Re: Apple Like Apk App Downloads
Latrina Cobbett
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I called Apple support and the only thing they had to offer was to do a factory reset on both my iPad and iPhone. I'd rather not do that because it's a pain. Plus, how can it be a hardware problem when it's happening on BOTH of my devices? It sounds like a problem with my account on their end, but they had no idea.
I fixed it from another post: go into iTunes -> more -> downloads and look for stuck downloads there. It's non-obvious, but it's also not difficult. Delete all the downloads in progress in iTunes and then try downloading apps again.
I had the same problem,but now i solved it in my iphone 4s.First delete the waiting app by holding it and touching the delete(dont do it on app store). Next close all minimised app.next reboot ur phone .when its done then hold ur power button(till slide to power off appears)then hold home button till it disappears.now go to app store and download it.
I have this same problem but I have 588 mb storage left on my iphone and the app im trying to download is only like 88 mb. I try to download it and it shows up on me home screen but it is stuck on waiting and simply wont work. I have tried everything . Id shut down the app store and try to go to settings and usage and the app doesnt even show up there and i even reset my phone and still nothing please help.
Here is how I fixed this on my iPhone device. After I freed up some space(which was to no effect) I logged out of iTunes in Settings. After I logged out I clicked on the waiting apps and they all stopped waiting and refreshed back to normal. I hope this helps someone else.
The simplest solution to removing apps being in 'waiting' status is to just go to Apps on your iPhone, search for the app that is showing waiting, click on it, you will see a blue dot at the right side of that very app, click on it to postpone its update process in background, now go back to the menu and you will then see the app is not in the waiting mode any longer.... ?
I tried to all the log out and restart combinations. None worked for me. What finally worked after I restarted I went to the "updates" section on the phone. Several apps were set to download but none were moving. I clicked on one and it started downloading. I clicked on another, then another. Once two or there were downloading I clicked download all and they just kept going by themselves. Good luck.
I have seen the many and good replies. For me, the simple iPad restart did the trick. The icons changed from waiting to simply being "greyed out" except for the ones that shifted to downloading mode and showping visual progress In pie graph format.
In my case, since I was setting up a new iPad to "match" an existing iPad using iCloud backup, there were also a huge amount of photos being brought in via iCloud photos. As advised by an Apple setup person in store, keep in mind those photo downloads could be competing for download bandwidth with app update data to the device as well.
I tried all the options as mentioned above, I still have the app grayed out and in waiting state though its deleted from manage storage still I see the app on my phone, this time when I tap for delete its doesn't show me X option on this.
Me again - sorry folks, I was too quick - the download process certainly worked but afterwards still the app would not open - back to square one. FYI, I have a new iPad and am simply trying to load all the apps from the old one onto it. Most have loaded, but about six have not, all showing the grey overcast on the icon, refusing to either open or delate.
Ah, sweet success. Somehow, some combo of the various advice above, got rid of the unresponsive icons and successfully downloaded apps that this time actually did open. I think the key to it was shutting down the Appstore app (via double click on home button and sweep the Appstore page off the screen) after deleting the apps from the settings/general/usage management window. There were some restarts of the iPad along the way. But all this has taken most of the day.
This may just repeat what someone else has already said, but I did find (on my iPhone) that by going to Appstore/Updates; then the button Purchased and then My purchases, you see the list of all the apps you have bought or accessed, and you can then delete or reload any of those apps. This worked to eliminate the last, most troublesome, of my "shaded-waiting" apps. I must say Apple is remiss in not addressing the problem, given that this thread of confusion and complaint has been around since 2012.
I have the same problem: downloading apps are stuck on waiting. What the **** is wrong with apple lately? I cant surfbthe internet due to all the load hangs, and now i cant even download apps? Internet works perfectly on my crappy microsoft pc. What gives?
I know this doesn't sound like much of an issue. But when I finish my run on the Strava app on my Apple Watch Series 8, I have the option to 'save' or 'discard'. If I press 'save', it goes straight and puts it up on my Strava feed. It doesn't allow me to change the name, visibility, tags, etc. I have to then go onto my phone app and edit it, which is a real pain.
That is what happens with pretty much all devices. What you can do is set your default privacy settings in Strava so all activities start out as private (viewable to only you). That way, it will automatically upload to Strava when you hit save, but it will not show up in your feed for others to see until you go in and change the specific activity to public which you can easily do at the same time you edit the title and any other things.
I can tell you what worked for me, what i did was this enabled automatic app downloads for all apps on your Apple Watch. However, you can achieve a similar effect for the companion apps of iPhone apps you already have. Here's how:-
1. Open the Settings app on your Apple Watch.
2. Tap "App Store".
3. Toggle "Automatic Downloads" to ON.
With this setting enabled, whenever you download an app on your iPhone that also has a compatible Apple Watch app, the watch app will automatically download and install on your Apple Watch.
@bichonofdeath - Yes, my understanding is that if you select "discard", it will delete the data. If you are just looking to keep track of your data, you will probably be best off with what I mentioned above, setting the default privacy setting to private (only you). You can then choose if you want to make it public or just leave it as is. Either way, it will keep track of your data for you.
Thanks. That is a good idea and I will try it. I use Strava on my watch primarily for the data. If you discard the Strava workout instead of save (by extension upload), will it also delete all of the data recorded for that workout?
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