Very slow downloading of any applications from the App Store

Did Apple intentionally slow down downloading new apps after the latest iOS update release?

I do have the same problem, no apps are downloading, at the same time I downloaded full movie 1gb on Netflix with in 10 minutes, 165 mb app takes forever

This has been ongoing for me for the past month as well. Each Apple device I use (iPhone 11Pro Max, iPad Pro 12.9", 16" MBP, and 14" MBP) is bafflingly slow downloading updates from Apple—not from Adobe, not from MS, not from any vendor or client with whom I exchange large files—only software updates from Apple.

To illustrate, the 17.4.1 update on my iPad and 14.4.1 on 14" MBP have never been completed, no matter the time of day I try or how long I allow them to run. And this is across days of allowing them to try. All apps with software updates by MS and Adobe during that time have proceeded as expected, quickly, without undue pause or delay.

Re-configuring TCP and DNS and even rebooting all devices have not changed this. A few minutes ago, Adobe updated 3 apps in the CC in 10 minutes. Before that, Apple could not download a Pages update more than a MB or two after 15 minutes. After trying repeatedly over three days, the MBP stated 4 days for the 14.4.1 update. A Surface Pro 2 updated its OS and apps after 2 months offline in about an hour, using the same WiFi and settings.

Recap:

Multiple Apple devices cannot update Apple software despite hours/days of attempts.

Adobe and Microsoft updates of apps and OS all proceed without issue, on Apple and MS devices.

Apple and MS devices on the same network are experiencing vastly different outcomes, despite a stable network and 250+Mbps DL speed.

My next step will be to take a device or two to a wholly different location and attempt to download the recommended Apple updates, but the evidence thus far indicates a significant issue at Apple, not the ISP or devices.

EDIT: I should also note that updates to Parallels and the resident VM OSs and apps all proceeded as expected.

Not necessarily true. Apple can easily throttle throughput on their end. I have gigabit speed through my ISP but also notice the abysmal speed of App Store downloads.

Unless you are privy to Apple’s computing infrastructure and policies, I don’t see how you have the authority or expertise to make such a claim. Your experience doesn’t dictate every user’s experience any more than my experience does. There are many variables at play, as my 35 years in professional IT have taught me.

It’s unfortunate for others here who are experiencing this issue that instead of receiving helpful feedback they instead get trolled.

Nope no VPN and I just ran speed check, it came up 246 mbps per second which is decent

Downloads are definitely slower and have been for a couple months. It’s not my devices (all new, plenty of space), WiFi, ISP, iOS or anything else on my end. I have that all dialed in with gig speeds and solid WiFi. I am seeing a lot of updates failing and I have to select the update again and it again fails. It happens when I select one app or all updates most every time. Whether it's throttling or capacity or even something regional, Apple needs to address this.

Do you use VPN? If so, delete the VPN profile in Settings/General/VPN & Device Management/VPN. Don't just turn it off; delete the profile. VPN cuts communications speeds to 1/4 of the available bandwidth, or, depending on the provider, even more.

appreciate the response. My internet speed is 250mbps so I think this is very sufficient to maintain a good download speed. Perhaps it’s Apple way of giving me a nudge to upgrade my phone :)

Same here, there is for sure an issue with the App Store downloads. It is the same on 3 Apple devices all on high speed internet connections.

I’m having the same issue, not internet related.

The download speed depends completely on your internet connection speed; looking at your Wi-Fi icon it shows less than perfect signal strength. What can also slow it down is if you are using VPN (or even have a VPN profile installed, even if you are not using it), or if you installed any worthless security apps or apps that claim they will make your phone faster or clean it up.

I’ll match your 35 years with my 50 years as an engineer and computer scientist. Neither of our experience is worth a darn on issues like this.

Yes, there are many variables, and the least likely is Apple’s content servers and distributed download servers, which can handle millions of downloads of operating systems an hour. My last iOS update download to my computer, of 8 GB, took well under a minute. The more likely reasons for throttling are on the user’s network, their antivirus and firewalls, their Wi-Fi speeds, their internet connection speeds, whether they use VPN (which cuts download speeds by a factor of 4), and many other factors, none of them on Apple’s side.

I experienced the same thing, despite my internet speed of 300Mbps apps download at 50-110mbps only, and If I pause the download and run a speed test it shows up as 290Mbps, I'm using iPhone 15, I reset my phone thought it has some issue but it's still the same. I am not using any VPN, I sat beside the router with wifi6 (speedtest shows 300Mbps so understand that its a wifi or isp issue).

I am an IT professional. And well qualified to troubleshoot this. I'm experiencing this issue as well. Which is what lead me to read this. I'm seeing this at every location if try to download at. There's plenty of bandwidth available.