Applications in the App Store are not updated: what to do?

Users of Apple products often face the following problem: applications in the App Store are not updated. The company itself about the problems with updates and errors when downloading applications does not give comments. Users have to independently look for a solution, going through different stages, from simple to complex.

In order to deal with gray icons while waiting, and also because applications are not updated in the App Store on iPhone, it is better to perform each step in turn, since at any time the download can continue and the need for subsequent actions simply disappears.

Watching for news

Before you start to get angry on a smartphone or tablet, you need to drop laziness and go to sites with news related to everything related to Apple products. It is possible that there will be news about problems with the company's servers or problems that the application store is experiencing. The company will do everything that depends on it, because if the applications in the App Store are not updated, it will incur great losses and lose trust, which is not good.

Checking the connection to the Internet

One of the common reasons that there is a problem with the update is the usual lack of an Internet connection or a problem with the wireless user's environment. After all, the icon showing that the connection is, does not say anything yet. No connection - applications in the App Store are not updated. To eliminate this problem, just open the browser and try to open any page. If everything is good, then you need to move on to the next step.

Stop downloading

If there is a gray icon that is in the waiting state or is loaded for a very long time, then you need to stop the download. Why not update the application in the App Store is not entirely clear, but if you tap on the icon and stop the download, and then click again to resume, the application can continue to download, and the problem will be solved.

Activating and deactivating the air mode

You can try to resume the download by temporarily switching to the "flight" mode. To do this, you need to perform a swap from bottom to top and click on the airplane icon. After a few seconds, you need to turn off the mode again by pressing again.

Uninstall the application and reinstall

If applications are not updated via the App Store, then complete uninstallation can help, followed by a re-installation. To do this, you need to pinch your finger on the application icon and go to edit mode. After the tap on the appeared small cross the application will be deleted. Now you can start the application store and reinstall.

Reauthorize

Return to life a hung application can be by logging out of the account and re-entering it. To do this, open the application store and go to the "Selection" tab. Here you have to tap into the account name and select "Exit" in the window that opens. Here you will need to re-enter your account, and then try again to download the application.

Reboot the device

If still applications are not updated in the App Store, another option may be to reboot the smartphone or tablet. To do this, hold down the power key and turn off the device. After it is turned on again, the application can continue its installation.

Synchronize purchases with your computer

If the above actions did not solve the problem, and the applications are still not updated, you need to synchronize the device with the version of iTunes that is installed on the desktop computer. To do this, the device connects to the PC on which the application is running. You need to make sure that you are logged in correctly. Accounts on the mobile device and computer must match. You need the "Synchronization" item.

Reset

A cardinal way to help resume downloads is to completely reset the device. First of all, the network settings are reset. If it does not work, you will have to reset all settings. Before this, you must make a backup copy of all the necessary data.

DFU mode

This is the last hope. Why are not apps updated in the App Store? This can be a problem with the firmware. This mode is necessary in order to restore this very firmware. The device connects to the computer on which the iTunes application runs. Then you have to press the power key and immediately after that - Home. After 10 seconds the device should reboot. The keys should be held until the company logo appears on the screen. At this point, you need to release the power button, and continue to hold Home until the iTunes logo appears. After a message appears on the computer that the device is in recovery mode, you can exit the DFU. You have to press both keys again for 10 seconds before restarting your smartphone or tablet.