Downloading apps stuck on waiting...

I had the same problem,but now i solved it in my iphone 4s.First delete the waiting app by holding it and touching the delete(dont do it on app store). Next close all minimised app.next reboot ur phone .when its done then hold ur power button(till slide to power off appears)then hold home button till it disappears.now go to app store and download it.

There is another method

If ur using a wifi connection change its dns to 8.8.8.8

I have this same problem but I have 588 mb storage left on my iphone and the app im trying to download is only like 88 mb. I try to download it and it shows up on me home screen but it is stuck on waiting and simply wont work. I have tried everything . Id shut down the app store and try to go to settings and usage and the app doesnt even show up there and i even reset my phone and still nothing please help.

Here is how I fixed this on my iPhone device. After I freed up some space(which was to no effect) I logged out of iTunes in Settings. After I logged out I clicked on the waiting apps and they all stopped waiting and refreshed back to normal. I hope this helps someone else.

The simplest solution to removing apps being in 'waiting' status is to just go to Apps on your iPhone, search for the app that is showing waiting, click on it, you will see a blue dot at the right side of that very app, click on it to postpone its update process in background, now go back to the menu and you will then see the app is not in the waiting mode any longer.... 🙂

I tried to all the log out and restart combinations. None worked for me. What finally worked after I restarted I went to the "updates" section on the phone. Several apps were set to download but none were moving. I clicked on one and it started downloading. I clicked on another, then another. Once two or there were downloading I clicked download all and they just kept going by themselves. Good luck.

I have seen the many and good replies. For me, the simple iPad restart did the trick. The icons changed from waiting to simply being "greyed out" except for the ones that shifted to downloading mode and showping visual progress In pie graph format.

In my case, since I was setting up a new iPad to "match" an existing iPad using iCloud backup, there were also a huge amount of photos being brought in via iCloud photos. As advised by an Apple setup person in store, keep in mind those photo downloads could be competing for download bandwidth with app update data to the device as well.

That aside, the stagnant "waiting" icon issue is gone.

Hi..

Try this on one device...

Tap Settings > General > Reset > Reset All Settings

Then restart the device > Hold the power button until "slide to power off" appears. Slide to power off. After it is off, press the power button to turn it back on.

That just resets your settings to default, you will not lose any media.

If it works on one device, then try on the other.

If that doesn't help, tap Settings > General > Reset > Reset Network Setttings

Then restart. Try downloading apps. You may have to re type in your wireless network password.

I sorted out the issue by following the below steps:

1. Navigated to Settings --> General --> Usage --> Select the App that has issue --> Delete App
2. Navigate back to the icon of the App in question and delete it by long key press
3. Re-install the app from App Store or iTunes

Me again - sorry folks, I was too quick - the download process certainly worked but afterwards still the app would not open - back to square one. FYI, I have a new iPad and am simply trying to load all the apps from the old one onto it. Most have loaded, but about six have not, all showing the grey overcast on the icon, refusing to either open or delate.

I am having this issue too on my ipad, just now, and it is driving me crazy.

Tell me, exactly where are you going into, when you say "itunes>more>downloads"...I'm not sure where you're talking about....and, do I have to do this on my ipad, as well, or do I just do it on the laptop...

Any specifics would be great help...

Thanks!

Rob

You do this on the iPad.

Launch the iTunes app. Go to the downloads tab. See if there is something in there that didn't finish downloading. Tap on it to try to resume the download - or swipe across the progress bar in order to bring up the red delete button.

Im having the same issue. just activated an iPhone 4s on Sprint. did several hard resets. Apple told me it was because i didnt register it through my main computer via itunes-which made sense. so i did that, and the issue still persists intermittedly. I'm a Sprint tech, and one of my customers who just upgrade to the 4s yesterday is having the same issue.

i have no podcasts / anything in itunes downloading anywhere. not on my iPad, iPhone, wife's iPad, or on my Macbook. Any other ideas? or is it just a "wait and see" type deal?

This is my boilerplate response to the "apps will not update or install" issue. Maybe something in here will help ignore what you have already tried.

Make sure that you do not have a stalled download in iTunes - a song or podcast .... if you have a download in there that did not finish, complete that one first. Only one thing can download at a time on the iPad so that could be what is causing the problem.

If that doesn't work - sign out of your account, restart the iPad and then sign in again.

Settings>Store>Apple ID. Tap your ID and sign out. Restart the iPad by holding down on the sleep button until the red slider appears and then slide to shut off. To power up hold the sleep button until the Apple logo appears and let go of the button.

Go back to Settings>Store>Sign in and then try to update again. Tap one waiting icon only if necessary to start the download stream.

You can also try deleting the waiting icons - tap and hold down on an icon until it wiggles - the tap the X on the icon to delete it. Then try to download again.

You can try resetting all settings. Settings>General>Reset>Reset All Settings. You will have to enter all of your app preferences and device settings again.

No, I tried to do like what u mentioned, but I can't delete the "waiting" apps, there is no X above the apps.

And I also tried to do like demo said, find the installing apps in apps store and swipe across , but I can't delete them too.