Possible Fix on How to get a “stuck” app update “unstuck”

For those own us who use iOS devices, we know that developers are always updating and improving their apps.

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When they do (and when Apple gets around to making them available) the app has to be sent from the App Store to the iOS device. While this process works 99.9% of the time, sometimes the update “gets stuck” and downloads, but doesn’t update all the way. When this happens, an annoying pop-up window comes up saying that:

So you do and get the same error.  What to do?  Here are some ideas:

Reboot the iOS device:

1. Hold the power and home buttons at the same time until you see the Apple logo appear. 
2. Try the update again. 

Close the app:

Even though Apple claims that an open app doesn’t take up any resources, we cannot find any information about updating an app that’s currently open. In any case, close the app by double clicking the home button, find the app in question, and then swipe up to close it. Then try the update again.

If none if the above works, you may want to contact the developer directly.

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