Take a look at this screenshot. I tried installing apps on my Apple iPhone, and I received a trifecta problem where the apps were stuck “Installing”, “Waiting”, and “Loading”.
Fortunately, I’m usually able to fix this problem where the apps won’t fully install with these fixes.
Fix 1 – Toggle Network Connection Off and On
Simply disconnecting from the network, then re-connecting usually takes care of this problem. The easiest way to accomplish this is to enable, then disable Airplane Mode.
- Go to “Settings” and turn “Airplane Mode” to “On“. Wait 10 seconds, then turn it off.
Most of the time, the apps will complete the installation.
Fix 2 – Soft Reset
Restart your Apple device by performing a soft reset. Your data will not be lost with a soft reset.
- Press and hold the “Power” and “Home” buttons simultaneously until the device restarts.
You will see the white Apple logo, and the apps should continue to install.
John Crowell says
No. Didn’t work for me either. Tried toggling wifi on/off, airplane mode, all of the supposed fixes. Netflix app will not finish loading and will not delete.
Karen J says
My waze app is stuck in the download phase too. I can’t cancel the download or delete the app. I tried the airplane mode and then rebooting. Any other suggestions?
Jules says
Tried both of these plus rebooted modem, disabling background app refresh with no luck.. Why do they constantly have to update apps? Mine seem to do it monthly. It’s the worst thing about the Ipad I think
Betty says
I’m also stuck in waiting mode. How do we fix this?
Brian Nicholson says
Thanks for your help.
it fixed my ‘loading…’ and ‘waiting’ problems.
very grateful.
Brian
GABBY says
My Pandora app is waiting and I have tried soft reboot, restarting, and changing airplane mode. Help
Barb says
Chrome app is stuck in waiting. I have restarted, soft reboot, forced reboot, try deleting. Nothing! Any other way to delete this app? I can’t overwrite it either. Help!
Wendy Noonan says
My Scrabble for iPad is disabled. The icon is dark and says waiting.
I have tried to fix with no results. Can anyone help?