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Some App icons dark, waiting, will not open or delete

I do not know what to do. I have tried to open the dark waiting icon, but it does not budge. They have been this way for a long time, even after full shut down. I also can't delete them. When I hold the icon to make them squiggly, they do not have an x in the upper right corner. This is only happening to some of my apps but I would love to get rid of the problem. I would appreciate any advice. Thanks.

iPhone 4S, iOS 7.0.3

Posted on Oct 24, 2013 8:36 AM

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Posted on Dec 26, 2013 1:37 PM

Thought I'd answer even though this is old incase someone else gets this.

Rather than re-sync from iTunes, I manages to get it back by going on the AppStore and going to purchases, the apps that were dark had the icon for downloading in progress, but weren't moving. I stopped each one and the changed back to open and are currently working.

Hope this helps someone.

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Some App icons dark, waiting, will not open or delete

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