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Facebook’s iOS app doesn’t seem to be having a good week. Yesterday, the app was crashing for many users on launch, but the issue was quickly resolved from Facebook’s end. Today, Facebook released an update to the app (v6.7.1) with “Bug fixes,” but users are unable to download the update from the App Store.
When trying to update on iOS, App Store shows an error saying “Unable to Download App. Facebook could not be downloaded at this time.” A similar error shows up when updating from iTunes on the Desktop that says “There was a problem downloading the artwork for Facebook.”
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And as the iTunes error suggests, there does seem to be something wrong with Facebook’s app artwork, as seen on Facebook’s iTunes preview in the browser.
It’s not clear if the issue is with Facebook’s app, or with Apple’s App Store.
If the failed update has resulted in a disabled icon as shown below, a fix is to delete the app and reinstall it again from the App Store. This however doesn’t seem to install the latest version (6.7.1), but at least it works without any issues.
Let us know in the comments below if you’ve been facing the same issue, and whether a clean install fixed the issue.
Update1:
Why I Can't Download App
If doing a fresh install didn’t work for you, this tip suggested by Steve W in the comments below might help you(Thanks Steve!): Best torrent games pc.
You don’t have to delete and re-install. Go into the App Store and touch the circular icon and it will enter the update status again. This time don’t click install and you can keep using it.
Update 2:
You could revert back to the older version of the Facebook app until the issue is resolved. Check this post for the instructions on how to revert back to the older version of an app. It seems to be working for few users.
Update 3:
The issue seems to be fixed now. A number of readers are reporting that they’re able to successfully install the Facebook 6.7.1 update. We were also able to install the update. Thanks everyone!
Let us know if this worked for you.
I accidentally deleted my facebook app on my iPhone5. When i tried to download it again it says ' Unable to download Facebook at this time.'
What's wrong? How can this be resolved?
I already restarted the phone, still getting the same error.
nohillside♦
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2 Answers
Here are a few things that you can try. These will be non-technical answers to you question.
Go to
Settings>General>Date and Time and toggle the Automatic switch. This will set the correct time for your iPhone, as sometimes the App Store does not download apps to iPhones with their clock set in the future.
Restart the iPhone by holding down on the lock and home button at the same time for about 10-15 seconds until the Apple Logo appears (there is no red slider) then let go of the buttons.
Sign out of the App Store in Settings, sign in again and try to download.
Sometimes, users have connection problems to the App Store (or the App Store has an internal problem) so wait and try again later. You can use Facebook in Safari in the meanwhile.
Mainly this error occurs when Apple changes their Policies and Terms, or when the wrong time is set on the iPhone, because the iTunes/App Store Session is invalid or has expired. So this should help you, otherwise let me know in a comment and I will try to help :)
bMalumbMalum
It's not a problem with your device. It's a app store problem..
The Solution is Open iTunes on your PC and go to App Store via iTunes and download Apps and Connect your iPad and install. (Do this for temporary period) sometimes you will receive same error report when u download apps from iTunes. Click retry to download and install..
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