Terry Morris

Q: gifting app ios 8

So, I want to send a simple game to my cousin that broker her shoulder. From what I read it use to be very simple but there seems to be no "Gift" button anymore. So is there a way I can buy and send her an app as a present now? (other than giving her money and having her buy it).

Posted on Jan 28, 2015 7:23 PM

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Q: gifting app ios 8

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  • by alex_h1,Helpful

    alex_h1 alex_h1 Jan 30, 2015 11:28 AM in response to Terry Morris
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    Jan 30, 2015 11:28 AM in response to Terry Morris

    Howdy Terry Morris,

     

    Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities.

     

    From your post I see that you would like to gift an app to your cousin.  The gift option still exists, as the instructions are outlined below.

     

    Gift an item on an iOS device

    1. Find the item in the App store or iTunes store that you wish to gift.
    2. Tap the Share icon in the upper right.
      iphone6-ios8-itunes_store-share.png
    3. Tap the Gift icon.
    4. Sign in to the iTunes Store with your Apple ID.
    5. Type the email address for the person you want to send the iTunes Gift to.
      iphone6-ios8-itunes_store-share-gift-enter_details.png
    6. If you want to, add a message.
    7. Pick the day you want to send the gift.
    8. Select a theme for your gift.
    9. Tap Buy, then tap Buy to confirm.
      iphone6-ios8-itunes_store-share-gift-review.png

     

    Send iTunes Gifts - Apple Support

     

    Take care,

    Alex H.

  • by Terry Morris,

    Terry Morris Terry Morris Jan 31, 2015 3:11 PM in response to alex_h1
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    Jan 31, 2015 3:11 PM in response to alex_h1

    Well, this sort of helped. I wanted to buy her a game that I owned because I knew she would like it. But the "Gift" icon never shows up. So I tried it on some random game and there it was big as life a "Gift" icon. So apparently you cannot gift a game to someone that you have already purchased in the past. That's too bad.