Apps are stuck in an "installing" mode
I have several apps stuck in the "installing mode" after a recent attempted update. It is very strange because these apps are
not visible on my homescreen - so I cannot delete and reinstall. I can only see them in the purchased apps category within the APP STORE. They
function button/box is greyed and has the letters INST visible. Almost like you would see while an app is installing - this has been the case for over
three weeks. Does anyone know how to abort this function or somehow refresh so that the installation update is completed. The main app i care
about is the Amazon Instant Video App. Others include Nintendo Gamer and Pop Sugar.... not sure if there is any kind of connection....
You can try any or all of these suggestions. They have worked for other users in the past, but YMMV. Just ignore anything that you have already tried unsuccessfully.
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.
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On my IPad I cannot update or install any Apps. I've tried restarting and that did not help. The Apps are stuck, darkened and say Waiting.... Please help me figure this issue out.
If there are multiple apps trying to download at once, only one can download at a time and the rest say "Waiting" until it is then their turn. Try this. Double tap the icon of the Waiting app, and it should resume the download.
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Another thing to try - Turn the iPad Off & then back ON.
If that doesn't work:
• Log out of your iTunes store account. Go to Settings > Store > Sign Out Then press the Home button.
• Then press and hold the Home and Sleep buttons simultaneously and don't release them when it brings up the Turn Off screen; keep holding them until the Apple logo appears.
• After restart, the Waiting should be gone.
Cheers, Tom -
some apps are "waiting" to be install. They stuck there like there were no link to network but there is.
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, movie, TV Show or podcast in the podcast app.... 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.
Do a search in the App Store for one of the apps that needs an update. Tap on the app icon when it appears in the search. Tap on the Update or Install button next to the app icon (if it shows up).
If all else fails, download the updates or the apps in iTunes on your computer and then sync the content to your iPad. -
I tried to update an app on my iPod 4 gen but didn't have enough space to update and now the apps are stuck waiting for the update. I just wanna access my apps!!!!!
Fix iOS Apps Stuck on “Waiting…” During Download & Install
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Ipad apps are stuck in a 'waiting'.
My IPad has several apps that are stuck in a 'waiting' mode after attempting to download updates.
Has anyone else experienced and resolved this problem?-power off device and back on
-reset
-airplane mode on then off
- setting>general>reset>reset network setting
-sign out and back in to app store -
When I try to actualize my apps it redirects me to the app itself and it won't actualize it and I don't know what to do, now all my apps are stuck but in my iPhone works well SOMEONE HELP ME
What do you mean by, "actualize"?
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most of my apps are stuck on 'waiting' have tried everything possible from what I read however nothing seems to work for me, does anyone know the right way PLEASE as it's very annoying....
When I open emails with PDFs I click on the attachment (doing this all on my iPad) it gives me the option to "open in iBooks", I accept then after that the document is sucked into my iPad but I can't do anything with the PDF after that. Where is the actual file on my iPad? Why can't I email or send these PDFs to my cloud (Dropbox)?
It's like once they go into iBooks they're stuck forever. -
HT4528 i update to IOS 7, but my apps are stuck in the app store, how do i tranfer to my screen?
hello
i uudated to IOS7, my apps are stuck in the app store, how do i tranfer my apps to the screenTry this:
Close all open apps by double-tapping the home button, then swiping up and off the screen with the app window (not the smaller icon).
Reset your device: hold down the home button along with the sleep/wake button until the screen goes black and you see the Apple, then let go. (No data loss) -
I have an iphone 4S, just downloaded the new iOS7 software. Most of my apps are gone, but still installed on the phone. How do I get the app icons back?
Try rebooting your iPad and see if they reappear.
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 if it appears on the screen - let go of the buttons. Let the iPad start up.
If they still do not show up, make sure hat you don't have content restrictions set that could prevent certain apps from showing up on your iPad. Settings>General>RestrictionsAllowed Content.
if you still don't see them, connect your iPad to iTunes on your computer and you should see them in the iPad mini screens on the right side of iTunes after the iPad has been selected under "devices" and when you are in the apps pane of iTunes. -
Iphone 4 - IO6 Problem: After upgrading to the absoulte crap that is IO6, one of my apps is stuck on "loading" and no new apps will install. If I delete this "loding app" (which happens to be iMovie), the next app that tries to install gets stuck on "loading" and every other app gets stuck on "waiting." How to fix??
I had the same issue and tried several options like rebooting, resyncing, deleting and reinstalling apps, restarting the network connection but none of them worked. Eventually I opened iTunes on my iPhone (not on Mac) to find that it had two pending downloads that was stopping the rest of the apps from loading fully. You need to cancel them by swiping left to right over the listed apps and select cancel/delete. It worked for me. Good luck!
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Apps are stuck on updating on Iphone 4s
Well, I hope someone out there has a foolproof solution to this problem. Because frankly I'm stumped.
I have Iphone 4S - 32GB - Black - iOS6 .
Lately I have had issues updating my apps. For some reason some apps get stuck on updating. They stay stuck on the update page. Doesn't ever resume on its own. These solutions I have tried:
Restarting the phone
Resetting the phone
Deleting the app (Settings > General > Usage > Storage) and trying to reinstall
Airplane mode (on/off)
I deleted the app(s) in question and tried to reinstall them again and it still says its still trying to install. Any good solutions to fix this problem?Well I THINK I found the solution. This solution worked for me. Cannot guarantee it will work for everyone.
Make sure you are signed in with your Apple ID.
Go to the App Store
Find the stuck app in question ( it will have a progress bar in the icon) and Say "Installing"
Touch the icon of the stuck app (in the app store)
It will send you to the location of the stuck app on your phone
Touch the icon of the stuck app (If in a folder, open it first)
If all goes well, the status should change to "Waiting" then "Downloading/Installing"
Then it should download as normal.
Again, this solution worked for ME. Feel free to try if you have a similar issue.
This solution isnt very obvious and I purely found this out by accident.
I really hope Apple addresses this issue because if you have Alot of apps (over 600 installed) on your phone it could take forever if you have alot of stuck apps. -
I have a couple apps that are stuck on installing. I cannot press them to delete. I have removed and re-installed while connected to iTunes..nothing. I have deleted apps from iTunes and re-downloaded..Ipad syncs, says it's installing, blue bar on app goes w/install but still ends up the same. I am at my wits end.
Did you try rebooting the iPad and then see if the apps will finish installing or see if you can delete them?
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. -
Why are my apps are stuck on waiting?
i was trying to update twitter and instagram and then they both got stuck on waiting! ive already restarted my settings, turned my phone off then back on, signed in and out of my apple id, ive held down the sleep and home button to restart my phone or whatever and the apps are still stuck on waiting. im trying to stay away from restarting my entire phone but thats what the conclusion is coming to for me. Someone please help me find a resolution to my problem!!!!????
I know you didn't want this answer but unfortunately if you have tried everything.
It is time to restore your phone.
However, you can back up your phone to iCloud and then after the full restore, when it asks how you want to set up your phone, choose, "Restore from iCloud Backup." Those may not be the exact words it says but it is close to that.
Once you restore from iCloud backup, all your apps and settings should be downloaded to your phone. -
Is anyone finding their apps are stuck while updating since switching to iOS 7?
I updated my software to iOS 7 on 9/19/13. Since that time I have 2 apps that are stuck updating and I cannot delete or pause them. This is a real issue. I need to use these apps and it may be draining my battery as they just keep sitting there with "waiting" underneath them.
I should've mentioned above that I have an iPhone 5.
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TS1702 My Pages app is stuck in the update mode
My Pages app is stuck. It is trying to do an update, but is stuck. Tap on the app icon and it says it is unable to download the app (update). I don't know how to get the app restored. The iTunes index in the help just gives me about 96 options. HELP! Thx
I have tried all the usual things such as a restart. Can I just delete it and reload without haveing to go thru the hastle of not having to pay for the app a second time?
I have done all system and app updates on a regular basis.
Thanks, WetlandstomHello, try this...
First, Safe Boot , (holding Shift key down at bootup), use Disk Utility from there to Repair Permissions, test if things work OK in Safe Mode.
Then move these files to the Desktop for now...
/Users/YourUserName/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist
/Users/YourUserName/Library/Preferences/com.apple.systempreferences.plist
/Users/YourUserName/Library/Preferences/com.apple.desktop.plist
/Users/YourUserName/Library/Preferences/com.apple.recentitems.plist
Reboot & test.
PS. Safe boot may stay on the gray radian for a long time, let it go, it's trying to repair the Hard Drive.
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