Trying to download apps and it says waiting

Head over to this post to fix the issue. Written by Dhvanesh. Author Dhvanesh. The founder of iGeeksBlog, Dhvanesh, is an Apple aficionado, who cannot stand even a slight innuendo about Apple products. He dons the cap of editor-in-chief to make sure that articles match the quality standard before they are published.

Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Every app has its issues. Yet, few things are more frustrating than trying to download that new game you've been waiting to play for ages. Tap one waiting icon only if necessary to start the download stream. You can. Sometimes, due to incorrect date and time on your phone, Google Play Store stops downloading apps, and that's the reason for waiting for.

If you're tired of using dating apps to meet potential partners, you're not alone. When you open up the iTunes App Store and try to install an app, occasionally the process hangs a the 'Waiting' screen, and you're stuck sitting there waiting for it to do something.

To fix the waiting problem, Digital Inspiration suggests one trick that works really well:. Single tap the app's icon on the home screen and it will pause the download.

Now go back to the iTunes App Store, switch to the 'Updates' screen and click 'Update' to resume the download.

This is what I do on my iOS device and the fix works most of the times. I've had the best luck on iOS 6 with this method as well. If that doesn't work for you, Digital Inspiration has a number of other tricks, like signing out of the iTunes App Store and signing back in. Jul 10, AM. Jul 2, PM in response to stedwick In response to stedwick.

Slide to power off. After it is off, press the power button to turn it back on. Jul 2, PM. Aug 13, AM in response to stedwick In response to stedwick. I'm not sure where you're talking about Aug 13, AM. This is my boilerplate response to the "apps will not update or install" issue.

Maybe something in here will help ignore what you have already tried. Make sure that you do not have a stalled download in iTunes - a song or podcast Only one thing can download at a time on the iPad so that could be what is causing the problem. Tap your ID and sign out. Restart the iPad by holding down on the sleep button until the red slider appears and then slide to shut off. To power up hold the sleep button until the Apple logo appears and let go of the button. Tap one waiting icon only if necessary to start the download stream.

You can also try deleting the waiting icons - tap and hold down on an icon until it wiggles - the tap the X on the icon to delete it. Then try to download again. You can try resetting all settings. You will have to enter all of your app preferences and device settings again. Aug 17, PM. Sep 24, AM in response to stedwick In response to stedwick. Sep 24, AM.

Aug 13, PM in response to britewhitelight In response to britewhitelight. Launch the iTunes app. Go to the downloads tab. See if there is something in there that didn't finish downloading. Tap on it to try to resume the download - or swipe across the progress bar in order to bring up the red delete button. Aug 13, PM. Jan 6, PM in response to stedwick In response to stedwick.