App Store Applications Not Working
It took a few hours but I found the solution to this problem.
Here is a brief description of what happened:
Went to App Store on my new iPhone 3G and downloaded three applications: Monkey Ball, eBay and Jott.
At first all three worked. (Monkey Ball is a great game but difficult to control)
I stopped running the applications and did some other things with my iPhone 3G. (email, safari, you tube, etc...)
I then tried to run Monkey Ball again. It showed the Splash Screen for a few seconds and then the iPhone went back to the main display. The Monkey Ball application just "turned off" and went away.
I tried to load the other applications and ran into the same problem. They would try to load and then the main iPhone display with the icons would show.
I tried to do a full reset by holding both buttons for 10 seconds. That did not help.
I was about to do a restore when the solution occurred to me:
1: Hook the iPhone to your computer and start the Sync process.
2.1: iTunes will ask you if you want to transfer your applications to your computer. It will warn you that if you don't the applications will be deleted from your iPhone. THAT IS WHAT YOU WANT.
2.2: If you have already transferred your applications to your computer, then BEFORE you start the sync you need to delete the applications from iTunes on your computer. Do this by clicking on Applications in the left menu and then right-clicking on the bad application and selecting Delete.
3: Tell iTunes that you DON'T want to transfer your applications to your computer and allow it to delete the applications from your iPhone.
4: Reset your iPhone by pressing the two buttons for 10 seconds.
5: Go back to the App Store and re-download and install the application(s).
NOTE: It will look like the App Store is going to charge you for the application again but at the last minute it will say that you already bought the application and will not be charged.
Basically what you are doing is deleting the application from your iPhone and reinstalling it.
Here is a brief description of what happened:
Went to App Store on my new iPhone 3G and downloaded three applications: Monkey Ball, eBay and Jott.
At first all three worked. (Monkey Ball is a great game but difficult to control)
I stopped running the applications and did some other things with my iPhone 3G. (email, safari, you tube, etc...)
I then tried to run Monkey Ball again. It showed the Splash Screen for a few seconds and then the iPhone went back to the main display. The Monkey Ball application just "turned off" and went away.
I tried to load the other applications and ran into the same problem. They would try to load and then the main iPhone display with the icons would show.
I tried to do a full reset by holding both buttons for 10 seconds. That did not help.
I was about to do a restore when the solution occurred to me:
1: Hook the iPhone to your computer and start the Sync process.
2.1: iTunes will ask you if you want to transfer your applications to your computer. It will warn you that if you don't the applications will be deleted from your iPhone. THAT IS WHAT YOU WANT.
2.2: If you have already transferred your applications to your computer, then BEFORE you start the sync you need to delete the applications from iTunes on your computer. Do this by clicking on Applications in the left menu and then right-clicking on the bad application and selecting Delete.
3: Tell iTunes that you DON'T want to transfer your applications to your computer and allow it to delete the applications from your iPhone.
4: Reset your iPhone by pressing the two buttons for 10 seconds.
5: Go back to the App Store and re-download and install the application(s).
NOTE: It will look like the App Store is going to charge you for the application again but at the last minute it will say that you already bought the application and will not be charged.
Basically what you are doing is deleting the application from your iPhone and reinstalling it.
iPhone 3G, Windows Vista
