How to open the App Store?

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According to Apple:

Try these steps if you can't connect to the App Store:

• Check the system status page — Find out if there’s an outage for a service in your country or region.
• Make sure that your device is connected to the internet — Use any web browser to connect to any website. If nothing loads, use another device on the same network to see if it can connect to any website. 
  • If other devices can access the internet — Check your VPN and third-party security software on your device.
  • If no other devices can access the internet — Turn off your Wi-Fi router, then turn it on again to reset it. 
  • If you still can’t connect to your Wi-Fi network — Contact your internet provider for more help. If only your first device can’t connect to the internet, get help with Wi-Fi on your iPhone or iPad, Apple Vision Pro, Apple Watch, Apple TV 4K or Apple TV HD or Mac.
  • If you use cellular service to connect to the internet on your iPhone or iPad — Make sure that you have cellular data turned on for the app that you're using. To do this, open the Settings app, tap Cellular, then turn on Cellular Data.
• Update your software — Update to the latest version of iOS or iPadOS, visionOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS or software for your non-Apple device. Then try to connect again.
• Check the date and time on your device — Make sure that the date and time on your device are set correctly for your time zone. If the date and time are incorrect, update them or turn on the option to set date and time automatically. Get more help with date and time.
  • On your iPhone, iPad or Apple Vision Pro — Open the Settings app. Tap General, then tap Date & Time.
  • On your Mac — From the Apple menu , choose System Settings. Click General, then click Date & Time.
  • On your Apple TV 4K or Apple TV HD — Open the Settings app. Click General, then click Date and Time.
• Try a different network — If you can, try to connect using a different network. If you're able to connect using a different network, contact your network administrator or internet service provider to report the issue.

If you still can't connect — If you've tried all of the above steps and you still can’t connect, try again later. A service outage might have recently started.

Good Luck! 👋🏼😉

Smiliñ 😎 Brian | Community Volunteer

Here are a variety of resources helping with connectivity issues:

Restart your equipment and/or sign out and back in again, and try again. When using a computer you can also try safe mode —> Start up your Mac in safe mode - Apple Support

Choose your macOS version at the top.

If you can't connect to the App Store, iTunes Store, or other Apple services, read this support article --> If you can't connect to the App Store, iTunes Store, or other Apple services - Apple Support It offers multiple troubleshooting steps.

Here's a related article about what to do if you can't connect or sign in to iCloud --> If you can't connect or sign in to iCloud - Apple Support

If your iPhone or iPad won’t connect to a Wi-Fi network, or if you have related connectivity issues, read this support article --> If you can't connect to Wi-Fi on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support

Try resetting only network settings (again, be careful what you reset here!):

Reset iPhone settings to their defaults - Apple Support

Here's a case where using a VPN prevented sign-in --> AppStore - Apple Community

Remove the VPN entirely, don't just turn off.

If none of the resources provide a solution, contact Apple for assistance:

For support, click here --> Choose your country or region - Official Apple Support Select your country, then a product. If you don't see one that handles your issue then keep experimenting with selections until you reach one that gets you a chat session or a telephone call and get the representative to redirect you.

or:

Contact Apple for support and service --> "See a list of Apple phone numbers around the world."

Click here --> Contact Apple Support - Apple Support

If it says you have to connect to iTunes Store, you might have to get a MacBook and a lighting cable to a USB-C cable to you can connect your iPhone 7 to MacBook. Then go to iTunes Store app and click on your iPhone device. Click restore, and restore update.

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