Apple App Store Slow Download

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Through the App Store, you can download new apps for your iOS device, Mac, or Apple TV.

Browse and buy

To download and buy apps from the App Store, you need an Apple ID. Your Apple ID is the account that you use to access Apple services. If you've used other Apple services like iCloud, sign in to the App Store with the same Apple ID. If you don't have an Apple ID, you can create one.

You can browse and buy apps in the App Store on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, on your Mac, or on your Apple TV.

If you're in the App Store on any of your devices and see near an app, it means you already bought or downloaded that app. If you tap or click , the app downloads to your device again but doesn't charge you. You can also redownload any of your previously purchased apps.

Learn what forms of payment you can use to buy apps and other content. You can also create an Apple ID without a payment method when you download a free app.

On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

Open the App Store on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to browse apps.

Tap Games to see new games and top charts, or browse by category.

Tap Apps to see new apps and top charts, or browse by category.

Tap Updates to keep the apps on your device up to date.

When you find an app that you want, download it to your device:

  1. Tap on the app to view the app's product page.
  2. To get a free app, tap Get.
    To buy an app, tap the price.

You might need to sign in with your Apple ID and password or use Touch ID or Face ID if you have them set up.

After your app finishes downloading, you can move it to a different spot on your Home screen.

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Some apps let you make additional purchases within the app. If you set up Family Sharing, you can use Ask to Buy to help control app downloads and in-app purchases. Learn more about in-app purchases.

On your Mac

Apple App Store Slow Download
  1. Open the App Store.
  2. Browse or search for the app that you want to download. Developers of apps for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch don't always have an app for Mac.
  3. Click the app.
  4. If the app is free, click Get, then click Install App.
    If the app has a price, click the price, then click Buy App.

The app starts downloading to your Mac. When the download is complete, you can click Open or use Spotlight search to find and open the app.

To keep your apps up to date, click Updates in the left sidebar.

On your Apple TV

To browse apps on your Apple TV, open the App Store. When you find an app that you want to buy or download, follow these steps:

  1. Select the app.
  2. If the app is free, select Get.
    If the app has a price, select the price.

You might be asked to enter your password. After you enter your password, your app downloads.

The App Store isn’t available on Apple TV (3rd generation or earlier).

Learn more about an app

If you want to know specific information about an app, like what languages the app is available in, the app’s file size, or its compatibility with other Apple devices, scroll to the bottom of an app’s product page. You might be able to tap some sections to learn more.

You can also contact the app developer for help with an app's functionality.

Get help with billing

  • If you have an app charge that you don't recognize, check your previous purchase history. If you still don't recognize the charge, you can report a problem or contact Apple Support.
  • For recurring charges from an in-app subscription, learn how to view, change, or cancel your subscription.
  • Learn how to change or remove your Apple ID payment information.
  • If you can’t update your apps, you need to change your payment information to a valid payment method.

Learn more

  • If your App Store is missing or you can't find it on your device, you might have parental controls turned on. For the Installing Apps setting, choose Allow.
  • Learn what to do if an app unexpectedly quits, stops responding while installing, or won't open.
  • If an app also has an iMessage app or sticker pack, you can open it in Messages.
  • If an app is compatible with Apple Watch, you can manage it through the Apple Watch app on your iPhone.

After updating my gadgets with iOS 9 I've tried to update Xcode to Xcode 7 on my Mac through the App Store, but updating is too slow while speedtest.net shows that my download speed is about 30 mbps. What to do?

Dmitriy StupivtsevDmitriy Stupivtsev

6 Answers

You can always download the dmg for new or earlier versions of Xcode (or any other developer tool for that matter) from this link provided by Apple for iOS and Mac developers.

NishantNishant

Apple App Store Slow Download

I had the same issue downloading Xcode 7.2. The download was drastically slow compared to my internet download speed. Try this fix it worked for me:

  • Go to the app store/ Updates and pause the download
  • Go to the app store/ Purchased and log in if you are not already logged in
  • Restart the download
  • I noticed a huge increase in the download speed from 1d to 1h. Maybe it has to do with apple finding the nearest server according to your account location or some routing magic.

    Joe HaddadJoe Haddad

    Strangely enough, the fix for me was downloading the .xip file in Safari. It seems that the download was capped to 100KB/s on Google Chrome, using Safari there seemed to be no network throttle.

    Sander LaarhovenSander Laarhoven

    I had the same issue, the update ran forever and never finished.I uninstalled Xcode and when i tried to install it again it said I needed the OS X 10.12 at least.

    So i upgraded OS X and then installed Xcode 8.3

    I wish the update told me that before i wasted 2 days trying to figure it out..Hope it helps!

    Cristian MerliCristian Merli

    Apple App Store Download Free

    In my case, I was running out of Disk space on main partition as I have partitions on my Hard Drive and all these partitions act as different drives. By sparing a couple of GBs, the download speed got to normal.

    zeeawanzeeawan

    If you're downloading from your office network, try switching to another. This might be happening because of the security measures, an internal DNS resolver as I am told, or a firewall; so it's hard to tell what's happening but switching to the 'guest' network allowed me to download it pretty fast in my case.

    Although it's unlikely that your problem is caused by this, but you can check the Apple systems status on this page.

    Yunus Nedim MehelYunus Nedim Mehel

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