First, hallelujah I finally found threads describing the EXACT same problem I ran across Sun. 2/6/11 (there are like 200+ "apps won't update" threads but most are NOT re this exact NEW problem).
Second, I have iphone 3Gs, 3.1.2, that I LOVE & has worked almost flawlessly since purchase Summer 2009. It is not & never has been JB, fwiw.
Third, SAME exact "blue/update" & "green/install" DO-NOTHING tabs, just toggle back & forth, wobbly like someone else described. Very unnerving, a feel like maybe the whole phone wants to blow. Never ever had this problem before. There were No Error Msgs, No Billing popup requests, No partial DL, No hung up in Waiting to DL, Nothing like that. Just plain & simple DOES NOTHING when you tap the Update/Install tab.
Fourth, through today 2/9/11, NONE of the apps will update...still. Glad to hear it is truly an Apple screw-up & not me nor my phone!
Fifth, on Sun. 2/6/11, I tried various suggestions I read re OTHER app update problems, such as:
a) Turn off 3G. -- Didnt help, Edge came on.
b) Soft & Hard Resets. -- Neither helped.
c) Log in, log out, log out, log in, etc. to App Store from phone. -- None of that helped.
d) Erase & re-enter all billing/address info in account on phone. -- Did that twice, didnt solve the problem.
e) Tried DL a few Free apps as a test. -- They DL just fine.
f) Tried DL a Paid app, to make sure the problem was not with credit card. -- It wasnt, as the Paid app DL just fine.
Gave up.
Next day, 2/7/11, I did what I did not want to do: I started deleting a bunch of apps off the phone that did NOT contain Data that I need (such as Notes apps, Photos Storage apps, etc.).
I took screenshots of the list of App Updates first, before deleting the apps in case I want to hunt down & reinstall the dumped apps later.
I did the "mass deleting" thinking MAYBE there was some sort of LIMIT as to how many apps could be "taking up space" in the "App Updates" section of the phone's app store. -- Result? Didnt help one bit. No apps would update, still.
Then I wondered if it was some sort of END OF YEAR ROLLOVER glitch, ie, maybe app updates dated in 2010 that were never updated were preventing all other apps from updating in 2011 (since I hadnt bothered with the ever-increasing annoying app updates since 12/22/10, they are becoming such a chore I just let them pile up for a rainy day, which happened to be Sun. 2/6/11, lol). -- But I guess a Year End glitch is Not the problem, thankfully, since this thread said it is a problem at the APPLE end of things.
Lastly I want to say AMEN
to Kam D'Bret re "Update All" NOT BEING AN OPTION & for the Same Exact Reason:
Kam D'Bret wrote:
Update all is not an option for me. I have about 5 updates that I am avoiding due to the fact they either break the app or they make it less suitable for me.
EXACTLY
SAME HERE!!
Looks like I will have to wait on this fix that is hopefully in the works. I am sure there are others who want to avoid the update all solution as well.
That makes TWO OF US so far! Count me in!
Not to mention the fact we shouldn't be forced to do this anyway. Giving us the ability to choose what we update is a service that should continue to be available to all of us.
Preach it, friend! I've been avoiding Update All since July 2010 when an app update came forth that will destroy one of my most beloved apps. No way I'm updating that. (There's a thread re "Is Updating Apps Dangerous?" Well, sometimes you could say Yes It Is.)
Plus a few other app "hogs" that wont update from the phone, saying they are over 20mb & need wifi (which I dont have) or they have to be updated via Mac (but those apps work fine as is & so why hog up my memory with big fat hog updates?)
Thus, there are reasons to avoid Update All. But that leaves 22 apps at present waiting to be Updated (that HAVE DATA so I cannot delete those apps). Then 2 more updates appeared yesterday.
So... will just wait for an Apple fix.
But if Apple never fixes this Update glitch, how can we get rid of the updates sitting in the App Updates?
Typo was fixed by: macs4bg