

Open the App Store app on your iPad or whichever iOS device is having this issue. You can also use 8.8.4.4 – both are valid addresses for Google’s DNS servers.ĭownload an App Via the Purchased Tab in the App Store Please note the periods after the first three 8s. Backspace until all the numbers for that address are gone. This will bring up the iPad’s on-screen keyboard and place the cursor at the end of the IP address for the DNS server currently being used by the iPad.

Tap on the DNS field (the fourth one down). Below that you’ll see fields for IP Address, Subnet Mask, and others. On the next screen you’ll see a section labeled ‘IP Address’ with three large buttons below it. Tap on the blue arrow at the right-hand side of the listing for that network. Then look at the ‘Choose a Network’ section in the main right-hand side area of the page and look for the network name that has a check mark next to it and rendered in blue text – the WiFi network you are currently using Go to the Settings app and tap on the Wi-Fi section in the left sidebar The way this works is to change DNS settings on your iPad or whichever iOS device is affected – by adding Google’s DNS server/s. This fix has been recommended by Apple support and has proven successful for many commenters on my previous post. Here are the best ones I’ve seen – each of these has proven successful for many users: Since then the issue has continued to trouble many iPad and iDevice users – and thanks to our excellent readers and commenters we’ve learned a number of effective fixes for this problem.
#Cant connect to app store install
I was getting this error when trying to update or install new iPad apps. I first posted about ‘Cannot connect to iTunes Store’ errors on the iPad back in May of this year.
