One other thing I realized was that the Google Docs icon was on the home screen but the app was not installed the icon was in a different darker color and was saying “waiting” There are many reasons for the problem, it is highly likely that, if you are having this issue, you are having a connection problem. But the good news is that it is usually easy to fix. It is obvious that you need to make sure that your iPhone (or iPad, iPod touch) has a Wi-Fi connection or a cellular-data connection. I listed potential solutions below. The solution that worked for me is solution #7. See also:. iOS App Store: Unable to Download App Fixes Solution 1: Airplane mode Turn on Airplane mode by going to Settings Airplane mode and wait about a minute and turn back off.
No, it was never available as a download. But you can still purchase it on disk. Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard - Apple. Be aware you will get a 10.6.3 disk. If the Mac you want to install it on came with 10.6.6, this retail disk will not work on that Mac as it will be missing the hardware drivers for the newer model.
Solution 2: Restart your iPhone or iPad Simply restart your device by pressing and holding the on/off (sleep/wake) button and then slide the red slider. Wait about 10 seconds. Then turn your device back on by pressing and holding on/off button until you see the Apple logo. Solution 3: Restart the App Store app Double press the home button. You will see your open apps.
Find the App Store app and swipe up. Then launch the app and try again. Solution 4: Sign out and then sign in Launch the App Store app. Scroll to the bottom and find your Apple ID. Tap that and select Sing Out. Then Sing back in by going to App Store Sign in (scroll to the bottom again). Solution 5: Update your device Updating your device to the latest iOS version may fix this. You can do so wirelessly.
Go to Settings General Software Update. This is important because iOS must be updated periodically. You may be having this issue because of a bug in the software.
And an update may include your fix. Solution 6: Google DNS You may try changing your iPhone’s or iPad’s DNS (domain name system) servers.
Here is how:. Go to Settings Wi-Fi. Find your Wi-Fi connection. Then tap the (i) button. Tap the DNS field.
Delete the current numbers there and enter the new Google DNS numbers: 8.8.8.8. Tap Wi-Fi to go back. The changes you made will be saved. Solution 7: VPN This is what fixed my issue. I had already installed a few VPN (virtual private network) apps. One of them was. I simply turned this app on and then I successfully downloaded the app.
Solution 8: Force restart. Apple’s website explains how you can do that. This may fix the problem.
Solution 9: Try a different Internet connection Go to another place and use a different Wi-Fi connection (e.g., school lab, library or your friend). Solution 10: Time settings On your device, tap Settings General Date & Time and turn on Set Automatically. Also make sure that your time zone is correct, if it is not, fix it.
If your time settings are correct, and turning on Set Automatically does not fix the issue, try this: turn off Set Automatically and the change your settings to a future date and time and try again. If you get the error message, turn on Set Automatically. Solution 11: Restart your router Restarting your router may fix your problem. To do this, disconnect your router from its power source then wait about a minute and reconnect.
Solution 12: Powercycle Complete these steps:. Turn on your iPad, iPhone or iPod. Unplug the power cord from your modem and router.
Plug in your modem and wait until modem turns on completely. Plug in your router and wait until your router turns on completely. Now turn on your device and try downloading the app. These solutions will likely fix your problem. As I stated above, this error typically points to an Internet connectivity problem. This connection problem is preventing your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch from reaching the Apple servers.
Following the steps above will help you resolve this. I was having problems with the Daily Telegraph App – digital newspaper editions not loading properly. The newspaper technical department suggested I re-boot the iPad and delete / reinstall their Telegraph App, both of which I had tried myself before phoning. They asked me to do both again and then (horrors) the Telegraph App refused to re- install at all. At that point they suggested it was an Apple fault. Contacted the Apple technician, who then said it was the newspaper’s fault so I was going round and round in circles with no solution.
Finally I tried to think the problem through myself – I did a ‘restore’ with iTunes, but with some fear and trepidation, thinking I might be restoring the iPad back to factory settings. Brilliant – the Telegraph App miraculously reappeared in full working order. The big drawback however, was that all my saved ‘log-ins’ had to be inserted again by hand – banking, email, etc but very satisfying when I had done these individually, as the iPad was back to full performance. I have this problem with every app I try to download in my ipad air 2.
I can only install apps via sync with software like imazing or an older version of itunes with app store. Opera VPN works too, but it fails usually 70% of times. I have tried via bluetooth internet tethering with my macbook and the installation is successfull 50% of times. The bad is the slow transfer data of bluetooth 2.1 from my macbook’09. I have tried everything.
Changing languages, another apple id, zone, date, restoring in DFU, everything.Nothing worked. I have no problems installing apps in my iphone or my brother’s ipad mini with my wifi network, so I think there is a hardware problem with my ipad or in the apple server about install validations. Apple support doesn’t help me.
After my macbook pro had become really slow the past days, I decided to reset the system, following the usual steps: 1. Press alt+power button 2.
Choose Utilities - erase Macintosh HD (or in my case, it was called macbook pro) 3. Reinstall the Mountain Lion OS X through internet. However, after trying to install the OS X, and entering an apple id (my brother's, since his id worked - probably because he used his id when installing the OS X on this computer the first time), an error message pops up, saying: 'This item is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later' I don't know what to do, since I have tried redoing these steps on multiple occasions this day, and with two different networks. Unfortunately, I don't have the original installation dvd:s, so I have to install the OS through internet (or if it is possible, by downloading the OS to an external hard drive, and then installing through that).
Anyways, my macbook pro is bought in the mid 2010's, maybe that information can help? I don't know what the last OS X update I used was. Re-Titled by Host. Without any help from useless support at apple.btw The reason you get this message is YOUR apple id is not associated to an apple o/s. DO Not use someone elses apple id. Youll get all their apps. In the 4 choices you get click 'GET HELP ONLINE' This opens Safari.
Click icloud and sign in with your apple id. Now you can go back to installing screen and the downloading will finally work because you have now shown applie id youve logged in from your computer. What a. show and i can't believe how easy it was to fix.SOLVED.SOLVED.SOLVED.SOLVED. 1. When starting your mac book hold down the 3 keys 'Command/Option/R' 2.
That will bring you the the internet recovery mode 3. Choose net work from the list to get connected to the internet. Note: If trouble connection to the internet through wifi. Plug in a ethernet cable. Let mac to the 'reset' and after about an hour once its all done loading. It'll give you a few option and one of them is to install the operating system and it will work this time!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Well, I'm saying that you have to find a way to register the OS with your Apple ID.
It might be something as simple as calling tech support, explaining your issue, and having them apply the credit to your account. Have you purchased a new license for OS X Mountain Lion? You can get it here: They send an email within a few days and you can get your redeem code. At that point, you need to figure out a way to apply it to your desired Apple ID (no, just buying it through your apple ID doesn't work, you actually have to redeem it at the Mac App Store on you computer (which you don't have access to because you wiped your hard drive (same issue as me))). Your issue is that you have no OS 'credited' to your Apple ID. If you email someone with a Mac you trust with the info, they can access app store from their computer, login as your Apple ID, apply the credit (instructions are in the email they send you), and log back out.
The whole process takes 2 minutes. You would be free to install from your own computer as long as you use the Apple ID your friend applied the code to. Hope it helps. Just found a fix for this for my situation: I was re-installing the OS X on my daughter's 2006 MacBook to speed it up.
After I erased the old HD and was trying to install the new OS (Lion, in this case), I was also met with the repeating 'This item is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later' message. I called Apple Support and one of their fix options to was try another Apple ID - I had been using my daughter's ID. Since I purchased this MacBook, I tried using my Apple ID, an wa-la, it allowed me to download the OS X Lion! And you are back to needing to buy a secondary mac to fix the first one.
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I find it very frustrating. 1) I can't use internet recovery for Lion (and that is the only option I get when using Internet Recovery). 2) If I try to contact Apple they tell me to enter my serialnumber and they tell me to pay money to answer my question. Since they removed the possibility to recovery my Mac they shouldnt charge me. 3) All solutions that comes up tell me to use some program solution to create a recoverydisk and that is only possible if I buy a secondary mac I begin to understand the people telling me that PC is a better way to go since you can't get any good support on Mac. So I just figured mine out.
I wanted to erase my whole disk and start over when I came to this problem. When I did the erase, I picked the disk I knew which I named before. It was the one right under the first one. Well I figured out that if I erase the very first one that shows the size then shut down my computer, then hold command and r when I stated it back. Once I did this I went to reinstall the osx then I didn't even need the apple login.
I ran across this one a page where someone swore that it did not require a login. It worked for me!
It will erase all your stuff on the laptop and put it back to factory, but you can use it. I hope you have figured it out already. I encountered the same problem. The best solution may be to take it to the mac store, but here is what I did. For some reason my mid2009 macbook pro didn't want to reset its install function to the factory settings, it wanted Lion (i believe Snow Leopard is factory settings for that one). I kept getting the 'Item is temporarily unavailable' after inputting my Apple ID.
I purchased (yes, it stinks, but it was $20) a copy of Lion online. Just google search 'Mac OS X version purchase' and it pops up. They send you a few emails; just follow the instructions and they get you a redemption code (redeemable only at the mac app store on your computer, no disc, annoying). Since I had already wiped my mac, I had no way of redeeming the code. But I just logged in to the app store with my own Apple ID on my fathers computer and entered the redeem code (you have to be careful to just use the apple ID of the computer you want to install on, not my dad's, or your friend's). Once the redemption code is entered you are good to do the reinstall of mac OS x Lion.
Its installing now. This same thing happened to me, 'This item is temporarily unavailable.
Try again later.' I must have tried 20 times, before I figured out that it was not the Apple servers. (had to google it) However here are the differences: 1.
I bought the MacBook Pro from a pawn shop, so I have NO clue as to the original owner or their Apple ID/password. Image my surprise when I found this little tidbit of Apple ID horror!
I ONLY have ONE MacBook, not two, which is what EVERY response expects/assumes you to have. A little explanation, I purchased this MacBook Pro and wanted to update to the new El Capitain OS 10.11 version, but I did not have enough room on my HD for it, because the previous owner had a lot of trash, junk files, downloads, pictures, email, etc cluttering up space, which of course I didn't want, nor did I ever need.
Likewise, I certainly didn't want his name referencing MY new laptop or pathways, directories, and so on etc, etc, etc. SO I'm like, wipe that sucker clean. Big mistake!!!
Which I'm sure most of you are well aware by now.of that swift jump into Apple's h e l l h o l e! After hours, days of research, trying this, trying that, figuring out dead-ends, frustrated, crying, yelling.like it really did any good!
Hmmmm I came up with a way to re-install my previous OS without, let me say that again WITHOUT using an Apple login credentials, so here it goes, are you ready? This happens to be my FIRST Apple product ever, which I've never experienced their OS layout, so the learning curve was aggressive. I've been a dedicated Windows user since 3.1, so IF I type (explain) something (terminology) 'incorrectly' be understanding, ok? So for those of you which like myself, have ONLY one Mac product and NO friends to help OR want to share my burden.
Firstly, Write this address down: And NO you cannot download from your Windows computer onto a USB drive and then transfer it to your Mac. WHY, because Windows uses FAT formatting while Mac uses Mac OS, they don't understand each other, designed that way on purpose dont'cha know? That is the web-address you will use to download the 'Mavericks Installer.dmg', You will need this later for downloading. You need TWO USB DRIVES, at least 8GB each (this is the secret) shhhh, don't tell.haha Hopefully, you have two working USB ports. IF not, just stop now, the rest is assumed and expected that you have two working USB ports on your Mac. It was bad enough reading through all the previous posts, just to find out that I didn't have the correct Apple ID/password, nor did I have an extra MacBook just conveniently laying around!
ON your Mac, you need to get into 'Mac OS X Utilities', here's how: HOLD down Command + Option + R while you push POWER (you can release Power only) Keep holding others, until rotating EARTH shows up. (now you can release those other 3), This starts Internet Recovery. This is when your Mac will attempt to connect to the internet, make sure you have either Wi-Fi or Ethernet connected, Ethernet (hard-wired) is much faster than Wi-Fi for downloading needed files. When 'Mac OS X Utilities' finally shows up: (takes it's sweet time about it) 1. SELECT 'Disk Utility' 2. Plug in one USB drive at a time, let Disk Utility recognize it, then plug in second USB drive, wait for recognition. I know the problem now, finally.
App Store doesn't have 'old' systems anymore, like Lion. You need to upgrade your hardware, to be able to have certain software. My MacPro 2007 started having this problem. Also have macbook air, macbook pro, airport express & extreme, an iPad mini and iPhone. I've been using mac since 2002. Gave my old iMac to my mum, and my Mac mini to a friend.
Bought all their products, and trust me, I love them. But it is really childish of them that you cannot get old software anymore via the App Store. Well - I got someone on the phone at Apple who knew what he was talking about - and it seems that some older MacBooks (the one I have is a late 2011 15' Pro) REQUIRE a certain firmware update in order to get OS X Lion back on a wiped drive using Internet Recovery. See and find your model.
The trick of course, is doing it without an OS on the MacBook, since we all wiped the HD before we knew we needed the upgraded firmware! You can do the download of Mavericks & boot from USB stick, etc. As suggested previously (and upgrade the firmware after) - OR you can take your MacBook to an Apple Store where the 'geniuses' will reinstall your OS - according to this Apple support guy - NO charge (just make a Genius Bar appointment first). That's my plan. So basically what you're all saying is that if you don't have 2 mac's that this won't work? I did the same as everyone else (Hard drive wasn't booting correctly so I wiped the drive with an external boot of OS X Utilities). The problem I am having now is that I cannot download another OS X Mountain Lion through this utility (getting the 'This item is temporarily unavailable.
Try again later.' ) I can pull up the command line but have no intel on what the command would be in order to download/install the actual OS X. I also only have ONE macbook so download and installing it through an external drive is NOT an option and also do not have warranty on this machine (expired). This is what I did: 1.
Backed up all my data with Time Machine (if your HDD has crashed you may not be able to do this or you may need to rely on previous time machine backups (if you have them). Replaced the HDD in my 2011 Mac Book Pro with a new SSD - I used a new Samsung 850 EVO 500GB SSD HDD, cost AUD$259. Used a friend's Mac to download Yosemite (the internet restore would not work with same 'this item temporarily unavailable' problem persisting). And made a bootable Yosemite thumb drive , 4. Booted up my Mac Book Pro with new SSD on this bootable thumb drive and followed the instructions to reinstall the OSX 5.
Reinstalled data I wanted from my time machine backup. My Mac Book Pro now performs like a Mac Book Air, boots up from cold in 15-20 seconds and all apps open almost instantly. Battery life also has improved and the internal heat is lower.
The total weight of the Mac Book is now also 50 grams lighter (every bit helps!). Yeah, it is exactly as you say - there are four different options in the main menu. My big problem is that when I tried to reinstall the OS X, I get the error 'This item is temporarily unavailable. Please try again', instead of an ongoing process. You previously said that I should install the OS X Maverick's, but I only have the option to install Mountain Lion, which has made me try looking for a way to install Maverick's through an external hard drive. To sum up, my problem is that I only have the option to install Mountain Lion, but can't do that, because I get an error message every time I try. Well - I got someone on the phone at Apple who knew what he was talking about - and it seems that some older MacBooks (the one I have is a late 2011 15' Pro) REQUIRE a certain firmware update in order to get OS X Lion back on a wiped drive using Internet Recovery.
See and find your model. The trick of course, is doing it without an OS on the MacBook, since we all wiped the HD before we knew we needed the upgraded firmware! You can do the download of Mavericks & boot from USB stick, etc. As suggested previously (and upgrade the firmware after) - OR you can take your MacBook to an Apple Store where the 'geniuses' will reinstall your OS - according to this Apple support guy - NO charge (just make a Genius Bar appointment first). That's my plan. Apple Footer.
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