to open your multi-task window hold you finger on the first app until it start to wiggle and the red minus sign shows up in the left corner tap the red minus sign to close all of your open programs.

When I try to delete message threads on my iPhone 5, the message app won't work until I restart my phone. Once it restarts, the message threads that I tried to delete are still there. Any advice?

When I try to delete message threads on my iPhone 5, the message app won't work until I restart my phone. Once it restarts, the message threads that I tried to delete are still there. Any advice?

I recently spoke to someone from Apple support, and here's what I gathered:
"Older" phones (read: anything iPhone 4s or older?) sometimes have trouble keeping up with the processing demands of the newest software. When deleting threads with a lot of media (photos, videos, etc), it can take a lot of processing to successfully delete. What this support tech suggested was picking some of the bigger threads at night before you go to bed, deleting them, and then leaving the phone alone-- and plugged in-- overnight to give it enough time to delete everything. He suggested not even pressing the lock button; just leave it to process (though I imagine the screen will lock on its own anyway).
Not sure if it works yet since I just spoke to him, but it's the closest thing I've got to a solution!

A number of Apps won't work on my iOS 5 iPad

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for