These tips apply to all iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch devices with recent versions of iOS.

If apps on your machine won’t download, try these fixes, in this order.

Download appsusing Wi-Fi on your iPhone.

If you are Wi-Fi there is no barrier.

see to it the phone isn’t inAirplane Mode, which blocks all Wi-Fi and cellular data pipe connections.

Restart the App Store app.

Pause and restart the app download.This tip works when the app download stalls.

This pauses the download.

Wait a short time and then tap it again to resume the download.

Restart the iPhone.Sometimes it’s crucial that you restart a equipment to get things working again.

There may be a temporary glitch in the operating system or a software component.

A restart usually resolves these issues.

Check your Apple Account payment method.

This can also lead to aVerification Requiredpop-up message.

Adding a valid payment method may solve the problem.

Go toSettings, tap your name at the top, and chooseSign Outat the bottom.

Then, sign back in by selectingSign Inand entering your Apple Account username and password.

Updates to iOSthe operating system for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touchfrequently resolve software bugs.

It could be that your iPhone cannot download apps because of a bug in the OS.

An easy, fast, and free OS update may solve the problem.

You canupdate iOS wirelesslyor through iTunes.

Fix date and time issues on your iPhone.

Incorrect date and time parameters may block you from downloading apps.

SelectSettings>General>Date & Time.

Move theSet Automaticallytoggle switch toOn(green).

This allows your iPhone to always check the time and set itself accordingly.

Reset the iPhone gadget prefs.

Bugs sometimes stem from low-level tweaks.

you could’t always see or fix these configs individually, but iOS allows you to reset all configs.

Doing this won’t erase your data, but it can solve these issues.

Check the Apple Account you’re using.

When you download an app, it’s tied to the Apple Account you’re logged into then.

If you change the Apple Account you’re using, apps tied to the old ID can’t update.

Sign in to other Apple Accounts you’ve used, following the instructions in step 6 above.

Get help from Apple.

This doesn’t always appear, but it should if your iPhone is getting close to capacity.

it’s possible for you to always download it again later if you need it.