How to Stop an Application Download on an iPhone

Through the App Store, you download and install programs on your Apple iPhone. When updates to those applications are available, the App Store notifies you and prompts you to download the latest versions. If you are out of range of a Wi-Fi connection when the App Store begins downloading an application, and you don't want to use up your limited cellular data allotment for the download, pause the download and resume it at a later time when your iPhone can access the App Store through a Wi-Fi connection.

Step 1

Tap on the "App Store" icon from your iPhone's home screen.

Step 2

Navigate to an app and tap "Install" or go to the Updates tab and tap "Update" next to one of the apps with an available update.

Step 3

Use the on-screen keyboard to enter your iTunes account password and then tap "OK."

Step 4

Locate the icon of the app that is currently downloading or updating and tap on it once. The word "Paused" appears underneath the icon.

Step 5

Tap on the app's icon again when you are ready to resume the download or update.

References

• TUAW: iPhone 101: Pause an App Download
• Apple Support: Using Apps on Your iPhone

About the Author

Bennett Gavrish is an I.T. professional who has been writing about computers, electronics and the Web since 2004. His work has appeared in the "Nashua Telegraph" and the "Daily Free Press" and on numerous websites. Gavrish received a bachelor's degree in journalism from Boston University.

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