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

I ended up here because I was having the same issue on my new iPad 10th gen. I was trying to download DaVinci Resolve which is 3.3 gb. My estimated download time was over 2 hours.

I seen replies saying to remove any VPNs however, I did not have any installed on this new device.

What was the fix for me was enabling Private Relay which is a feature of iCloud+ (Tap on your name in the Settings app, then press iCloud). After enabling, I stopped and restarted the app download. What was a 2 hour download became a 2 minute download.

Hope this helps!

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.

I've been facing a similar issue for at least the past 6 months or more. All app store downloads, be it on my iPhone 14 Pro, 2017 MBP 15", 2023 Mac mini or one of those recent iPads, they are very very.. very slow! I have a 400Mbps connection, and all downloads are generally okay and match the speed of my internet except for from the App store. I'm not sure if its the VPN, since I've had them installed in my systems for the last 4+ years. This issue is a recent development. However, I must point out that on my iPhone, as soon as I switch off the wifi and it connects to my 4G / 5G, the download becomes lightning fast immediately. So not sure what is the fault here. I hope Apple can give an explanation soon, as it is starting to get really annoying especially for use on macs where I cannot switch to my cellular network.

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.

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.

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.

I deleted the VPN profiles on my iPhone and iPad and that has restored my app update speeds on both devices.

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.

I have the same issue as rellaax. I do not have any VPN profiles installed. 3 days ago I could down load my updates and new apps very quick (310mbps) then now even with the same speed the apps take a lot longer to down load (227mb took 30 minutes…) I have the space on my phone and no issues watching YouTube / Netflix. It really does appear to be an issue with Apple App Store downloading.

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 :)

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

App Store taking more than 24hours to download app what’s wrong with it?

Yes, and those thousands and millions (which I doubt) are all using either a “helper” app or VPN, or have very slow Wi-Fi or an obsolete router. And it is still a tiny percentage of 1.5 BILLION.

You "Doubt" and you base all your statements in just suppositions. You say you are a computer scientist for the past 50 years, well then honor your title and don't state BS without studying properly what is actually happening. You are blaming VPNs and/or bad router configurations or whatever pointed to the user without even knowing if they user has a VPN or a bad router and when most are stating that everything else works fine in terms of connection. I'm also a computer scientist but I'm not being paid by Apple. You have 87,000 replies on this community only, that is quite a lot and sounds like a full time job, so whatever you say has zero realistic and scientific value, you are just a troll.