I have the little red notification on my App Store and it’s because the actual App Store needs to update. But whenever I try to it just spins for a second then doesnt actually update. I’ve tried logging out of my Apple ID and then turning the phone on and off and that doesn’t work. Not sure what else to do. It’s a brand new phone.
That is not the same thing as the App Store. You can find the Apple Store app on your device and delete it by lightly touching the icon until they all start to wiggle. Then click on the "X" in the upper left-hand corner to delete it.
Best,
GB
That is not the same thing as the App Store. You can find the Apple Store app on your device and delete it by lightly touching the icon until they all start to wiggle. Then click on the "X" in the upper left-hand corner to delete it.
Best,
GB
The App you need to delete is not the APP Store. You need to delete the APPLE STORE app. Totally different icon. You need to delete the one "Apple" Blue one that looks like a shopping bag with an Apple in the center of it.
Best,
GB
Sorry so late to the party on this one, but I just figured out the fix about 10 minutes ago quite by accident. The Apple Store App has the pending update indicator and quickly stops and remains in a pending state when you try to update it from within the App Store.
The solution is to open the Apple Store App and it will tell you "The Apple Store App has been updated" but it also presents you with another update button. Press that button to continue and the update will then complete.
Once you're done with that process, the pending update indicator for the Apple Store App within the App Store will no longer appear.
Hope this helps!!
What shows in the Updates tab in the App Store app ? It will not be showing an update to the App Store app itself, that isn't possible.
I'm assuming, as it has been for the rest of the people on this thread, that it's showing an update for the Apple Store app i.e. :
Instead of incorrectly trying to delete the App Store app try deleting the correct app (the one that's showing in the Updates tab), which is probably the Apple Store app as I've saying to do, and then redownload it from the App Store.
The App Store app wouldn't need an update. That would all be controlled via the iOS.
When you go to the App Store app, and click on Updates, you don't see anything listed? Are you updated to the most current iOS (11.4)?
Also, completely close the App Store app by double-clicking the Home key and then swipe up on the App Store thumbnail to completely close it.
You can also try resetting your device:
Best,
GB
Hi!
Thank you for the response. I’ve tried all of those and it’s still there. Within the App Store it says the App Store itself needs an update. I even updated the system. Like I said this is a brand new iPhone 8 just opened a few days ago so I’m not sure what’s going on.
Can you clarify what it is you are seeing exactly? What do you mean when you say that "within the App Store it says the App Store itself needs updating"? What is the exact message or screen you are seeing? What iOS are you running?
Best,
GB
Sorry about the confusion. When I open the App Store and go to updates it says pending and underneath it shows the Apple Store. It gives me the option to click update beside it but when I go to click it it won’t actually let me update it. I’m running iOS 11.4.
What do you mean when you indicate you cannot delete it. Did you find the icon on your Home screen, and gently touch and hold until all of the icons started to wiggle? Tap on the "x" in the upper left-hand corner to delete.
GB
Cheers Strebby - I've done this following your instructions but mine still has the red 1 in the corner (as in 1 update indication) and is still under pending! I went to the next screen and pressed that Update button but no luck.
It's doing my head in now lol 😕 Two day old iPhone X I've tried turning phone off and on again but it's still same.
janfromtelford wrote:
Cheers Strebby - I've done this following your instructions but mine still has the red 1 in the corner (as in 1 update indication) and is still under pending! I went to the next screen and pressed that Update button but no luck.
It's doing my head in now lol 😕 Two day old iPhone X I've tried turning phone off and on again but it's still same.
Why don't you just delete the app altogether and then re-download it if you feel you really need it?
Best,
GB
Gail is referring to deleting the app that has the update available for it, not deleting the actual App Store app where you download apps and updates. If the update isn't downloading via the Updates tab in the App Store app, and if you've tried rebooting the phone and are on wifi), have you tried deleting that app (assuming that there is no important content in it) and redownloading it from the store ?
janfromtelford wrote:
Hi Gail because if you read the full discussion on this it can't be deleted. Someone further up the thread posted a screenshot - take a look and you'll see what I mean.
If you had carefully read the full discussion, you will see that the person that posted the screenshot was looking at the wrong app altogether. The App Store and the Apple Store are two entirely different apps, and the Apple Store app can be deleted, as is indicated in Solved post marked by the same poster who posted the screenshot.
Best,
GB
I just bought my iPhone 8 and had the same thing (although it is the Apple Store within the App Store that wouldn’t update). I went to the actual Apple Store app and updated it there. Took care of he problem and didn’t have to delete it. I had to do the same thing for the Clips app.
See Gail’s post (thanks Gail). Realising that the AppStore (where you usually update from) is not the same thing as the Apple Store app is the key! I had the same issue with the Clips app. Find the respecticons on your desktop and open from there. You will be prompted to update and once done the update alerts will disappear from the AppStore icon!
App Store app won’t update
