If you have set your Play Store settings to only download or update apps over WiFi only then the download pending error will show. Many users experienced the download pending error in Play Store while on VPN.Īlso Read- 10 best free VPN apps for Android and iPhoneĪccording to experts when you connect to VPN, Play Store thinks you are not using WiFi but mobile data. That’s the reason why most people have started using VPNs. Many big tech players have been dragged to court for not maintaining the privacy of users’ data.

You can even try turning airplane mode on and off, sometimes it fixes the problem. You can try switching between your WiFi and mobile data to see if it resumes the download. Internet speed or connection sometimes sucks and becomes too slow to download apps. You can also cancel specific apps by canceling their updates. If you want to download any app urgently then you can do this- Open Play Store> Menu> My apps & games and then tap on STOP next to Updates pending to stop all apps from updating.