iPad waiting apps
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Symptoms: Being awoken iPad / iPad 2 / iPad 3 or even the newest iPad mini / iPad 4 shows Home screen with one or more icons that are grey and indicating that relevant apps are in waiting state. Turning OFF- ON tablet or hard reset does not resolve the problem and waiting icons persist. To fix this:

Hint Mind you, advice on iPad below are iPhone / iPod touch applicable.

  1. Install on you computer any program that allows to browse files on Apple tablet These may be iExplorer (formerly iPhone Explorer) or iTools or any other one you are aware of. Note that application of either iTools or iExplorer doesn’t require jailbreaking your device.
  2. Connect iPad to computer and launch say iTools. We recommend this one as it much more stable than iExplorer.
  3. Locate the "FileSystem/Downloads" folder (or the “…/Media/Downloads” folder if u use iExplorer) and delete all folders (if any) and downloads.28.sqlitedb file from it.(Note that this will not harm your device.iOS will recreate this file after restart).
  4. Disconnect iPad from computer and turn it off.
  5. After 30 sec turn tablet ON.

That is it. Waiting icons on iPad / iPad 2 / iPad 3 as well as on iPad mini / iPad 4 should disappear.

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