All Downloads Say "Unable to Download Application"
I know what that means, of course. However, the iPhone proceeds to download the app, and it works fine. However, if I go to my iTunes, I see that the "downloads" option has also popped up, and those apps that I've just downloaded appear here.
The apps are downloading in two places. I've synced my iPhone, turned it off and back on, yet still, this error pops up for whatever app I decide to "test" to see if the error still occurs. It's more annoying and a hassle than a problem, but I just can't see why it would even do this.
Another symptom seems to be that the iPhone never even asks me for my password before downloading anything anymore - it just goes right ahead and downloads it - which has never happened before. Any ideas?
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Furthermore these things won't leave my downloads list. They've downloaded about 7 times now, and I'm not exaggerating. They won't go away, no matter how I try to clear them.
I've restored the iPhone now. To earlier today, which didn't solve anything - as soon as I used the apps store it asked for my passoword and instantly engaged in a few downloads that wouldn't proceed past "paused" status - and once just a few minutes ago to an even further restore point which didn't do any good either.
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