What's the hurry, if it is back up tomorrow, you can update the apps then. You won't have missed much. Internet sites go down from time to time. When they do, try again tomorrow, and if it is still down, start looking for the problem.
Originally Posted by sancheeez: “I paid for something through the app store after this was posted and it went through normally ....
That was an in-app payment mind you. Not a download or update of an app.”
Most in-app payments are a simple transaction which unlocks some feature of the app you have already downloaded, and does not require downloading extra content from the app store.
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Originally Posted by PrinceGaz: “Most in-app payments are a simple transaction which unlocks some feature of the app you have already downloaded, and does not require downloading extra content from the app store.”
That would make sense.
Although it has crapped out on me when doing (or trying to do) an in-app payment before as well ....