i can't update nor downloading apps in app store

I have the same problem - 3 updates, facebook, messenger and audible books. The last couple of days have been trying to update and they just sit there as "pending". Have updated software on iphone and tried syncing with itunes and still will not update.

I'm having the same problem as well. I think the best way to solve this would be to downgrade to iOS 8.4 again and keep it there until iOS 9 comes out or until iOS 8.4 becomes stable with this.

Hi

Go to itunes main page bottom of page Apple ID

Sign out then Sign back in.

Cheers

Brian uk

You cannot downgrade the iOS. Not sure what the issue is, but I just updated 3 apps with no problems.

If signing in and out of Settings>iTunes & Apps Store, or signing out of the App Store directly and then signing back in does not correct the issue, then I would suggest resetting your device (nothing will be lost): Hold down the Home and Power buttons at the same time and continue to hold them down until the Apple appears. This may take up to 30 seconds. Once the reset is complete the Slide to Unlock screen will display. See if the issues is resolved after the reset.

Also, double-click your Home key and make sure that the App Store app is closed by swiping up on the thumbnail if you see it there. Then try again.

Finally, make sure that you are not hanging up on on an update that is holding up the works. Cancel any updates that are or appear to be pending, and then update the apps one at at time to see if that works.

Cheers,

GB

Neither signing out of the App Store or a soft reset works. The only workaround I've found is to reboot my iPhone 5S. This is also happening on my iPad Air 2.

What do you mean by the term "reboot" as opposed to "reset"?

GB

A reset is what you detailed above. A reboot involves just powering the iPhone off and turning it on.

Regardless, neither appears to be a solution to the problem! 😟

So, in Apple parlance, that is called a Restart.

So, you are indicating that when you try to update or download an app, nothing happens at all? No error? Have you gone to your Update tab in the App Store to make sure you don' t have any that are pending and are hanging up the works? Have you also double-clicked the Home and swiped up on the App Store icon to close it completely?

Do the iPad and iPhone have an app in common that they both seem to be hanging up on?

Do you have a lot of app updates, or just a few? If you only have a few, try deleting those apps from your device and then redownloading them.

Cheers,

GB

I Have the same problem.

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Read the thread. Try the recommendations that have already been given for troubleshooting the issue.

GB

I Have this problem too ... I have tried every but nothing worked ... And my battery drain very fast!

Go to the Apple Store or to your local AASP and have them look at your device.

Cheers,

GB

I have the same issue. I can't download. I tried to restore my device and reset my network. I have LTE and good connection via wifi. Still the same problem occured.

Many people are this and variations of the problem.

1. iBooks blank screen
2. Apps blank screen
3. Hanging APP downloads/Updates over 3G/LTE or WiFi
4. Incomplete iCloud OTA backups
5. iTunes blanc screen or download hang
6. Lost purchases in App (they come back)
7. Perference page for iTunes and App store hangs
8. Mail app embedded mail http links not working.
9. Difficulty to Backup iPhone and Apps when cabled to iTunes (MAC)
10. Cabled Backup and restore hanging.

All this in the past week. The following provides some idea and help, but problems comes back in minutes

sign out of iCloud, save data locally, Reboot (Power off) Turn on, resign into iCloud. Problem comes back with a certain time.

Rebooting in general helps, for a certain time

Signing out of App store/iTunes store helps for a certain time.

Apples needs to address the issue (feedback Apple) before IOS9 update in September.

This is a fascinating problem that ultimately involves the ability (or not) to connect to Apple's servers. I think the steps to resolve it are:

1. Reset network settings

2. Perform a soft reset on the phone by holding down the "Home" and wake/sleep buttons until the phone restarts, the Apple symbol appears and then disappears

3. Another thing one might try is to go into Settings > iCloud and see whether, in the second white field, you see a spinning cursor instead of "Set Up Family Sharing…" or "Family Sharing" in blue. Also, see whether you're able to access your iCloud account info when you click on the first white field with your name and AppleID. When I was having the download/update problem, I could not access my iCloud account info and always saw the spinning cursor in the second white field.

I also tried a restore (DFU restore), setting the iPhone up as a new phone, but the problem still recurred, so I had my iPhone replaced. Then I set up the new iPhone using my backup from the old, and the problem recurred (another symptom is that when you go into the App Store > Updates > Purchased, you'll see that the "Not on this iPhone" tab will *not* properly recognize apps that are *already* on your phone). A soft reset in this case (after hardware replacement) seems to have resolved the issue.