8. Restart iPhone and iPad. If you see the ā€˜Canā€™t Connect to App Storeā€™ message, try restarting your iPhone/iPad. Your iPhone/iPad might be affected by a bug that is running in the current Search in the App Store isn't working for some people right now. Whether it's a server-side glitch or something to do with the new search ad system that's just started rolling out, we're getting a bunch of reports from people who simply can't get search results to show. Well, worry not! We have a fix that just might help! Option 1: Check Whether Auto Update is Enabled for Apps. Option 2: Make Sure Network Connection is Functioning. Option 3: Log out Apple ID from App Store and Log in Again. Option 4: Update Payment & Shipping for App Store. Option 5: Clear App Store Cache and Force Reload. 2. Reset your device (nothing will be lost): Hold down the Home and Power buttons at the same time and continue to hold them down until the Apple appears (up to 30 seconds) 3. Once the Home screen redisplays, go back into Settings>iTunes & App Store and see if it will now take your sign in. Oct 5, 2020 7:09 AM in response to Ptmellow. Okay I figured out the problem. This apparently changed in iOS 14. To fix this go to settings>screen time>Content & privacy restrictions>iTunes and App Store purchases. Under password required, set that to not required. Problem solved. If you recently changed your Apple ID or password, you might have to sign out and sign back in. To sign in on your iOS device, go to Settings > Apple ID Profile > iTunes & App Store. Tap your Apple ID, sign out, then tap Sign In to log in again. Also, go to Settings > General > Date & Time and choose Set Automatically. Therefore, first, check and update your iPhone to the latest iOS version and then, again connect to the app store. Step 1. Open the Settings menu on your iPhone and then, move to the ā€œGeneralā€ menu. Step 2. Now, tap on the ā€œSoftware Updateā€ and if next update is available and then, download & install it on your iPhone. On the iPhone 4 running iOS 7.1.2, you will not have this problem and instead will see the message: "This version of [insert app name] is not compatible with this device. Would you like to download the last compatible version?" However, the 3GS on iOS 6.1.6 and the iPhone 4S on iOS 9.3.5/6, for example, are affected. ***SOLUTION*** For iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus: Press and hold both the Side and Volume Down buttons for at least 10 seconds, until you see the Apple logo. For iPhones with Face ID, along with the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus: Press and quickly release the Volume Up button. Then, press and quickly release the Volume Down button. Hi, Quit the Mac App Store if it's open. Launch iTunes. From the iTunes menu bar click iTunes / Preferences then select the Advanced tab. Click: Reset warnings and reset cache. From the menu bar again click Store / View My Account. Make sure the Security code for your credit card is available. Then from the menu bar click Store / Sign out. iMiWo3.