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11 points

App Store shows updates, opens apps instead, update through search

So I have the badge showing 8 updates. The update tab shows 8 as well. I clicked update and it opened the app instead of updating. I used the search tab and searched for one of the apps needing an update. Here the app shows open. I clicked open and it prompted me for my apple password (shouldn't happen for updates btw) and then updates the app. I go back to the updates tab and it's moved down under updated October 10, 2014 but still shows update. I click update and it opens the app. I went back to the search again and clicked open where it opened the app.

iPhone 5, iOS 7.0.4

Posted on Oct 10, 2014 6:41 PM

56 replies

lhudg

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8 points

Oct 17, 2014 7:53 AM in response to Roi des Rois

Tried the same thing on iPad Air and iPhone 5. Tried it multiple times. Did not work; just wasted my time.

utnalove

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0 points

Oct 24, 2014 1:54 AM in response to Roi des Rois

This happened this month to my iPhone 5 IOS 7.0.2

I can update the apps because I turned on the automatic update... but this is just a workaround. Not a solution.

I hope Appe will not ignore this problem, that happened to everybody this October.

MusioMan

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12 points

Oct 26, 2014 3:57 AM in response to utnalove

Having the same issue on a brand new iphone 6. Nothing working from all the suggestions in the threads I read. It's 100% an Apple bug. Please report this using the feedback system

chersum

Level 1

0 points

Oct 28, 2014 10:35 AM in response to connectionfailure

Yup...this works as a temporary solution!! Thanks!

utnalove

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0 points

Oct 29, 2014 4:17 AM in response to chersum

I spoke with the Apple support. They said this is a iPhone issue and the solutions are:

-Reset the settings, if it doesn't work

-Update to IOS 8

How is that possible that it happened to everybody on October 10???

It looks like they want us to update to IOS 8 asap.

Please all contact the support and open a case: http://www.apple.com/contact/

Hasan301

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0 points

Nov 4, 2014 2:04 AM in response to Roi des Rois

found a way to bypass it...go to app store... in search tab search your required app, which is to be updated and try updating from there...it worked for me..

IvanPH

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0 points

Nov 7, 2014 9:35 AM in response to Roi des Rois

So has this error been fixed already?

Nov 7, 2014 12:26 PM in response to IvanPH

Not fixed. Probably won't be. Even IOS 8 is affected. Apple is too busy celebrating the quarterly earnings report, can't be bothered.

S1mpson

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0 points

Nov 8, 2014 2:29 PM in response to Roi des Rois

i have an Ipad 3 with IOS 8.1.

I have had the same problem updates on the App Icon show 10, i tried to use the UPDATE ALL button in the App Store, it seemed to download them but did not update them and i lost the update option.

The Icon still shows 10 updates awaiting.

I tried the re-boot and other options on this forum but none worked.

I have stumbled upon a solution for my Ipad which worked for me... hope it works for others.

I couldnt update any of the 10 apps that were requesting an update, so i decided to try 1 at a time but decided to delete the App first. One of the updates which was waiting update was Twitter... so i deleted it and re-installed it. I then checked the App Store again and it had updated, i had 9 left. When in the store i noticed my UPDATE ALL button had come back so i tried it again... and it updated the lot

Hope this works for other people with the App update problem

wbritt

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4 points

Nov 13, 2014 5:51 AM in response to S1mpson

As you can see from the post on this subject Apple doesn't care about users. They are all about money and they don't care if they break older users when they release a new device. Their solution is always upgrade and this is wrong. If you break something fix it.

Couple of years ago you could roll out of an upgrade if it caused you issues. However, for some reason Apple decide to not allow that. smart people never jump on a new release until all the bugs are worked out and the applications they are using supports it.

Wakeup Apple.... Listen to your users. They are they one that pays your salary and bills.

zit

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46 points

Mar 1, 2016 12:38 AM in response to Hasan301

No need to search or delete the app.

Just click on each update, click "Review", and then update.

Sometimes I had to also click "All Versions" first.

Upgrading to IOS 9 from IOS 7 does fix this :-) but I lost my jailbreak :-(

No more decent call recorder :-(((

App Store shows updates, opens apps instead, update through search