Ipad 2 unable to download apps

My Ipad 2 is unable to download apps from the App Store
IOS 5.1
Wifi is con connected to the internet and browising fine
Always I hit to install an App from the App Store it just says "waiting" for ever
I managed to install from I Tunes but thats not what i want, I want to download from the Ipad like I always did!!
Help anyone?

Make sure that you do not have a download in iTunes that did not complete - a song, a podcast - that can stall the apps from downloading and you will get the "waiting" message. Look in iTunes and if that's the case - finish those downloads first.
I copied this from OSX Daily's site a couple of days ago.
If you’re trying to install a handful of iOS apps and your entire home screen is filled with app icons labeled “Waiting…” without any of the progress bars moving, downloading, or installing, you can fix this fairly easily with the two methods below. Try the first method before going nuclear with a reboot though:
Tap a single app icon so that it says “Paused” and then tap that app icon again to see if it resumes downloading
If pausing and resuming didn’t work: Reboot the iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch
You may notice a related issue where apps from the App Store will say they’re “Installing” though they aren’t appearing on the iOS home screen yet, that is also resolved with a reboot.
It’s not totally clear what causes this, though it seems that a lot of people are encountering the problem right now when moving from an old iPad to a new one. It could be that Apple’s servers are just overloaded with downloads from the App Store, or it could be a bug.
You can also try signing out of your account, restart the iPad sign in and then try again. Sometimes that helps.

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