Any iPhone user can experience crashes when downloading an app from App Store . A common problem is the freezing of the download process itself. A similar problem can also occur during the installation of several applications or games at the same time. It is worth noting that a similar error may occur after a system restore or backup.
To solve app download stuck problem from App Store, you first need to make sure that iPhone is connected to the Internet. Checking an active network connection is limited to simply opening any page in Safari browser. Consider other situations with freezes during the installation of applications, as well as methods to deal with them:
Stop download for no apparent reason
It is recommended to click on the icon of the application itself and wait a bit, because the situation could be related to the usual activation of the pause mode. If the download is suspended without any user intervention, you can restart mobile device. To do this, you need to simultaneously hold the "Home" keys and turn the power on / off. After restarting the system, you should try to download the application of interest again.
Error during download
The occurrence of such errors can be associated not only with the device itself and its operation, but also be caused by various factors in the vastness of the App Store itself. Often the problem is solved re-download applications. If the user observes a stuck loading of an installed application, it is recommended to hold its icon for several seconds until the application icons begin to move. On the right, in the upper part of such icons, crosses appear, by pressing which, you can even close incorrectly installed programs and games.
A popular way for users to check if the App Store download process is working is to additionally download any free app to see if there really is a problem with the first app they download. If the situation with the freeze repeats and with the additional installation of any free game or program, it is recommended to perform the following sequence of actions:
- In the system settings, go to the "iTunes Store, App Store" item.
- Click on login custom Apple ID, which is located at the top of the screen and select "Logout".
- Re-enter user data account and sign in.
That's all. Now you know what to do if .
It happens that even good and high-quality things let us down. Our car can break down, the computer overheats, the phone crashes. But things are not so simple when it comes to software.
Sometimes it seems to us that the situation is hopeless and there is no way to solve the problem. From time to time, when we start downloading an application from the App Store on our iPhone, we suddenly realize that this is happening for a very long time. It turns out that the application has hung and stopped working. This is where the problems begin. We can close the App Store app, enable/disable Airplane Mode, and even restart the device, but this is unlikely to help us. Sometimes such applications hang with a loading icon for days.
Today we will tell you how to avoid a long wait and force a restart of the App Store. To do this, you just need to quickly press one of the buttons at the bottom of the screen a few times. Apps Store - Featured, Top Charts, View, Search, or Updates. The application screen will turn white, the content will reload, and the application that is stuck in the loading stage will be paused. Now you can click on the icon of the downloading application and it will continue to download as if nothing had happened.
If your Mac App Store freezes, then everything is much simpler here. To revive it, there is a simple keyboard shortcut Command + R.
AppStore abounds free apps: the user's eyes literally run wide when he first enters this virtual store. The user installs funny applications one after another, without thinking about their usefulness, as well as what memory clutter will lead to: device will freeze. At the first “alarming symptoms”, the user is already starting to think about how to remove applications from the iPhone, until it becomes necessary to reset the settings to factory settings. Fortunately, there are several ways to remove it - the owner of the "apple" gadget has the right to choose which one suits him best.
Removing games and applications from the desktop (this method is also called method 5 touches) is the simplest option. Follow these instructions:
Step 1. Click the button Home' to return to the desktop.
Step 2. Touch the icon of the application you would like to delete with your finger and hold for 2-3 seconds until all the icons begin to shake. After that, you can remove your finger.
You will see that "crosses" have appeared in the upper left corners of the icons.
Step 3. Click on the "cross" - iPhone will ask for confirmation of the deletion operation and warn that all data stored in the program will be erased.
Step 4. Click " Delete”, and the icon will disappear from the desktop - this means that the program has been removed from the iPhone.
Step 5. Click the button Home” again so that the icons stop “trembling” and you can fully use the gadget again.
Please note that the icons of built-in applications also “tremble” when pressed for a long time, but the “cross” does not appear above them.
Delete any standard applications not possible with iPhone.
Remove unwanted applications through "Settings"
Uninstall programs through the built-in application " Settings» is possible only from those gadgets on which it is installed iOS version above 5.0 (inclusive). This method is more informative - users can see how much memory a particular program occupies, and it is on this basis that they base their decision on the advisability of deleting.
To completely remove the program through " Settings", proceed as follows:
Step 1. Follow the path" Settings» — « Main» — « Statistics”, and you will see a list of programs installed on the gadget. Initially, only the most "weighty" applications will be shown - if you want to view full list, click on the button " Show All Programs.
On the right you can see the application weight.
Step 2. Select unnecessary application, click on its icon and on the next page click on the button " Delete a program". Then confirm the deletion in the window that appears.
This completes the removal process.
How to completely uninstall apps via iTunes?
You can also erase apps from iPhone using iTunes, although this is not the most convenient and fast way. You need to act like this:
Step 1. Connect the gadget to the PC via USB cable or Wi-Fi and launch iTunes.
Step 2. Select the connected device in the sidebar on the left. If there is no panel, you can call it by pressing CTRL+S.
Step 3 On the device management screen, select the " Programs».
Step 4. You can delete it in one of two ways. First way: find unnecessary program in the list and click " Delete».
Second way: scroll through the home screens, select the one with the unnecessary application, and double-click on the screen with the left mouse button. Then just click on the "cross" located above the unnecessary application.
Step 5 Click " Apply”, and after synchronization, the program will be deleted from the iPhone.
Applications are not deleted: what is the reason?
If the icons “tremble” when pressed for a long time, but the cross in the upper corner does not appear, this means that the settings prohibit the removal of programs. You can remove this ban like this:
Step 1. Follow the path" Settings» — « Main» — « Restrictions».
Step 2 Enter your security password (the one you always enter when you unlock your gadget). Be careful: there are only two attempts!
Step 3. Switch the toggle switch opposite " Uninstalling programs» to the active position.
You can then uninstall apps in the normal way.
Jailbroken iPhone owners may also run into problems when uninstalling programs from Cydia - often there is simply no “cross” on the icons. In this case, it is better to erase applications directly through alternative store(way " Cydia» — « Manage» — « packages»).
Is it possible to erase game data on iPhone?
Progress in games from the AppStore is tied to the account, so if the user wants to start the game over, he has two options:
It was after deleting the game data from iCloud the user can be sure that he erased the application completely.
Conclusion
An important advantage available to owners Apple technology, lies in the fact that even after deletion from the iPhone, any application can be restored, because programs are not tied to specific device, and to the account in iTunes. Users of paid software do not need to worry: they will not have to pay again for re-downloading a remote application.