Apps Pending.... perplexed as to why

[emling21]

I understand there are other people with this problem..... I have done factory resets a few times due to this error.... my phone works great, then I goto work and that's when it takes a crap and apps pend until I factory reset. so about me and the phone

I have the Nokia Icon with 8.1 dev. prev.
I live in Alaska which is verizon extended on LTE
I dunno if it's coming down to Extended 3G or if it's the wifi....

I get no error codes on any accounts.... I tried resetting my router... nothing seems to work here.... however I spend over half the week here so I need my phone to work, I am going to try and hard reset it and keep it on 8.0 and see if it will work, but it's getting very very annoying. being as I spend 96 hrs a week at work and cannot get new or update apps EVER AGAIN once I come to work. I've done the simple things like a soft reset, resetting the settings, removing all wireless accounts and readding them... having wifi off and downloading apps I KNOW can download over data....

 

[Reebs Reebs]

So app updates work on Wi-Fi at home but not when you're at work on Wi-Fi?

 

[emling21]

I factory reset my phone at home, and can download updates and new apps all the time, I get to work I cannot update/download anymore, they're stuck pending..... and after I go to work, no matter where I go in the US, I cannot update or download new apps.

 

[Reebs Reebs]

Hmmm. I can probably explain the first issue, but not the second one. Something similar used to happen to me on my Android. What it could be is that the network firewall at work blocks the connection to the Store, and hence you can't download. Ask others at work if they can connect to their respective phone stores (if you're lucky and have a WP at work, that would be great... but if you're like me, the only one, then oh well )

Now as to why it doesn't reconnect and resume download after you connect to a different network, I don't really know.

 

[emling21]

hmm i'm the only one... but thank you

 

[emling21]

I just had verizon send me a new phone, and I'm going to keep it at 8.0 instead of 8.1 dev prev. see if that may be the issue, knocking out hardware/software trial at the same time, I am doing a factory reset to 8.0 on my phone now, and if that works then great I will have a new phone on the original 8.0. If it doesnt work I will have a new phone to see if it's a hardware issue, if neither of these fixes the issue then I am just stuck with a phone that doesnt update apps. without a factory install being preformed first... really weird how it's at work my phone takes a crap.. I even tried replacing routers, unlocked/locked. crazy.. i've exhausted all my options that I can think of.

 

[Reebs Reebs]

let us know what you find out. I'm curious to know.

 

[emling21]

will have the new phone tuesday... will definitely let you know, very different enviro. up here in alaska haha... very last to get the good cell service and internet..

 

[emling21]

for being my first non-apple phone i'm pretty happy with it, except this one problem... if I can get it fixed/figured out, then I will be a loyal windows phone user..

 

[Amrykid]

Did you go into the store's settings and uncheck "Only get updates over Wi-Fi"? It may be a default option.

Otherwise, the updates may be too big to download over your cellular data connection. I know WP8 had a limit. I don't know if it still exists under 8.1 though.

EDIT:
Reread half of the thread. I'll leave this here just in case it helps someone else.

 

[emling21]

I received my new phone and heading to work tomorrow! I will let you know what the outcome is

 

[emling21]

Okay so both phones are working here, both are on 8.0! I've always had it on 8.1 when I had the problems so its definitely an 8.1 problem. My guess is because I'm roaming on Verizon, 8.1 dev prev is not carrier specific yet, that's causing the issue. So I will just have to wait for the official Verizon 8.1 to be released

 

[HYDR0SH0K]

Glad to know I'm not the only person with this problem! I recently just moved back to Alaska from Missouri and my apps are all "Pending". Guess it has to do with roaming and extended network.

 

[emling21]

Actually I fixed it by doing a factory reset and NOT recovering using a backup.. So pretty much I had to download all my apps again but it was the only solution that has officially worked. For me that is..

 

[Anguis]

I fixed this by disallowing several apps from running in the background.