Updating Applications doesn't really work

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  1. petvas, Aug 1, 2008

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    I am trying to update applications but till now I haven't found a way to really do that. Does it work for you? When I download the application update on my mac pro I get an error when trying to update. If I download the update on my iPhone I get an error message that this will be available when I connect it to my Computer. When I do that I get an error message again.
    The only way I found to be working is actually not an update. I delete the app first, download the update and then install it. The problem with this procedure is that all settings are gone...
    Does anyone know how this should work?
     
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  2. rmb7984, Sep 2, 2008

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    You are describing the exact problem i'm having. Deleting the app and then reinstalling is the only work-around i've been able to find. However, this is not acceptable because I always lose my data when doing so. I searched MR to find a solution but haven't found any yet. Does anyone have any ideas?

    Thanks!
     
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  3. TEG, Sep 2, 2008

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    I have had the problem from time to time as well. I simply tell iTunes to resync and it updates. If I try to download something from my phone and it errors out, I simply go to my computer and have is check for purchased content, the app downloads, then I sync it with my computer.

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  4. StingerT125, Sep 2, 2008

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    Mine has been working good. Occasionally I will get an error when syncing from iTunes saying the application didn't sync, but I click on sync again it has always worked so far.
     
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  5. sn00per, Sep 11, 2008

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    Anyone find a solution yet?

    I deleted all my applications and reinstalled them all. Now each day I get a few more updates. This is insane!!! All the applications are on the phone and working... but NOT the updated versions unless I delete the application from the phone AND iTunes and reinstall it as new.

    There's got to be a solution to this madness? This is becoming a FT job!Guess I'll have to live w/ the red dot on my applications icon that keeps growing everyday. What a pain in the @ss!
     
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  6. Jeremy1026, Sep 11, 2008

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    Mine is up to 14, and thats just because I'm too lazy to update them.
     
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  7. mBox, Sep 11, 2008

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    were all on the same boat :p lets hope tomorrow we will be free from this hellish update loop of death!!
     
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  8. bluenoise, Sep 11, 2008

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    I'm having the same problem and none of the other suggestions have worked for me. I really hope 2.1 fixes this problem. It is definitely a PITA to have to delete apps from the phone and in iTunes just so I can redownload the latest versions and reinstall them.
     
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