Itunes App Store

In rare instances, you cannot connect to the App Store on your iPhone or iPad. As a result, downloading and updating apps becomes impossible. Thankfully, this is a known issue, and many easy solutions exist. First, let us briefly know about these alert messages and then see how to fix them.

1. Itunes App Store Account
2. Itunes App Store Browse
3. Itunes App Store Ios
4. Itunes App Store Sign In

Following Error Message Occurred:

You might see one of the following error messages when you can not connect to Apple online stores and services like the App Store, iTunes Store, Apple Music app, TV app, News app, Books app, or the Game Centre.

• • 'Cannot connect to the iTunes Store. An unknown error has occurred.'
  • 'We could not complete your iTunes Store request. The iTunes Store is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later.'
  • 'Could not connect to the iTunes Store. Make sure your network connection is active and try again.'
  • 'We could not complete your iTunes Store request. The network connection could not be established. There was an error in the iTunes Store. Please try again later.'

Force Quit the App Store or iTunes Store. When an app freezes or refuses to work correctly, consider force closing it. After that, relaunch it, and it should work smoothly. To force quit the App Store or iTunes Store, etc.: On iPhone with Face ID, swipe up from the bottom of the screen; on iPhone with Home Button, quickly press it twice.

The fixes that you read below will help you solve problems related to all the above issues.

• How to get the App Store back into iTunes. Once you have downloaded the iTunes 12.6.3, you can access App Store, apps, or Tones in the same way as before. Launch iTunes and select the pulldown menu located at the top left corner. Now, you have to select Apps.
• Sep 14, 2020 How to get the App Store back into iTunes. Once you have downloaded the iTunes 12.6.3, you can access App Store, apps, or Tones in the same way as before. Launch iTunes and select the pulldown menu located at the top left corner. Now, you have to select Apps.

Make Sure that Your Device is Connected to the Internet

First of all, make sure your iPhone is connected to a decent Wi-Fi or mobile data. To check this, open a website in Safari or try to play a YouTube video. If you face problems, head over to our specific guides on how to solve this.

Note: If you are on cellular data, make sure it is enabled for App Store, iTunes Store, and any app in question. For this, open the Settings app → Cellular → scroll down and under CELLULAR DATA ensure that App Store is enabled.

Is the app you are trying to download using cellular data over 200 MB in size? If yes, head over to our article to know how to increase the download limit for mobile data.

Check the System Status Page

The next step is to ensure that everything is okay on Apple's end. To check this, visit Apple's System Status page. Here, make sure that there is a green dot next to App Store, Apple ID, iCloud Account & Sign In, and iTunes Store. Sometimes, if some other service is not working, it might degrade the experience for online stores as well.

In case something is not working from Apple's end, you will have to wait for it to get fixed. If everything is okay here, read the next solutions.

Force Quit the App Store or iTunes Store

When an app freezes or refuses to work correctly, consider force closing it. After that, relaunch it, and it should work smoothly. To force quit the App Store or iTunes Store, etc.:

On iPhone with Face ID, swipe up from the bottom of the screen; on iPhone with Home Button, quickly press it twice. Next, drag the app card up to force close it. After a few seconds, open the app again.

Itunes App Store Account

Check the Date and Time

The date and time on your iPhone must be correct. The easiest way to fix this is by letting the device set the appropriate time accordingly. To do this:

1. Open the Settings app and tap on General.
2. Tap on Date & Time.
3. Enable the toggle for Set Automatically.

Now, wait for a few minutes and try to use the App Store, iTunes Store, etc.

Restart Your iPhone

Restart means turning off your device and then turning it back on. It is a simple but effective way to address many regular issues. To restart your iPhone, use the button(s) to switch it off. After a minute or so, switch it back on. Additionally, you can also do so by going to the Settings app → General → Shut Down.

Log Out of Your Apple ID and Re-Login

1. Open the Settings app and tap on iTunes & App Store.
2. From the top, tap on your Apple ID. Next, tap Sign Out.
3. Tap on Sign In. Enter your Apple ID and password to sign back in.

Update iPhone Software

None of the above solutions worked? Make sure your iPhone is running the latest version of iOS.

For this, open the Settings app and tap on General. Next, tap on Software Update. Give it a minute to process. If you have a pending update, tap on Download and Install.

Itunes App Store Browse

Reset Network Settings

This step will erase your saved network settings, so you will have to sign in again. Hence, make sure you know your network ids and passwords.

1. Open the Settings app and tap on General.
2. Scroll down and tap on Reset.
3. Tap on Reset Network Settings.
4. Enter the iPhone passcode.
5. Confirm your action by tapping Reset Network Settings.

After the process completes, connect to a Wi-Fi network or cellular data, and the problem mentioned above should be history now!

Wrapping Up…

These are some solutions to fix the errors with App Store, iTunes Store, and other similar issues. I hope one of the methods worked for you. If it did not, contact Apple Support.

It is also worth knowing that sometimes an app is removed from the store by the developer, banned or suspended by Apple, or even blocked by the region's Government. In such cases, the best solution is to find an alternate app that performs the same task.

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Let me admit — I despise iTunes. It's a bloated mess that should've been made redundant ages ago. But Apple is insanely adamant about using it for everything from a simple file transfer to backing up my iPhone, so I just gotta stick with the damn thing.

Now, it's been a while into Windows 10, and something that I never thought was gonna happen just did. Unbelievably, Apple took that extra trouble to release an iTunes app on the Windows Store. Wow!

But how different is it from the desktop version? Is it worth switching over to? Well, you are going to find out pretty soon, so do read on!

Download Size and Required Space

First and foremost, the download size. Well, you really shouldn't find too much difference between the Windows Store and the desktop versions of iTunes. The former requires a 216MB download, while the latter weighs in a tad higher at 250MB.

But when it comes to required storage space, the Windows Store version took up 480MB on my hard drive, which is around 100MB more than its desktop counterpart.

Kinda surprising since it actually should've been the opposite, considering that Store apps usually are much more streamlined. iTunes never stops getting any weirder, right?

Seamless Migration

If you've already got the desktop version of iTunes installed on your PC, then getting the Store version installed is super-easy. And it's not just about how convenient installing a Store app is either.

Whatever music or backups that you had earlier are automatically migrated to the iTunes Store app after installation, with no input — except on UAC prompts — on your part whatsoever!

And further, the desktop version is automatically removed afterward as well. I never thought it was going to be so easy, but there you go!

If you were worried about manually transferring your music and backups, forget it.

Same Ol' User Interface

I expected a totally revamped user interface, and I was quite disappointing with what I saw. In short, it's just a lazy port of the desktop version with no visual changes whatsoever.

But on the brighter side, there's nothing confusing about the whole thing, since I could find each and every option in the exact same locations as they were before.

However, it would've been nice of Apple to show some intuitiveness for a change. It's not as if they lack the talent.

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How It Functions

The iTunes Store app doesn't just look the same as the desktop version — it also functions the same. Expect everything from playing Apple Music to syncing your iPhone to function the exact same way.

I did come across an issue where iTunes couldn't detect my iPad the first time that I connected it. However, a Windows 10 restart fixed things up and it's been smooth sailing ever since.

So, if you were hoping for new features and functionalities, there are none.

Itunes App Store Ios

Slightly Better Performance

The iTunes Store app is just a carbon copy of the desktop version, but it functions slightly faster. It's not leaps and bounds ahead in performance, but I did find noticeable differences in speeds, especially when launching the app.

Perhaps it's due to the fact there's less bloat loading up alongside the application. To confirm my suspicions, I delved briefly into the Task Manager and found that extra processes such as iTunesHelper and iPod Service were no longer present. Suits me!

Automatic Updates

The usual iTunes updates are a mess. They take ages to finish, hangs up during the process, and can totally ruin your installation for no reason at all.

Not the case with the Windows Store version, where updates are automatically applied in the background as soon as they are released. And yeah, and no more stupid computer restarts to ‘apply' updates either.

And that means you won't find a Check for Updates option on the Help menu — in fact, it's just about the only difference present between the desktop and Store apps that I could find.

Both versions are so similar that I had to peek into the Help menu to find that I really was using the Store app after all, and I'm sure that you'll too!

Supports Windows 10 S

For those of you who use Windows 10 S, this is what you were waiting for all along. You can now listen to Apple Music, sync content to your iPhone, iPad, and iPod, perform backups, and restore devices just like on Windows 10. Yay!

Itunes App Store Sign In

If you were on the fence about switching to Windows 10 S simply due to its lack of support for the iTunes desktop version, then it's time to finally do that without worrying.

In fact, I really think that it was this exact Windows 10 S restriction that prompted Apple to get off their lazy asses and finally release iTunes on the Windows Store. Just my opinion.

So, Should You Switch?

If you use Windows 10, then there's no reason why you shouldn't switch to the iTunes Store app. Yeah, it's pretty much the same, but it does remove major annoyances such as clunky updates procedures and unnecessary bloat out of the equation, not to mention a slightly faster user interface as well.

Also, the desktop version has a myriad of issues, and migrating to the Windows Store version may totally fix things for you. And it's not like you need to manually transfer your music libraries and backups either!

So, what are thoughts about the Store app? Did I miss anything? Do make sure to join the discussion below.

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