iOS 4.3 Brings Ability to Cancel an In-Progress App Downloads

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Posted February 1, 2011 at 11:49am by iClarified

iOS 4.3 is bringing the ability to cancel an in-progress app download, according to a discovery made by AppAdvice.

The feature is quite simple to use. All you have to do is enter the icon arrangement mode (“Wiggle mode”) as you normally do to delete an app. This time however, you’ll notice the ‘x’ appear over the currently downloading app as well. Just hit it, confirm and iOS will proceed to interrupt the download and delete the app.

Apple is expected to release a third beta of iOS 4.3 today and may be planning to release the final version before the Verizon iPhone ships on February 10th.

iOS 4.3 Brings Ability to Cancel an In-Progress App Downloads

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Derek - February 1, 2011 at 2:06pm

Wow, alot of criticism reading the comments. What you guys don't realise is that this feature is not so you can just delete an app. If you wanted to do that before, all you had to fo is wait for it to finish. No big deal. The big bonus here is for people who accidentally buy an app and realise their mistake too late. If you cancel the app before it finishes, you shouldn't get charged. A worthwhile feature if you ask me.

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74tz - February 2, 2011 at 2:34am

@Derek: As far as I'm aware, you're charged for a pay-for App as soon as it starts downloading, not when it finishes. Assuming that is how the transaction takes place, this new 'feature' isn't going to help from that perspective. This is why we're all poking fun at this poor excuse of a 'new feature'...

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GirthLord - February 2, 2011 at 9:39am

Doesn't he mean data charge, say for example you download TomTom using your 3G data, but then again you can pause downloads...

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Josh - February 2, 2011 at 10:03am

No, he doesn't mean data charge. Besides, iOS won't let you download anything larger than 20 MB from the store while on 3G. http://www.iphonefaq.org/archives/97825

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74tz - February 1, 2011 at 12:37pm

Wow, adding the ability to cancel in-progress AppStore downloads; what a radically cool new feature! *sarcasm* ...as if this shouldn't of been available when the iOS AppStore first opened. (>_<) *facepalm*

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LA - February 1, 2011 at 12:19pm

Oh, this is what the whole Apple team is working on so hard for so long time...... I gotcha.

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Jeremy - February 1, 2011 at 12:35pm

Hey! That was really hard to do. You have no idea.

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iceblu121 - February 1, 2011 at 12:40pm

omg i been dreaming they come up with this! omg NOT! another useless addon to the os how about putting some real work into the os here are some Real good things to add!! apple 1 ability to send and recieve and compose and respond to a sms message never leaving a app ! 2 ability to insert pictures into email without leaving the email app! 3 ability to change system sounds of email incoming and outgoing lock screen sounds.and sms sounds. 4 be able to change those god awful puke green and grey bubbles in sms! 5 real multitasking 6 not have every god damn thing u open run in the backround in the stupid task dock. 7 add some features to the camera naitive app like stablizer a timer would be nice? 8 some kind of live feed backround weather or facebook or somthing like moto blur would do 9 add more then 12 stupid apps per folder! 10 photo albums should be able to be created organized moved renamed copied within the phone and not have to create it within itunes via pc or mac!!! 11 camera option being able to select what type of picture u wanna take standard high super high quality! 12 omg need i go on ? these are good things to add IMO? what do u think i love my iphone but really they need to overhaul this OS i think apple intends for us to jailbreak our devices and they just dont even bother making there OS really hooked up with all really usefull features.

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Breezy2 - February 1, 2011 at 1:02pm

I agree, the only reason i jailbrake my ios devices (iphone 4 & iPad) is so that i can get some of the added features that most 3 year old phones come with.... the software/hardware on the apple products is great, they just need to add more features

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LA - February 1, 2011 at 1:50pm

Slow down boss, one person cannot develop all these features alone even though he paid good money ))))))))

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sunil - February 2, 2011 at 5:08am

The only reason why jobs dont ask their developers to add many features is bcoz he hates iphone freeze!! (like other platforms,symbian s60,windows or android) So he lets only time tested and stable default apps!

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LA - February 2, 2011 at 12:29pm

@iceman121 this was my sarcasm..

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