Later i turned off the guest account completely. i use a time capsule and read that people were having trouble with iphone 4 and time capsule and that a lot solved it by turning off the guest network. question: q: why are my apps taking forever to download more less. apple footer.. This started happening to me last week. apps are taking forever to download. often hours for a single app. tried it on different wifi connections same results. it started before i did the latest os update, and is still doing it after installing 5.1 anyone running into this? iphone downloads fine. wifes ipad downloads fine.. There are several factors that can affect the time it takes to install an app - the speed of the connection that is used for the download, the amount of space available on the device, and the size and complexity of the app and how it has to be configured..
Now a 60mb facebook app update is taking 15-20 minutes to download. however when i try it on my lte connection (20-25mbps), it takes less than a minute to download. i know my lte is theoretically faster, but my wifi still shouldn't take that long even if i get full 7mbps.. Iphone 4; installing new app takes a long time. 01-09-2011 05:42 pm. tools. advanced search; show printable version; when i try to install a new app on the phone, the download completes without a problem, but it seems to hang when the progress bar is all the way done with "installing". it doesn't seem to matter which app it is, so i'm. Why is it taking my iphone 6 plus a long time to update not the apps on the phone itself? update cancel. ad by fabric. need a will? get one free in the time it takes to read this post. when apps update they download as soon as you click update, so they download then update. 22 views..
