As Microsoft moves onto its mission of unifying their Windows and Windows Phone Stores many users have started to experience problems while updating or downloading apps from the store.
We also faced the same issue lately but ignored it as a technical glitch but now as reported by Windows Central that's just not the case.
Redirect Loops
For some people, browsing to WindowsPhone.com and doing an app search results in a redirect loop error. The message that pops up on the browser is 'Error code: ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS' with the following message:
Pending Downloads
Another issue that is intermittently striking some users is app or game downloads on Windows Phone devices that are stuck downloading. The problem happens when a user tries to update or even install a new app with the download starting but then get jammed during the process. As a result, the app or game stays in 'pending' mode for days at a time.
Some people have reported that cancelling the download, uninstalling the app and then re-downloading it resolves the issue. For others (including ourselves), this is not working. Some apps in particular seem to be having issues like Fitbit, although any new downloads we have tried to initiate in the last 24-hours is also now caught in this bug.
Microsoft is making changes and, as a result, such incidences are likely to occur a few times in 2015. Combined with random DDoS attacks on Live services, merging in Windows 10, Smartglass crashes, and other significant changes, Microsoft will need to keep a close eye on such problems.
We also faced the same issue lately but ignored it as a technical glitch but now as reported by Windows Central that's just not the case.
Redirect Loops
For some people, browsing to WindowsPhone.com and doing an app search results in a redirect loop error. The message that pops up on the browser is 'Error code: ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS' with the following message:
"The webpage at https://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/search?q=APPNAME has resulted in too many redirects. Clearing your cookies for this site or allowing third-party cookies may fix the problem. If not, it is possibly a server configuration issue and not a problem with your computer."According to users in our forums, the issue only appears to be happening with those using Chrome or Firefox web browsers and not Internet Explorer. Indeed, a few of us on staff here at Windows Central have been experiencing this problem for a few days now as well. We were hoping that it was just a temporary glitch, but alas, it is still with us today.
Pending Downloads
Another issue that is intermittently striking some users is app or game downloads on Windows Phone devices that are stuck downloading. The problem happens when a user tries to update or even install a new app with the download starting but then get jammed during the process. As a result, the app or game stays in 'pending' mode for days at a time.
Some people have reported that cancelling the download, uninstalling the app and then re-downloading it resolves the issue. For others (including ourselves), this is not working. Some apps in particular seem to be having issues like Fitbit, although any new downloads we have tried to initiate in the last 24-hours is also now caught in this bug.
Microsoft is making changes and, as a result, such incidences are likely to occur a few times in 2015. Combined with random DDoS attacks on Live services, merging in Windows 10, Smartglass crashes, and other significant changes, Microsoft will need to keep a close eye on such problems.