App update is frozen

My iPad2 is updated regularly. Today the update froze after updating 2 apps. I have confirmed current OS release is up to date. I have turned the device off and back on. My appleID is accepted. But no more updates and I need the apps for a business trip. Argh!

Do you have any stalled download like Podcast, Books or Movies? They can affect your updates.

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HT204266 App update is frozen.

App update is frozen. Icon is greyed out and "waiting...."

I have got the same problem with my Facebook icon on iPad. I think something went wrong when I tried to do an update the last time. The icon (as described above) has been faded out for some days and is showing the word "waiting". I have tired everything I can think of (trying to delete the icon (will not work as, while the icon 'shakes', no "x" appears to left for it to be deleted). Any help welcome.
Charles Rothwell

App updates are frozen what do I do?

I have app on my ipad 2 that need to update and are frozen. What do I do?

How many apps are trying to update - only one will download at a time. Have you tried tapping them to see if that gets them to resume loading ? You could also try a reset and see if they resume loading after the iPad has restarted : 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.

Some of My app updates have frozen....waiting

I've tried re booting. When I touch and hold the app nothing happens. The frozen apps can't even be deleted

You already tried rebooting and you said that didn't work, so just skip that suggestion. These have worked for others in the past. YMMV.
Reboot the iPad by holding down on the sleep and home buttons at the same time for about 10-15 seconds until the Apple Logo appears - ignore the red slider - let go of the buttons.
Make sure that you do not have a stalled download in iTunes - a song or podcast .... if you have a download in there that did not finish, complete that one first. Only one thing can download at a time on the iPad so that could be what is causing the problem.
If that doesn't work - sign out of your account, restart the iPad and then sign in again.
Settings>iTunes & App Store>Apple ID. Tap your ID and sign out. Restart the iPad by holding down on the sleep button until the red slider appears and then slide to shut off. To power up hold the sleep button until the Apple logo appears and let go of the button.
Go back to Settings>iTunes & App Store>Sign in and then try to update again. Tap one waiting icon only if necessary to start the download stream.
You can also try deleting the waiting icons - tap and hold down on an icon until it wiggles - the tap the X on the icon to delete it. Then try to download again.
You can try resetting all settings. Settings>General>Reset>Reset All Settings. You will have to enter all of your device settings again.... All of the settings in the settings app will have to be re-entered.
If all else fails, download the updates or the apps in iTunes on your computer and then sync the content to your iPad.

TS1702 App updates are "frozen"

After updating an app and trying to install another, they are both "frozen" with a blank status bar. I cannot unintall them either so they are just sitting there in limbo. Thanks for any help.

In this order .... Try these suggestions.
Reboot the iPad by holding down on the sleep and home buttons at the same time for about 10-15 seconds until the Apple Logo appears - ignore the red slider - let go of the buttons.
Make sure that you do not have a stalled download in iTunes - a song or podcast .... if you have a download in there that did not finish, complete that one first. Only one thing can download at a time on the iPad so that could be what is causing the problem.
If that doesn't work - sign out of your account, restart the iPad and then sign in again.
Settings>iTunes & App Store>Apple ID. Tap your ID and sign out. Restart the iPad by holding down on the sleep button until the red slider appears and then slide to shut off. To power up hold the sleep button until the Apple logo appears and let go of the button.
Go back to Settings>iTunes & App Store>Sign in and then try to update again. Tap one waiting icon only if necessary to start the download stream.

Apps update has frozen, how do I fix? Have tried all suggested apple solutions.

My iphone 3gs was updating apps and froze part way through. I cannot delete or use the frozen ones. Rest of phone working fine. Have tried the fixes apple suggest to no avail.

Go to the App Store app, click on Updates. Can you see the "frozen" apps? Is the Update button enabled?
If that does not resolve the problem open iTunes on your computer, click on Apps and check for updates. The updates should be downloaded to iTunes. Then connect the phone to iTunes, click on its name, and click the Sync button.

App update on 4S frozen in "download now" mode. The screen will not respond to touch, anywhere. Rest of iPhone working AOK. I plugged into my iMac and opened ITunes

While playing Book Worm, a message appeared that there are updates for the iPhone (at no cost!). There was no indication on the App icon of an update. I proceeded, entered my password and the "Download Now, iBooks will now begin to download" appeared with the OK box. Tapping same has done nothing (this started yesterday). Now the App icon indicates 1 update. I plugged the iPhone into my iMac, opening both the App store and ITunes -- nothing. So my App application is frozen and I'm out of ideas. I need help, please.

Thanks, but frozen screen negates this. The download was not at my request, but at an iPhone update & giving me the opportunity to download 4 apps at no cost.
Per a suggestion elsewhere here, I powered off, i.e., holding power & home buttons simultaneously, got the Apple logo, entered the App store and the freeze was gone, and the offered downloads nowhere to be found on my phone. Well, at least App store is available again.

Since migrating from Windows 7 to Windows 8 and upgrading to iTunes 11, the latter has frozen while syncing my devices, usually while at the "determining apps to sync" stage of the process. If I am attempting to download app updates before attempting to

Since migrating from Windows 7 to Windows 8 and upgrading to iTunes 11, the latter has frozen while syncing my devices, usually while at the “determining apps to sync” stage of the process. If I am attempting to download app updates before attempting to sync, the problem normally occurs at the first “installing app x” stage. In addition, the whole iTunes experience is extremely sluggish and will even freeze while searching for a track. Everything worked fine on Windows 7. So far, I have repaired the program several times and have checked for compatibility issues, but there is no Windows 8 option in the combo box, obtained after right-clicking the icon and selecting Properties/Compatibility. As a result, I am unable to sync my devices. If I uninstall iTunes before re-installing, will this affect my iTunes libraries? Does anyone have any suggestions?

After going by elimination to isolate if the problem was from (1) iTunes app, (2) my computer or (3) my old iPhone 4G, I figured out what my problem was.
1) First I deleted & reinstalled iTunes on my Windows PC without succes, my playlist did not changed on my iPhone.
2) I tested a successful #sync from the iMac at work.
So my conclusion is: The hard drive on my Windows PC is full and that is affecting iTunes SYNC functionalities.
So I'll do a back-up then run a "Clean Install" of my Windows OS, hoping that it will fix my SYNC problems.

App update frozen

After receiving an update to an app on my iPhone, the update process is frozen with the app update showing half complete, but never finishing. How do I cancel the update?

What App is it that you are trying to update or is it the new iOS 7? If iOS 7 update is hanging please see:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808
Regards,
Steve

How do I delete/stop an app update that has frozen?

An app I was updating has frozen. How do I delete or stop this update?

Try this first and see if the download resumes or if you can tap on the icon to resume the download.
Reboot the iPad by holding down on the sleep and home buttons at the same time for about 10-15 seconds until the Apple Logo appears - ignore the red slider - let go of the buttons.
If that does not work and the app shows the "waiting" icon, give these a try.
Make sure that you do not have a stalled download in iTunes - a song or podcast .... if you have a download in there that did not finish, complete that one first. Only one thing can download at a time on the iPad so that could be what is causing the problem.
If that doesn't work - sign out of your account, restart the iPad and then sign in again.
Settings>iTunes & App Store>Apple ID. Tap your ID and sign out. Restart the iPad by holding down on the sleep button until the red slider appears and then slide to shut off. To power up hold the sleep button until the Apple logo appears and let go of the button.
Go back to Settings>iTunes & App Store>Sign in and then try to update again. Tap one waiting icon only if necessary to start the download stream.
You can also try deleting the waiting icons - tap and hold down on an icon until it wiggles - the tap the X on the icon to delete it. Then try to download again.
You can try resetting all settings. Settings>General>Reset>Reset All Settings. You will have to enter all of your device settings again.... All of the settings in the settings app will have to be re-entered.
If all else fails, download the updates or the apps in iTunes on your computer and then sync the content to your iPad.

I've got four apps that are frozen in update - how do I fix this

My iPad is experiencing frozen apps after downloading app updates - how can this be fixed?

Try update using iTune (computer) and sync to iPad.
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TS1702 I have 8 apps that when I tried to update, are now stuck on "installing" in the box that says update. every time I try to update another app, it gets frozen like this as well. I was able to quit all apps, but these, as they do not respond. Any ide

I have 8 apps that, when I tried to update, are now stuck on "installing" in the box that says update. every time I try to update another app, it gets frozen like this as well. I was able to quit all apps, but these, as they do not respond. Any ideas?

Reset your iPad by holding the home and on/off buttons together for 6 or 7 seconds till the Apple logo appears. Then update your apps one at a time. Do not start the next app until the current one downloads and finishes installing.

HT4623 App Store message for app updates availab, hit update all, now apps are frozen?

I have several apps that are frozen..I hit the update all prompt to update 33 aps on my Ipad and now they are all frozen..

Hi dospar1,
Thanks for visiting Apple Support Communities.
If your apps aren't updating normally, see steps 3 - 6 in our iPad assistant for help:
https://www.apple.com/support/ipad/assistant/application/
Regards,
Jeremy

My facebook app has been frozen in "waiting" mode for over two hours, since I tried to do the updates...Can anybody help?

My facebook app has been frozen in the "waiting" mode for over 2 hours, since I tried to do the updates...Can anyone help?

I would suggest uninstalling the app, if it is app that you install, or buy. I also think that you should try getting a ipod touch trouble shooting book.

An app has become frozen and I cannot access app store to update other apps

An app has become frozen on my apps store page and I cannot delete it or get rid of it. it is preventing me from updating any other apps.

Try update on iTune (computer) and sync to iPad.

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