My software update iOS 6.1 is not downloading and is holding up all other downloads. How can I fix

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My software update iOS 6.1 is not downloading and is holding up all other downloads. How can I fix

Hi my iOS 6.1 software I'd not downloading. It is holding up all other downloads. It tells me 1 min left then tells me 3 hours left. Any ideas?

iPad (3rd gen) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iOS 6.1

Posted on Jan 29, 2013 8:06 AM

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Jan 29, 2013 8:33 AM in response to GFSarah

Does it say Waiting?

If there are multiple apps trying to download at once, only one can download at a time and the rest say "Waiting" until it is then their turn. Try this. Double tap the icon of the Waiting app, and it should resume the download.

How to Solve the Problem of An iPad App Download Stuck on “Waiting”

http://ipadacademy.com/2012/06/how-to-solve-the-problem-of-an-ipad-app-download- stuck-on-waiting

Another thing to try - Turn the iPad Off & then back ON.

If that doesn't work:

• Log out of your iTunes store account. Go to Settings > Store > Sign Out Then press the Home button.

• Then press and hold the Home and Sleep buttons simultaneously and don't release them when it brings up the Turn Off screen; keep holding them until the Apple logo appears.

• After restart, the Waiting should be gone.

 Cheers, Tom 😉

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Jan 29, 2013 8:50 AM in response to Texas Mac Man

Hi thanks for reply. But no joy. I had all ready cancelled all waiting apps. So the only thing that should be downloading is the software update. It's still not. It's status is "downloading" and its estimate time of completion keeps changing upwards. Or gives me no estimate at all the blue line was maybe 2 centimetres long, but now there is no blue line.

It didn't change after the reset

Aaaahhhhh.

Thanks

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