Taking updating apps out of "Waiting State"?

**RubberChicken76** · 12-10-2012, 12:27 PM

So, last night, I decided to update a bunch of my apps on my iPod touch running 6.01. I chose "update all" in App Store and the device went about starting the update process.

Since last night though, four of them are stuck in "waiting" state, with no change. I thought a reboot would kick things into gear. No luck. Then I tried plugging into iTunes on my MacBook. No luck either.

Any tips?

**RubberChicken76** · 12-11-2012, 09:41 AM

159 views and no replies. Shoulda put "iOS devices suck!!!" in the headline to get attention. ;-)

**xandermac** · 12-13-2012, 06:06 AM

I'm going to assume there are no replies because no one knows the solution. The only way I know is to delete the app and re-install from the AppStore.

**LazyStarGazer** · 12-13-2012, 09:11 PM

Originally Posted by xandermac

I'm going to assume there are no replies because no one knows the solution. The only way I know is to delete the app and re-install from the AppStore.

I have this issue with my home wifi.
In no particular order, things that have worked for me:

1. Use cellular data.
2. Download updates to your pc or Mac, then synch iDevice with iTunes.
3.
-Use app switcher to 'close' App Store app
-reboot router
-reboot iDevice
-try to update again

Sometimes it doesn't "just work".

**Roo Zilla** · 12-13-2012, 10:42 PM

Tap it until it shows "paused." Then tap it again until it says "loading." You might have to do it multiple times. It happens to me a lot in China, I suppose because I'm either far from the servers, or because the Wifi I usually use sucks real bad. There are really rare occasions when two identical icons show on on the springboard, when that happens, you have to delete them and reinstall.