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fortris's avatar

My iPhone can't open some apps?

Asked by fortris (683points) August 8th, 2008

Right after installing the 2.0.1 software, some apps wouldn’t open, after synching to iTunes some more started working but some are still useless. Whenever I try opening some apps it displays the message “The application “_____” cannot be opened.” I synced it to iTunes and backed up. Anyone have the same problem?

List of apps that don’t work:
Beatmaker
Trism
Super Monkey Ball
Motoracer
Palringo
Shazam
DizzyBeeFree
Any help?

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9 Answers

King_3rd's avatar

Do they not open completely, as in it doesn’t display the app, or it crashes and won’t completely open the app? It may be that you haven’t downloaded the latest update, or you got interupted while downloading the apps. That happens sometimes, and you have to re-download the app with the updated version. It wouldn’t be fun if you paid for some of those apps, try erasing them and then downloading them again.

xxporkxsodaxx's avatar

Is your iPhone jailbroken and/or unlocked?

fortris's avatar

@king 3rd It displays the message in a pop-up “The application “Insert here” cannot be opened” and stays on the home screen, yes it has 2.0.1 software, I will try erasing/re-downloading them, and they total $45.

@porksoda No.

xxporkxsodaxx's avatar

You might need to rest your phone, erasing and re-downloading them would be free because now they are keeping records and you will be able to download them again for free.

fortris's avatar

I’m testing the delete/install method now on DizzyBeeFree.

fortris's avatar

It works, but I’m not looking foward to Beatmaker ($20 and 108 MB)

Lightlyseared's avatar

hope your not paying for them again! Contact iTunes customer services and ask to re-download them. In my experience they have been very helpfull

chunk's avatar

GUYS CAN SOMEONE HELP ME I HAVE A NEW IPHONE BUT THE HOW I NEED TO OPEN THE IPHONE BECAUSE I NEED TO DO SIM AND STUFF IN IT BUT HOW I OPEN THE IPHONE??

Creater7's avatar

you no need to open the iphone.there was a small hole near power button at top.that hole contains the sim pad.so,you need to pick up that using the pin which they given with iphone after that you fit the sim and plug it

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