after ios 5.1 update apps won't download

I going to all all sprint tomorrow and ad if I can get anywhere .. I didn't the last time i called.

I'm not on Sprint....in Canada and I have this issue as well.. So I doubt if its a Sprint issue. The only thing I've found that works is to update the apps in iTunes and then synch the devices.

I went into a Sprint store today Dave, and they know about it, but apparantly it's kind of being sealed up. Neither Apple or Sprint wants to "take the blame" because there are some odd things happening. Mostly Android handsets can download everything just fine, so Sprint says, "its not the Network" while Apple says "Sprint's network is the only one with issues, so its Sprint's fault." None of the techs at the store had functioning iPhones either. I'm kinda upset, I was really looking foward to iOS, but at this rate I'll be migrating my entire ecosystem back to Android. I need a reliable phone.

Hi,

I've been struggling to find a solution to this for days but just finally stumbled across a fix which worked for me.

If you are using your home wifi as your connection, go into the network settings and change the DNS to 8.8.8.8

I wrote my original settings down first in case this didn't work so I could put them back, but it worked first time.

Give it a go!

Nigel

Just worked for me after apps stuck on waiting. Tried the restart and the other suggested fixes.

Still no luck with this working for me or anyone else I know with this problem. I've included a link to a thread that outlines all of the fixes I've tried.

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4229783?answerId=19343902022#19343902022

Thanks seanxpert for the link. Deleting the files in the Downloads folder fixed the problem for me.

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The hard restart worked for me. I was having the exact same problem with my iPhone 4

Same for me

Has not worked for me yet

I have the same issue with my IPhone 5. I've tried several of the listed here. As a developer, it is disturbing that an issue like this exists and the only solutions are at best hacks.

Looks like this has been resolved.... I tested it the other night and I was able to download Apps over 3G on Sprint just fine... Does anyone know what apple or sprint did to fix the issue?

Kudos to you, Vinitbarot! Your advice really DID cure my sick iphone puppy. I've been trying to fix it for several days and i'm glad i happened upon this discussion. Thanks again.

Okay Listen up! 3 months ago I had the same problem then I fixed it with Reset All Settings! But now I got the same problem with "Waiting..." apps but this time Reset All Settings didn't work at all!!!! WHYYY??? I tried everything please help me! I signed out and in again, Reset the settings, delete the podcasts from itunes but nothing worked I also tried the hard restart! If someone can help me please write on email: gabet0o@yahoo.com or reply but only if you can help don't write the same things like in the previous pages 😐

After reading a lot and about to give up, I found a new way to solve the problem. It is related to the option of going to the download folder on ifile or using the iexplorer. Instead of erasing all its content, erase the download folder completely, after that, go to Safari and download anything (pic,doc,etc), with Safari Download Manager, and the saving route should be: Downloads -/Media. Save whatever you downloaded to that directory and the ipad will create a new one, with the downloads.28.sqlitedb file that in my experience got somehow corrupted and was causing all the problem. With the new directory created, make a reset, and then try to download anything from the appstore, it should start downloading without problems. Hope this is understandable and helps everyone. Peace