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Unable to download app on my iPad 2 today

I just tried downloading a free app from the App Store on my Ipad 2 today and it prompted me for my password which I entered. It then showed the app on the home screen as "waiting..." and it promptly vanished. I tried again (was prompted for my password again) and got the same results. I noticed I had two pending updates (though they show as "free" instead of "update") so I did an Update All. Again I was prompted for my password, which I entered and it switched the to Home screen with the two apps showing as "Waiting..." and then suddenly they reverted back to the way they were. Nothing is downloading on my iPad 2 at all. It is taking my password, but it's not activating or something.


I tried on my iPhone 3GS and it worked without any issue.


I know there was some store problems last night, but I updated an app this morning on my iPad 2 without an issue. I'm also noticing that I can't turn on genius recommendations for apps. It just keeps asking me for my password over and over agian.


Anyone else having issues currently?

iPad 2, Other OS, iOS 4.3.2

Posted on Jun 2, 2011 10:43 AM

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Dec 19, 2011 10:58 PM in response to Morac

I have the same problem. Since some time now on myiPad. But none on my iPhone - same iOS... Nome of the tips works. I might really reset my device - but do not want to :-) but as long as I download/update apps on my PC in iTunes and sync my iPad, I am ok. This is not a long-term solution though...


This is really an Apple-sided problem and reading om the Net, many people have problems with this from time to time - on seamingly all i-devices. Apple really needs to give a work-around and a permament fix / how-to description to us users :-)

Feb 25, 2012 7:50 PM in response to Morac

I cannot download app updates on an Ipad 2 in the US. I do not have any podcasts pending (I do not have any podcast subscriptions at all). I have:


  • reset my Apple ID password twice
  • signed out and signed back in.
  • signed out, and signed back in on Game Center (and separately on ibooks)
  • terminated running apps
  • Done a hard reset on ipad (NOT a reset to factory settings)
  • Reset my network settings (Settings/General/Reset)
  • Re-entered my credit card info in my ipad


Nothing has fixed this so far. Do I have a defective ipad 2? How many more are out there with this problem?

Unable to download app on my iPad 2 today

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