Why won't my WP8.1 install apps?

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WP8.1 won't install apps

Hi,
I bought my first widows phone, Lumia 535 yesterday but I can't download any apps. The store downloads the app, then goes on to install but stops about 80% through..
It gives me a error message telling to try again later or check error no.80070091 for which I can't find any info..

I would upload a screenshot but don't know how, though it doesn't say anything other than this..

Thank you for any ideas how to solve this!

 

[Laura Knotek]

Re: WP8.1 won't install apps

Are your date, time and region correct?

 

[bedy83]

Re: WP8.1 won't install apps

Yeah all of that is set up correctly.. This is what the error message looks like

 

[hotphil]

Re: WP8.1 won't install apps

What's the symbol next to "3G"? To me, and I don't have a device with this, it looks like a "SD card not available"-type icon. Might be relevant if you're trying to install to SD card.

 

[bedy83]

Re: WP8.1 won't install apps

I think it's a symbol for not inserted second SIM card, as the phone is Double SIM. I have some songs on the SD card and I can play them, so there shouldn't be a problem with the SD card..

 

[SSgt Bruskowiz]

Check storagesense and force your phone to install apps in your phone memory and not on the sd.
So you can rule the sd card out

 

[bedy83]

Re: WP8.1 won't install apps

It does work when installing to phone instead of SD card, however it's only a half solution to the issue.
Hopefully someone else will have other idea of how to solve it so I can save apps to SD card.

Thank you for the effort so far!

 

[SSgt Bruskowiz]

Re: WP8.1 won't install apps

Well, i believe you have a full answer..it can write to phone but not to your sd cart.
What do you guess ;-)

Music files are a lot less critical than appdata.

 

[Harrie-S]

Not all apps can be installed on a SD card some need to be installed on the internal memory.
So try some other apps.
If non of them can be installed on the SD card I would recommend to format your SD card. (use the phone) and try again.

 

[SSgt Bruskowiz]

Re: WP8.1 won't install apps

Apps which cannot be installed on sd cart will give you a notification during installation.

I am a light user concerning apps, so i have all my apps on phone memory.
Somehow apps loading slower when they are installed on sd cart.
At least that's my experience.