Apps fail to install after restore

If you are restoring form an iCloud backup, what I would do is consider erasing the device and start all over again. Your backup will still be available and trying to solve the waiting or stalled apps download might be a bigger problem that starting all over again.

Having said that, and assuming that you are restoring from an icloud backup, have you tried rebooting the iPad just to see if that springs the download back into action?

Reboot the iPad by holding down on the sleep and home buttons at the same time for about 10-15 seconds until the Apple Logo appears - ignore the red slider if it appears on the screen - let go of the buttons. Let the iPad start up.

***EDIT: Sorry Demo, I swear your post wasn't there when I wrote this***

I'd first ensure you are connected to WiFi with good signal strength as this is an intensive amount of data you will be downloading.

If that is true, i'd then reccomend rebooting the iPad (Holding the power button until you get the red slider and powering off the device), wait 30 seconds and then power it back up. It should resume the restore.

If it still fails after all that, then I'd reset the iPad to factory state and try again

Message was edited by: defjab Reason: Dupe post

No problem. I made a quick edit on mine as well. Anyway, as they say ... great minds think alike. 😁 Good point about the amount of the download.

Well I think that might answer some questions. Installing the update and then stopping the syn probably corrupted the sync.

Your apps are NOT included in the iTunes backup. Apps are stored in the iTunes library and you have to sync the apps back to the device. Did you try just syncing again to see of the apps are restored?

I think something went astray at step 22

Restore from iTune step by step

1. Settings>General>Reset>Erase all content and settings

2. You'll be asked twice to confirm

3. You'll see Apple logo and progress bar

4. You'll see a big iPad logo on screen

5. Configuration start

6. Set language

7. Set country

8. Select Network and input Password>Join

9. Enable Location Service>Next

10. You'll be given 3 options (a) Setup as New iPad (b) Restore from iCloud Backup (c) Restore from iTune Backup

11. Select Restore from iTune Backup

12. You will see picture of USB cable pointing towards iPad

13. Connect iPad to iTune (make sure iTune is on standby)

14. Tap Continue (computer)

15. Restore iPad from Backup (computer)

16. See progress bar with estimated time (computer)

17. See Restore in Progress on iPad

18. See Apple logo

19. See Apple and Progress Bar

20. Slide to Unlock

21. Copying Apps back to iPad (computer)

22. You'll see Loading/Installing/Waiting below the Apps (iPad)

23. Sync Music/Podcast/Movies to iPad (computer)

24. Sync completed (computer)

Message was edited by: Diavonex

I'll let Demo run with this, but I made a critical error...I assumed. I thought you were coming from iCloud.

That be ing said, so long as the backup is living on a Computer you shouldn't have to repurchase apps. But Demo has a good handle on this and s/he WAS first 🙂

You can transfer the purchases into iTunes before you restor the iPad. While the iPad is connected to iTunes, right click on the iPad name on the left side under the devices heading and select - Transfer Purchases.

As long as you purchased all of your apps with the same Apple ID, it doesn't matter if you have different apps on 4 different iPads, you can always download the apps again without paying again.

OK. I hope the sync works!

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