"Cannot connect to iTunes Store" - iPhone 4

Yes, frustrating isn't it!
I'm in Dibden, and use it to see which cruise ship is leaving dock when we hear all the commotion 😉

Apple have responded to the developers and claim they will resolve it "within two days", but in the interim if you're near a PC you can always view the ship positions around Lymington here
http://shipfinder.co/?bounds=50.60721,-1.74202,50.960589,-1.024475&mask=8191

Admittedly that's no help if you're out on a RIB with the IoW ferry bearing down on you though! 😀

DJ, thank you so much! Ship Finder was the culprit (although I know it's not the developers fault!).

Thanks again! Can't believe Apple hasn't done anything so fix this yet!

deleting sylvan archive (a gaming app) did the trick for me..
who knew?

Deleting ship finder worked for me too. Crazy.

In Canada, New iPhone4, same issue. Safari, App Store, iTunes not loading. I've tried a restore from backup, restore to factory settings, renewing DHCP to wireless connection, attempting to connect through 3G, nothing is working. Really ******* me off. Apple needs to do a better job of providing upgrade guides for those purchasing a new phone looking to retain old data.

Nope. iPad+ new 4.2 upgrade = Can't Connect to ITunes Store. No Ship Finder, no Sylvan, no Pee Monkey either... Apple... you have a BUG. Needs to be fixed, please.

I found the problem with this. I deleted the iBooks app off my iPhone4 as to save space and being I would never use the app anyway. I restored the app and it now connects everytime. If you deleted it or have the problem I would delete the ibooks app and reinstall it.

Good Luck.

Looks like it fixed the problem on as a temp. It's doing it again. I called Apple care and they gave me a case number and want me to go to my local store to get it checked out.
Looks like another re-furb is heading my way.

The reason I say re-furb, I bought a new iphone4 2 days later I have problems with phone. They replaced it with a re-furb. I was very upset with this and now It's looking like I'll get another re-furb. Uggggg.

Maybe I should have kept my 3G phone. Nothing but problems with the iPhone4.

I'm now getting a similar problem. I can connect to the store and download new apps, and it shows me the number of updates available, but says it cannot connect when I try to download the update. It's only been happening the last couple of days, and even then intermittently, but increasingly common.

Having the same problem with my iPhone 4. I don't have any of the apps mentioned. Have tried deleting, re-installing, signing out and in and restoring to original features. Still "Cannot connect to iTunes Store". I am able to install apps if I'm connected to iTunes through my computer but I shouldn't have to go through this everytime. Hopefully there's a fix soon.

I just went from a 3G to a 3GS (not a fan of the 4) and I had the same issue. I solved it by going into iTunes on the phone, buying a song, and confirming my payment information (i.e. credit card security info). I then went back to the App Store and downloaded my updates with no issues.

Hi all,

Here's what I did to get this working. Weird, but effective.

Within my iPhone settings, Store, I logged off and tried to log back in again, and got the "Cannot connect to iTunes Store" error...

So, I tried to create a new Apple ID, using my existing Apple ID and password. As predicted, the server told that this Apple ID was in use, and asked if I'd like to log in with this Apple ID and password. When I did this, it verified me, logged me in, and now I can access all iTunes stores (App Store, iTunes, iBooks) with no problems on Wi-fi and 3G.

Try this, and let us know if this works for you too!!

Same problem here, on iPhone, iPad and MacBook Pro, since yesterday.
Tried everything: resetting my Apple ID, switching of wifi, logged out of the appstore etc.
Something is definetely wrong with my Apple id. I can't log in to the app store now I've logged out. It takes minutes, then I get a message connection to store not possible.
But: if I try an account with a typo, it immeadeatly recognizes the password is incorrect.

Login in to Mobile Me website is no problem, but any other type of connection is refused.

This is getting realy frustrating!

I've narrowed down the problem:
it seems as if it has something to do with wifi. At home (Timecapsule) none of my iOS or Macs are able to connect to my Apple ID. At work on the university wifi-network all works fine.
Maybe I should reset my Timecapsule?

This is the only fix I have found for this problem.
However the ibooks app has nothing to do with the problem, it only remedies it.
Why hasn't apple fixed this major issue yet?