Iphone 5 won't update or download new apps

I finally fixed this on my iPhone! I found out that I needed to agree to the new terms of service before it would complete any downloads, but for some reason those new terms of service weren't showing up on my phone. I was getting stuck in a loop where I would try to install a new app, it would ask for my password, then ask for my fingerprint three times before canceling the download. It wouldn't get out of this loop.

Here is what I did to fix it:

Go to Settings > iTunes & App Store

Select your Apple ID and tap "Sign Out"

Open the App Store app

Select any app on the Featured page and try to download it

The new terms of service should pop op

Tap "Accept" on the new terms of service

Your download should start!

This should fix the problem for those with the same issue as me

This solved my problem! Thanks

Thanks! This solved my problem!

Schirra this solved my problem....thanks!

Reset all settings. Worked like a charm. Found the answer here: http://ipad.about.com/od/iPad_Troubleshooting/a/How-To-Fix-My-Ipad-App-Won-T-Upd ate.htm

I've had to do two restores in two years and the guy at the Apple store nonchalantly suggested I do another which I was not about to do. You will have to re-do all your settings but such is techno life.

isnt apple pathetic lately?

how can you mess up such a basic thing?

i Have wasted hours

Im having the same problem. I've tried force closing apps, restarting my phone, signing out of iCloud and apple id, updating iOS, and resetting my settings. Nothing is working. It's so frustrating! Nothing is working! FIX IT APPLE 😟

"Apple looks to be having a few lot of problems with its servers this morning. At the time of writing,iTunes Connect is refusing logins, the iBooks store is not responding and there are intermittent outages when viewing some individual items in both iOS and Mac App Stores"

http://9to5mac.com/2015/03/11/itunes-connect-down/

I have the same issue... tried your solution, but it asks to sign in, once I enter my existing Apple ID & password it shows message: cannot connect to iTunes store ??? Please help!

Read the post just above yours.

Everything is back up now.

Sorry I am not techie and nothing is working.

I feel like throwing the stupid phone out.

The circle just goes round and round with no end.

I need some very clear and simple directions.

Can someone at Apple talk me through it?

Hi all

I had this problem till 30min ago, but now i'm downloading or updating those apps werent install on my phone.

My problem was installing some apps that has been downloaded but not installed and my phone gives me this notice: unable to install app, do you want to retry? (Or something like this)

I tried CentripetalA's solution- tnQ for your note- i went to settings,general,date and time, then set the automatically. It longs about 1 or 2 minute and it was loading and in the middle of prosses i turned it off again. At the last line the date and time was shown with a blue color.

After all, i opened the app store and update the app that didnt install and it works!

Thank you again CentripetalA and Apple Inc.

Amin Afshar - Iran

Hi all

I had this problem till 30min ago, but now i'm downloading or updating those apps werent install on my phone.

My problem was installing some apps that has been downloaded but not installed and my phone gives me this notice: unable to install app, do you want to retry? (Or something like this)

I tried CentripetalA's solution- tnQ for your note- i went to settings,general,date and time, then set the automatically. It longs about 1 or 2 minute and it was loading and in the middle of prosses i turned it off again. At the last line the date and time was shown with a blue color.

After all, i opened the app store and update the app that didnt install and it works!

Thank you again CentripetalA and Apple Inc.

Amin Afshar - Iran

I have the same problem but on my iPod 5 what I do is go on iTunes go to app store download what apps I want then go on your device thing in the top left then click install on all the apps you want on the right hand side then click apply to all at then bottom then you will see the apps on your device I HOPED I HELPED

sscholar YOU ARE A WIZARD! That is amazin! Thank you so much! My iPhone 5s is brand new and I was starting to think I got a faulty one!