Very slow downloading of any applications from the App Store

At the beginning of using the iPhone, all applications loaded quickly, whether it was an application that weighs 100 megabytes or 10 gigabytes, and now, after some use, an application that weighs 57 megabytes swings for one hour or more, any application that I put on the jump swings for an hour or more


(Wi-Fi works fine, I checked 100 megabytes per second on the computer)

iPhone 11, iOS 17

Posted on Jan 9, 2024 9:21 AM

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Posted on Jun 30, 2024 9:03 PM

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!

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Jul 18, 2024 7:35 AM in response to nuna176

nuna176 wrote:

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

There is nothing wrong with the App Store. If there was there would be millions of complaints from the 1 BILLION iPhone users. There is a problem with your phone.


As a start: 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.



Jul 31, 2024 7:23 AM in response to AndriiKa

AndriiKa wrote:

Hi.
For me everything is downloaded from App Store super slow on WI-FI, but immediately on LTE.
So it is definitely an Apple bug because the WI-FI connection works fine in all other cases.

Really? No, it is definitely a problem with your router or some garbage you have installed on your phone, such as VPN, an antivirus, or some app that claims to speed up your phone. If it was definitely an Apple bug you would see thousands or millions of complaints about it.


So first, delete any junk apps that I have described from your phone and restart it (for VPN, delete the profile, don’t just turn it off.


Next, go to a friend’s, Starbucks or equivalent and see if you have the same problem on a different Wi-Fi network.

Aug 12, 2024 7:17 PM in response to JohnnyPalmBeach

JohnnyPalmBeach wrote:

Same here,

Since the End of July 2024, the APP STORE Downloads, or Updates are superslow on Wifi, but pretty normal on LTE (Cellular).

This situation is ONLY VALID on downloads or updates from "App Store thru Wifi." It is very important to understand this.

All the other stuff on the internet works just fine both on Wifi, or Cellular (4G/LTE)

For the past few days, App Store doesn't like to work with WIFI Connection.. It Still Loves the Cellular, though :)

Very weird issue...

Updating to iOS 17.6.1 did not resolve this issue.

it is definitely a problem with your router or some garbage you have installed on your phone, such as VPN, an antivirus, or some app that claims to speed up your phone. If it was definitely an Apple bug you would see thousands or millions of complaints about it.


So first, delete any junk apps that I have described from your phone and restart it (for VPN, delete the profile, don’t just turn it off.)


Next, go to a friend’s, Starbucks or equivalent and see if you have the same problem on a different Wi-Fi network.

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