Ipad hangs downloading apps

Sep 17, PM. Sep 17, PM in response to curtisfromspearfish In response to curtisfromspearfish. I was at 2. Just updated now to 2.

I have the same problem when Excel immediately tries to open the last file opened in Dropbox on my iPad. Sep 18, AM. Sep 18, AM in response to curtisfromspearfish In response to curtisfromspearfish.

This will result in losing all my data that is stored in the Excel app. It is stored on the iPad. See the circled info in the image below. I can access all the other files stored in Dropbox by using another iPad, but not this file.

Communities Get Support. Sign in Sign in Sign in corporate. If you still can't download or update apps on your iPhone or iPad, contact Apple Support. Open the App Store and sign in If a blue account button appears at the top of the App Store, you might not be signed in. Manually update the app In the App Store, try to update the app manually. Check your payment method You might need to have a payment method on file, even if the app that you want to download is free.

Prioritize the download From the Home Screen, touch and hold the app. Restart your device Restart your iPhone or restart your iPad. Check to see if you have any downloads pending there. That pending download may be blocking app updates. If so, delete the item. That may get the app installation going again. Update — Just heard this today from someone I was trying to help with this problem.

The simple step of getting the latest iOS solved the problem of a stalled app when nothing else would. When this happens nothing seems to help. You can continue to tap on the icon again and again in hopes of resuming the downloading but nothing seems to help. Although this is a brain-teaser, however, the good news is regardless of the reasons, you can fix it by trying a few methods. By the end of this guide you will know how to fix the waiting issue that occurs when you are downloading apps from the App Store.

Make sure your Wi-Fi or Cellular data is working, and make sure there are no issues with the connectivity. In case you are using Wi-Fi network consider switching to cellular data to see if the download resumes.

This should fix iPhone apps stuck on loading issue. Now, this issue is something that many users forget easily. With low memory on your iPhone, apps can get stuck while downloading.