Backstory: I’ve been using Swiftkey for years. It’s more customizable than the native iOS keyboard. Even to this date. Late last year, Microsoft said that it will no longer be supporting the iOS version of Swiftkey. But users will still be able to continue using it. Been working fine for me since. Then earlier this year, I noticed that there was an update to Swiftkey. I thought maybe the powers that be changed their mind, about not supporting the app anymore. I updated it, along with other apps. And no issues. It updated. In fact it updated two more times with no issues.
Fast forward to today. I saw another update for Swiftkey. I hit Update All. But this time, I received a notification, that the app was no longer available in the app store. And wouldn’t updated. But now, I have a Swiftkey update notification that won’t go away. I’ve rebooted my iPhone. I logged on and off my Apple account. Still there. This has happened before (years before), and the only way to get rid of that notification, was to delete the app. And I don’t want to delete the app. It works fine, and I won’t be able to re-download it. I just want the notification gone. This is also affecting my iPad Pro.
So…
1. Why am I getting an update notification for an app that’s no longer supported, and not in the app store?
2. How do I get rid of that notification within the App Store app? And how to prevent this from happening with other apps in the future?
3. Could this be an ongoing iOS issue. Where someone dropped the ball, and/or they haven’t been able to figure out how to fix? Hence the update notice, for an un-updatable app.
Thanks.
Fast forward to today. I saw another update for Swiftkey. I hit Update All. But this time, I received a notification, that the app was no longer available in the app store. And wouldn’t updated. But now, I have a Swiftkey update notification that won’t go away. I’ve rebooted my iPhone. I logged on and off my Apple account. Still there. This has happened before (years before), and the only way to get rid of that notification, was to delete the app. And I don’t want to delete the app. It works fine, and I won’t be able to re-download it. I just want the notification gone. This is also affecting my iPad Pro.
So…
1. Why am I getting an update notification for an app that’s no longer supported, and not in the app store?
2. How do I get rid of that notification within the App Store app? And how to prevent this from happening with other apps in the future?
3. Could this be an ongoing iOS issue. Where someone dropped the ball, and/or they haven’t been able to figure out how to fix? Hence the update notice, for an un-updatable app.
Thanks.
