I have tried deleting and restarting the downloads, restarting the ipad, hard reseting the ipad and nothing worked. I click on where it says waiting and then it says pause and them click it again and it shows it as downloading but its just stuck on 1. The app icon just sits there with the word waiting under it. There are a lot of potential causes of this problem and theyre typically softwarerelated. Doesnt show in the list of apps on itunes but does show up as the icon. The first thing you need to do is locate the update file that itunes has.
However, im sure you will be glad to know that there are ways to fix this issue on your iphone or ipad. How to fix itunes is waiting for windows update to. How to solve the problem of an ipad app download stuck on. Next, tap update and the app will download like it should. When your app says waiting not installing downloading. If you want to do it straight from the phone, then you should backup. I have turned itunes match off and on, updated it, updated genius just in case, but it doesnt seem to care. To fix an iphone app thats stuck loading or waiting, tap on the circle of the loading app in the app store to stop the download. Reboot your iphone ipad, or ipod the most popular solution ive seen and the mostwritten about solution in the comments below for the waiting iphone app problem is to reboot your iphone. Thankfully, there are ways to fix iphone apps that are waiting to update.
Playlist stuck on waiting to download trying to play local files on mobile subscribe to rss feed. Basically you have to get all of them uploaded in one shot or else youll keep having to turn music library off and on again when you want them to upload. By default, all the itunes backup files will be automatically detected and displayed in the chart. Ever since the most recent itunesiphone update, whenever i try to update my phone it ends up deleting half of my music or it gets stuck on waiting for changes to be applied and nothing happens. There are times when you see a message that says waiting for changes to be applied in ios 8 when you comment your apple device to itunes. At most, it will show all of them as error, which does make the add to icloud entry in the rightclick menu show up, but using that brings it back to waiting. In addition, tunesmate allows you to transfer music videos, ringtones, podcasts and various other files.
Again just download and try the one you havent tried. Here are some consolidated notes of comments about this waiting iphone apps solution. Dont waste your time looking for other solution especially at that time when your itune says waiting for iphone. How to fix itunes is waiting for windows update error. Your iphone needs to be connected to the internet to download app updates. Here is the real solution the underlying problem is with all available download threads 10. Automatic downloads turned off for itunes and app store settings turn.
The app icon appears on my ipad screen, but the download progress bar never appears. I tried using redsn0w to kick it out of dfu, with no luck, and then i tried redsn0w to install ios 6. You belong with me country taylor swift waiting where its supposed to show the. Tap the icon of your iphone on the topleft side in. What should i do if my audible app freezes while downloading. It just says open as if it thinks the app fully installed sent from my sexy iphone 5s gold on tapatalk 121420 07.
Apps dont download from appstore customer support area. Today my phone completly died and it was not booting up even in dfu mode i took the phone to repair shop and even them were not able to bring it back to life. The third option that just started is it will eventually say that it has been updated, but nothing has changed. This is because windows will autodownload and install all the iphone drivers you need, just like it downloads and installs all the mouse drivers, usb flash drive drivers, and so forth.
Delete all the downloads in progress in itunes and then try. Some apps will download just fine and others will just not download. When your app says waiting not installing downloading, fix. Your music, tv shows, movies, podcasts, and audiobooks will transfer automatically to the apple music, apple tv, apple podcasts, and apple books apps where youll still have access to your favorite itunes features, including purchases, rentals, and imports. Launch itunes on windowsmac and then connect your iphone 6. Undoubtedly, it is one of the most frustrating issues when you stuck in the download process and progress bar just keep on moving or stuck somewhere. After your computer has restarted, connect your device to itunes again. Wait about 30 seconds for itunes to read your device. Other people proposed like taking out sim card, using.
After itunes has been updated if it wasnt already, restart your computer. Discussion in ipad 2 forum started by eyupdmg, feb 2. If you go to the home screen, you can see that the app says its loading, but its not making any progress. Open itunes and go to itunes store under store along the left menu bar. Now that something is wrong to download or upgrade app, then you might as well try to do that in itunes.
If music, movies, or tv shows from the itunes store, apple music. In most cases, updating your windows os is enough to fix your problem. The only option appears to be from the microsoft store i used to download directly from apple but appears as if i cant do this anymore. When you want to install an app from the app store on your ipad or iphone, it is usually a quick process to download and install the app.
On your pc, open itunes for windows, choose music from the popup menu, then click library. When i download apps from the store, it always says. Use itunes to check fordownload app updates then sync to the phone. Waiting for ipad stuck on itunes page 2 apple ipad forum. The solution is simple, just restart your computer and it should fix it. How to fix itunes stuck on preparing iphone for restore. Ive tried everything everyone has said firewall permissions, storage clearout, network discovery, uninstalling and reinstalling spotify, deactivating the firewall. Are your ipad or iphone apps grayed out and stuck on the waiting status after updating to ios 9. In simple words, the itunes is waiting for windows update translates to an outdated device driver for your iphone. How to fix itunes music download stuck on waiting imobie. This message can be frustrating and makes it impossible for users to use their itunes.
Two apple experts explain what to do when your iphone apps are stuck waiting or not downloading. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. Also, if the app thats stuck on waiting shows up on this list, you should tap on it and click on delete app. The first and most obvious answer is to update your windows operating system. Apple keeps a handy website with the status of their system. On windows 8, go to the top right of your desktop, then go to settings, then go down to change pc settings.
Go down to network then select the network that you are. Whenever you turn it off and back on again, it starts to upload the waiting songs, but stops if you ever close out of itunes. It allows you to sync itunes library without forcing you to erase previous data. Here is a suggested workaround that enables you to fix ios 11ios 12 app stuck in installing status by using itunes. After repeatedly pausing the downloads and going into the appstore to reset the download state and. This will clear the download and you can redownload the app. If this happens to you, try these methods to solve the problem. Then, make note of the model number that did work for future referencesoftware updates. Whenever i download an app on my iphone 4, the app pops up on the home screen as just a grey box and it says waiting. Download anytrans to free up your iphone storage by deleting unwanted apps, synced photos, and duplicate songs beforeafter updating to. How to fix itunes waiting for changes to be applied and. Its a large library nearly reaching the 25,000 song limit, so the process understandably took a while and there were some duplicates to get rid of, etc. As you can imagine, i download lots of apps, probably too many. Fixed app stuck on installingloadingwaiting in iphone.
So, performing a windows update will most likely fix the issue for you. Now delete the waiting app and reinstall it from the itunes store. Trying to download itunes on my windows 10 machine. Apps stuck installing, waiting, or loading on iphone. Ive recently refreshed my itunes library and, as a result, decided to delete everything in itunes match and reupload just to make sure its all current and correct. And i also tried to do like demo said, find the installing apps in apps store and swipe.
I am having this issue too on my ipad, just now, and it is driving me crazy. Or, single tap the apps icon on the home screen and it will pause the download. The vast majority of the time, itunes really can restore your device. I tell it to download a movie and in the downloading tab under all the downloads it just says waiting. Identify cloud status icons in your music library on your. If music, movies, or tv shows from the itunes store, apple music app, or apple tv app stop downloading. Launch the app store or itunes on your iphone or ipad, then tap purchased iphone or ipod. This isnt the best option as you may lose some of the custom settings that were previously associated with the app. I just really want to listen to some tool so i bought the albums and synced them to my spotify but the album is stuck on waiting to download. Ive tried leaving it alone for a while but nothing changes, ive also tried turning it off and back on but thats not helping either. The other reason not proved but suspected is a lot of apps running in the background.
To sync your music library across all of your devices, subscribe to apple music. The icons are still in the waiting mode in launchpad. What to do if your iphone goes into recovery mode during. Take it easy and try the methods below to fix the problem. Choose the one that contains the data you need and click start scan, the software will begin to extract the itunes backup file for you. Issues with updating, itunes gets stuck on waiting for. How to fix iphone apps stuck on waiting in ios on.