Application stuck "installing..."

Thank you so much for this post! I've been searching for a fix for months since an update froze some of my apps! Yours was the first answer that made sense to me and more importantly, that also worked!

I had the same problem but was too lazy to restore. This is how I did it: I deleted the apps that were stuck but nothing happened, so they didnt disappear from the screen. Then I turned the phone off. When I turned it on again the apps disappeared. Then I went to the app store, searched for the app and clicked 'update' (yes it said update, not download). After the update I was still logged in so apparently the apps weren't deleted. Anyways it worked. :)

Are the problem apps on the same Apple ID as those you have updated?

Try the updates through iTunes on your computer and do a sync.

Have you tired clearing out your mulittasking bar and then attempting to delete the downloading apps directly from your device?

Restart the iPad inthe hold power and home Way

Try just tapping on the download to pause them and them hold them down until they wigglesee if that lets you delete the download.

I've got the same issue. They aren't installed so there is no icon to hold down on. The only place I see them is on the update tab. I've rebooted,many it is the same.

I have the same issue that all started with the new OS upgrade. The only solution I haven't tried is the RESTORE from iTunes on my Computer. I will be doing this in 30 minutes, once I've ensured that everything is backed up. God forbid I should lose any books!!

I'll let you all know what happens in the end. Wish me luck! ^__^

Tammy in Seattle

Okay...SUCCESS! And I didn't have to restore to Factory settings! I restored from last backup and found that all my NEW apps that I tried to install were stored in the iCloud & i was able to re-install from there. The apps that tried to update returned to my update queue for a total of 13 updates. This time I only updated 2 - 3 at a time and not the bulk "Update All" that caused the problem in the first place. I'm not going to bulk upload until I see a bug fix or update for IO6.

But at least now we know that the RESTORE will work and, hopefully, you'll be able to restore from your last back up.

TTFN ^__^

Tammy in Seattle

Here are some suggestions that have worked for others in the past. Maybe one of these will work for you.

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>iTunes & App 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>iTunes & App 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 just had the same problem with my IPad 2. I had 17 apps that were stalled after updating. The problem was solved when the Apple rep had me connect the Ipad to my computer (Imac) and try syncing. I got a message that syncing was stalled. That was fixed when I quit ITunes on the computer and restarted. Syncing was restored and the updated apps installed correctly. I vaguely remember connecting the ipad to the computer about a week ago and disconnecting before the sync was done. Maybe that's a problem when you're using OS6 and/or iCloud.