Apps Not Installing or Downloading, Fix
Reading Time: 3 minutes This article explains how to fix waiting iPhone or iPad apps that won’t download or install. Installing apps on your iOS device is usually a very simple process. However at times you may experience issues. There could be many reasons. Find out how to fix this. This issue may occur with all apps or one particular app. Sometimes app downloading or installing gets stuck and won’t finish (you will not see any download progress).
If you are having app install problems, here are a few tips that you may try:
See also: Unable to download?
1. Not Enough Storage?
You may also get error messages. The most common one is this:
Cannot Download. There is not enough available storage to download…You can manage your storage in Settings.
As the message indicate, you may want to manage your storage. Go to Settings > General > iPhone or iPad Storage. You may want to delete some apps you do not use or need. You can also offload an app. This means that offloading an app will remove the app but keeps its document and data. So you can reinstall it any time later and you will not lose data. Just go to Settings > General > iPhone or iPad Storage scroll down and tap on any app you want to remove or offload then tap Offload App or Delete App.
2. Close the App Store app
Simple double tap the Home button, and then swipe up the App Store app to kill it. After this restart the App Store app and try again.
3. Log out and log in
You may want to try log out of App store and then sign back in by going to Settings > iTunes & App Store > your AppleID, a new message will pop up then tap Sign Out.
4. Wi-Fi or cellular connection
Do you have a strong internet connection. Obviously downloading an app from the App Store requires an internet connection. This may be the reason if your app downloads do not start or remain at zero percent. Or apps say “Waiting” or “Loading”. If this is the case, then you may want to troubleshoot your internet connection. Here are a few tips you may try:
- Turn on Airplane Mode and wait a about 10 seconds and turn back on.
- Restart your device.
- This article also explains how you can fix slow Wi-Fi problems.
- Restart your wireless Wi-Fi router.
- Reset your network settings by going to Settings > General > Reset > Reset Network Settings. Note that this will erase your Wi-Fi passwords etc.
5. Restart your iPhone or iPad
If you still can’t download, restart your device.
6. Force restart your device
This is also called Hard Reset. Do not worry, you will not lose any data or settings. Different iPhone models have different procedures for this:
- iPhone 8 or iPhone 8 Plus: you need to press and release the following three buttons in relatively quick succession:
- press and quickly release the Volume Up button
- press and quickly release the Volume Down button.
- press and hold the Side button until your device restarts.
- iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus: you need to press and hold the Side and Volume Down buttons at the same time until your device reboots.
- iPhone 6 and and other earlier iPhone models and iPads: you need press and hold both the Home and the or Side buttons together and hold until your device restarts.
For some reason. Snapchat is uninstalled but whenever I go to the Apple store to redownload it, it says opened?
When I put my right password it says it right but it’s not downloading
I need help…
My iPhone automatically keeps uninstalling my apps.
I’m trying to reinstall them, but it says that my storage is full, but I only have a 3-4 apps.
Help?
None of these things worked. Is there anything else I could do to install my apps successfully?
Ok so basically I had turned on offload unused apps to try and save storage but when I try to download them again it won’t let me. I’ve tried all of these several times just in case. I’ve also tried restoring my phone to factory settings and set it up as a new phone and from a backup and the same thing happens I really don’t know what to do other then take it to the apple store. Is there anything else I can try before I do this? Also, I downloaded the iOS 13 beta not sure if that is why or not
The apps that don’t work are:
Mail
Weather
Notes
Stocks
Maps
iTunes Store
Books
Reminders
News
Contacts
Apple Watch
Podcasts
Tips
FaceTime
Calculator
And others
Ok so basically I had turned on offload unused apps to try and save storage but when I try to download them again it won’t let me. I’ve tried all of these several times just in case. I’ve also tried restoring my phone to factory settings and set it up as a new phone and from a backup and the same thing happens I really don’t know what to do other then take it to the apple store. Is there anything else I can try before I do this?
The apps that don’t work are:
Mail
Weather
Notes
Stocks
Maps
iTunes Store
Books
Reminders
News
Contacts
Apple Watch
Podcasts
Tips
FaceTime
Calculator
And others
Unable to install “Maps”. Please try again later.
I’m using iPhone 6.
I need this app to get by.
Please help.
My problem was the work wifi. Work had some security feature that would not allow me to download apps. Disconnected from wifi and BAM was able to download my apps!
I deleted my favorite app tik tok and I remember my password and when I used to have it I could not see my videos so I deleted it and re got it but when I get it it says this app can’t download at the same time and I don’t know what to do
Hello guys.. could anyone help me with this problem please:
I offloaded an app few days ago.. and i was just trying to reinstall it, it says “unable to install the app is no longer on the app store”. But seriously i need the data on this app.
What can I do to get back the data?
I would appreciate anyhelp. Thank you in advance
i wait my app download s slow
2 days and 5 support staff couldn’t help me, and eventually fixed with a forced restart. Thanks for the tip.