apps will not update

Hi Vicky

Thanks, will be going starbucks today, so will get it a try

Best wishes

Sharon

Another thing to check is to see if you have any items waiting to download in iTunes (on your iPhone).

The most recent time I had this problem, I checked there and found 5 items that hadn't downloaded properly. Once cleared, things started updating again.

It looks like there's a system-wide download queue, and, unlike the non-iPhone versions, it will only download one item at a time. So, if one item gets stuck, the others wait patiently behind it until its their turn, like polite people on an escalator. Pausing or deleting the troublesome download will allow the others to continue.

I did this just now because I'm having the same problem, and it seems to have fixed the problem.

Same problem, looks like this cloud cluster has done the problem. I can only download now from sync iPad with iTunes on computer. It shows that the app is in the cloud. I turned of iCloud on iPad and in iTunes Store in my account, disconnected iPad and shut it down reconnected and tried a new app and cannot download or update any apps over the WIFI network, only get Waiting... message. Seems like after updating to IOS 5.1 is when the fan hit the cloud. What is puzzling when I go to iTunes store Purchased items, I have apps that are still in the cloud. So this cloudy mess is my problem? How do I get rid of the issue, do I need to restore my iPad, by deleting all my stuff and starting over?

What I ended up doing was deleting all apps stuck in waiting mode from Ipad backing up anything I need to first.

I then plugged in to my mac and downloaded a new free app, anything really.

if it loaded I then tried to load all the others and they worked to.

I had to do it a few times before it worked

best wishes

Sharon

Today, it worked partially, one new app downloaded over WIFI then the second hung up in the waiting stage. App updates had to be done on computer and updates as well with sync. It use to work fine. I may just back up and restore then sync and see what happens.

Thanks for suggestions.

I'm having the same problem. What I noticed is, my iPad 2 updates no problem. My iPhone 4 is another story. This updating/downloading problem started 2 days ago for me. So far, seems like it works whenever it wants to. That tells me there is a problem for everyone, at least iPhone related and probably a fix is on the way.

Seems to be the same for me, except I only have the iPad2. It downloaded a new app, and updated one. So it is very sporadic, like you. Must be the iCloud server.

John

I went down to the Apple Store in Charleston and was told I had to have an appointment. I got one, came back and discussed this "waiting" issue wither and the tech explained that it is preferable to download apps and updates using wifi and stay away from using networks such as AT&T or Verizon because they are packed with users. She turned on wifi, disabled the data usage in Settings and, presto all my waiting downloads loaded in an instant. The key was to disable the data usage and then turn on wifi. You can turn data usage back on later if you are going to use your device on the go but if you are going to download or update apps, find a location with wifi and follow the steps I described above. It works guys!

Ulsterboy Mike

Thanks!

Happened to me, and from appearances, it's a bug in the iTunes App Store re: it thinks you already updated your apps.

See: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3816562?answerId=17952491022#17952491022

I ended up just leaving my iPhone alone. Over the course of a few hours they finally downloaded. I did this via wifi at my home. The problem that arose afterward is equally frustrating. iTunes is continually asking me for my password. Take into consideration that there is absolutely nothing in my download queue. iTunes support staff (via email) wrote that the fix is to reset my password. I did this by going to support.apple.com/kb/HE36

I'll reply later to let everyone on here know if this fixed my problem. Will do so by end of day today. FYI.

Had the same problem and fixed it after having some weird dream about being Clevelend Brown.

It turned out some podcasts I had downloaded from my iPhone didn't download, they were just sitting there. Don't know if they were just bad downloads or what but under iTunes/more/downloads there they were still waiting to download. After I deleted them everything worked fine.

Hopefully everyone's is so easy.

You don't need to do all that. Just use wifi to download or update and will not have any further problems.

Don't need to do that? Well, maybe. Although 'using wifi' requires a one hour each way bicycle ride, to town, where I can find a wifi place to finish downloading stuff. How come I can't just plug it into my computer, that has an internet stick that I pay $100 a month for? Curiouser and curiouser said Alice.