Discord app stuck on connecting screen on iPhone – How to fix

Does the Discord app on your iPhone got stuck on loading? As a gamer, you would never want the Discord app stuck at the startup while you are just about to start a game with your friends. Don’t worry. If you are having this problem while launching the Discord app on the iPhone, these solutions will be helpful in troubleshooting it.

 

Fix 1 – Force close the Discord app

Force close the Discord app and then, launch the app afresh.

Step 1 – Try to open the Discord app one more time.

Step 2 – It may not load, but you can just ignore that. Instead, just load up the Recent Apps page by swiping your finger from the left side.

Step 3 – Close the Discord app page on your iPhone.

 



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After this, wait for a few seconds and later, relaunch the Discord app. This time, you will see the Discord app has opened up on your phone.

 

Fix 2 – Change the DNS settings

Discord is well protected with various that may block any misconfigured DNS settings on the device. So, change it to Google DNS to fix that.

Step 1 – Load up the Settings page on your iPhone.

Step 2 – Open the “Wi-Fi” settings in there.

 

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Step 3 – After opening the Wi-Fi Settings, tap the “i” button next to it to load up the Wi-Fi settings.

 

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Step 4 – Find the ‘DNS Settings’ in there. Tap to set it to “Manual” mode.

 

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Step 5 – Once you have manual control, delete the DNS Servers in there. Tap the “Delete” to delete the server information.

Step 6 – Tap the “Add Server” option there.

Step 7 – Add this information in there –

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Step 8 – Save the changes.

 

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After you have saved these changes in the

 

Fix 3 – Offload the Discord app

Offload the Discord app from your iPhone. You can reinstall the same app later.

Step 1 – Reach the iPhone Settings and tap the “General” option.

 

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Step 2 – Next, reach the “iPhone Storage” option.

 

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Step 3 – Try to detect the “Discord” app in the app list. Tap the “Show All” if you can’t see the app there.

 

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Step 4 – After loading that page, tap the “Offload App” option to offload it. Tap the same button again to offload the app.

 

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Step 5 – After offloading the app, you will see the “Reinstall App” option in there.

Once you have reinstalled the app, you just have to open the Discord app and log into it again.



 

Fix 4 – Change the network type

If the Discord app is still not working, you should think for a change of the network that you are using. If you are using the cellular data, try using Discord on the Wi-Fi. You can also disable any VPN connections that you are using and use the Discord app. This time, it should work just fine.

 

Fix 5 – Update the Discord app

Check if you can find a pending update for the Discord app, and you can update it.

Step 1 – The only way you can do this is to open the App Store.

Step 2 – Next, just search for the “Discord” app.

Step 3 – Later, tap to load the Discord app.

Step 4 – Update the Discord app, if an update is actually pending on your iPhone.

 

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After updating the Discord app, it will be operational again. Check if this works!