Downloading apps stuck on waiting...

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.

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.

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

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

If you want to get rid of the "Waiting..." app and you don't get the x to delete it:

Settings -> General -> Usage -> wait the Storage to load, then click show all apps.

Find the app you want to delete, click, delete it and redownload.

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?

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.

I tried many solutions,:-

1. Resetting

2. Restart

3. Press and hold the waiting apps at home screen ( but there is no X appears above the apps)

4. Go to purchased history, I press...I swipe across...( but it doesn't work, can't delete them)

None of the solutions can fix my iPad!! Help!!!:(

There's another possible issue that was what caused this same problem for me: Your iPhone or iPad is full! If you don't have enough storage space left on your device, apps can sit there in "waiting..." status without giving you an error message telling you why they are not downloading. No amount of clicking, resetting, deleting, etc. will solve this problem

Just clear out some music, photos or whatever to open up storage space, and then sync your device, and all should be well.

Yes, we tried that already. Also, the frustrating part is that I ordered this movie to watch on my Apple TV but the download stays stuck in the downloads section on my iPhone. Two observations and suggestions for fixes:

1. I thought that I could order it on my iPhone and then watch it on my Apple TV (NO... I had to order it twice and then request a refund from Apple for one of the purchases). This should be fixed so that if you order an HD movie on your iPhone it appears to watch on Apple TV and likewise.

2. Now no matter what I do, I tap, swipe, etc... I can't delete the video from the pending downloads list (see screenshot). I don't have space on my device and I'm not planning to delete a bunch of stuff to download a rented video that I no longer want to watch because I've already rented it and watched it on Apple TV.

Thank you the Cradle Mob. This resolved my issue of podcast downloads hanging on "waiting" status on my iPad mini Retina running iOS 7.1.2 (I noticed this issue in the iTunes app on the iPad itself, and it happened after I upgraded from the iPad 2 to the iPad mini with Retina likely due to restoration of iPad backup from iCloud). All I had to do was connect the Lightning USB cable to my iPad, and then on my Mac (it would probably work on a Windows computer too) on the left sidebar of iTunes under the Library section I clicked on Podcasts. There I noticed an option to sync my podcasts. I did not realize that my Mac was not yet set to synchronize the podcasts! Once I selected that option to sync my podcasts with the Mac, under Devices I clicked on the icon representing my iPad and then performed a Sync. All of the above resolved my issue...no more stuck downloads in iTunes on my iPad mini. Thank you again for getting this started for me! 🙂

Note: if one wishes to perform this by plugging the Lightning USB cable from the iOS device into the wall rather than into the computer, then iTunes WiFi sync would need to be configured; see KB article # HT1386 iOS: Syncing your data with iTunes for details.

per reymysterio619

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

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This worked for me on iPhone 5s.

reymysterio619 wrote:

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

I searched all over the net for a solution to the problem and this was the only solution that worked for me. So simple, works a treat.