iPhone Apps in Waiting mode for the last 4 days I tried to download the "Dictionary Free" app from the App Store four days ago, but it's been stuck in "Waiting" ever since. I've tried everything: rebooting the phone, restoring from an iTunes backup, side-loading the app from iTunes, but nothing has worked.

When I turn Airplane Mode on and then off again, I get an alert popup that says "Unable to download application. It will be available for download when you log in to the iTunes Store on your computer".

I've tried what it recommends, but nothing seems to work.
The springboard has several mechanisms to prevent this from being a permanent situation, but sometimes it falls down. Normally you can cancel a download cleanly. I generally follow this advice to "help" the springboard finish or abort the download transaction:


(just use the X to cancel the download) - How can I cancel an app installation on the iPhone?
(reboot the phone) - Why are my updating iPhone apps &quot;waiting...&quot; forever?
(reboot with airplane mode and sync) - How to fix apps &quot;waiting..&quot; forever after sync?


However, you could have your springboard stuck and a restore is needed. This is discussed here:


(last ditch efforts and restore as new) - How can I remove this half-downloaded app from my iPhone?


With the information you provided, it's difficult to tell which of the two causes is happening on your phone.