iPad Air since iOS 8: Apps not updating and downloading no longer possible. Fix?

Same thing on my Mini Retina. 8.0.2. Cannot install new apps or update existing ones except by connecting the iPad to my PC and using iTunes to do the upgrade / install.

Have a ticket open with Apple.

Apple has decided that iOS 8 is good enough to move forward with and has disabled downgrading this weekend, I have wiped and restored twice now, and I always, eventually end up total hung. As others have mentioned, you can reset your way out of the issue some of the time temporarily, but you end up back hung. You can see the problem quickly by doing a massive (500+ songs) iTunes match update. I did this twice and was able to get everything hung. When the update stops, you can see in the iTunes store, some songs hung waiting (even though they have been downloaded, for some reason the sync all on my 500 song play list queues 700+ downloads). You can then delete the waiting songs, reboot the device, then depending on the luck of the draw it may still work. It appears to get slower after this on subsequent downloads. My guess is there is some leak in the download manager that is sticky (as many things are on tablets).

Bottom line, for me anyway, it this is broken and I have nothing to do but wait for a fix. In the mean time, I will be downloading no content from Apple and asking for a refund for subscriptions I can not access.

Sadly, I gather the downgrade window has passed: apple are not signing 7.1.2 any more. You can't go back. when I suggested this a few days back (25th) I did say you should do it ASAP before they closed the window...

That being said, I'm really glad it worked, jdfrms! Good on you. Apple did a late ios7 update for iphone4 when it had similar levels of trouble: it may be the case that the iPad 2 gets a "slimmed down" version of iOS 8 to help cope with the problem the new OS appears to have running on a memory-constrained platform.

Same here. I can't download any apps on my IPad IOS 7.1.2. Now I can't even download IOS 8.2.1. I get "error occurred...cannot download..." I have shut down and rebooted but nothing seems to work ! Aaarrrrgggg!

TThanks for raising this. I have the same issue. And I cannot even do a software update on the iOS. Hope Apple has a solution soon. Cheers

I have had the same issue as you since about September 24.

I reset the iPad, (not a full reset, not willing to do that yet) and reset network settings. I tried to update from iTunes and that has also failed. I was able to update to iOS8.0.2 from iTunes, since I was also unable to update over the air with the iPad.

I have 9 updates waiting for a solution by Apple.

I know all iOS upgrades have issues, it just seems like this one is sloppier than the others.

Ipad Air and 8.02 - first noticed that Zinio magazines wouldn't load. Then the Zinio app wouldn't load - just hung up with a circle I've never seen before. I deleted the app and tried downloading through WIFI. Wouldn't work. Restored Ipad and reloaded the Zinio app hardwired to Itunes - App "loaded", but will not open. Now no app updates will load, just get a circle with the box in the middle. No new apps will load. Wifi slower than before. Some apps work fine, some start then stop. I've tried restoring a number of times. I've done resets a number of times. I've signed off of my Apple Store account a number of times. I guess we need to wait for another release? I bought an Iphone 6, had the issues with 8.01, but those seem to fixed with the 8.02. Frustrating at best.

More frustrating as the days go on. No ability to download or update anything. iTunes is stuck as well. Anyone else seeing problems. I have it on my iPhone 6+ the iPhone 6 works fine. I can't afford to spend the time to reset the phone UGH😐

I've had the same problem on an iPad mini Retina. I first observed it while running 8.0, and the 8.0.2 update made no difference.

I've just now noticed the same problem for the first time on an iPhone 6, which is also running 8.0.2. I guess I'll jump through the hoops, either at the Genius Bar or on the phone. It's frustrating enough, but I'm preemptively more frustrated because I know they'll want me to wipe the device and start over.

I'll try deleting all the hung apps and reinstalling, but there's no reason to believe that, or a factory reset, will be a long term cure, from what I've read here.

I also have upgraded to 8.02 on my iPad Air and I can not download any app updates or load new apps. I can sync app updates from ITunes when I am cabled to my MacBook pro. Very frustrating - I have reset network setting and all setting to no avail.

I am having the same issues. Upgraded to 8.0.2. Still cannot update or download apps or download magazines in Newsstand.

Same situation Exactly. Except I am on an iPad Air. First noticed the problem on September 23rd with Zinio and the strange spinning circle.after deleting Zinio no Apps have updated. A full week now. This was caused by Ios 8 not 8.0.2.

This is the company that says everything just works and not even acknowledging what is clearly a huge problem. Very disappointed Apple.

macrumors just tweeted that iCloud not working for some. I think this is all related. Can't done load apps which were previously purchased, not music downloads. I told them to search on Apple.com/support and see what is going on.

Thanks for trying to get this some attention. I should just go to the Genius bar.

For others considering a complete wipe and restore, don't. It most likely won't fix this problem. I have done two such resets, and the problem returns. I have signed into different iCloud and iTunes accounts, turned on an off automatic downloads, looked for stray downloads, deleted apps left and right, and prayed to pagan gods, but nothing fixes the issue. I have set it up as a new iPad twice to no avail. My iPhone, on the same wifi network works fine. Just the iPad 4th gen. So, there is nothing wrong with the network. The issue is that something in iOS 8 borked my iPad's ability to update or download apps.

In fact, I have 5 iPhones and an iPad in my household. All on various versions of iOS 8, and only my iPad 4th generation is experiencing this issue.