I'm trying to update applications downloaded to my mac. I'm getting a request to enter the info for my son's apple ID. This is not the apple ID associated with my computer. I made sure that I'm logged in to the app store with my apple ID. I also checked system preferences to make sure I'm logged in there. I see nowhere that has my son logged in. It won't me update anything! HELP!!!
iMac Line (2012 and Later)
OK, so just got off chat with apple tech who walked me through it. I had to delete the app and reinstall it. Apparently, my son may have deleted the app and reinstalled it. This would have tied it to his ID and not mine. It still seems ridiculous that the administrator of a computer cannot update applications on said computer, regardless of who downloaded them in the first place... smh...
OK, so just got off chat with apple tech who walked me through it. I had to delete the app and reinstall it. Apparently, my son may have deleted the app and reinstalled it. This would have tied it to his ID and not mine. It still seems ridiculous that the administrator of a computer cannot update applications on said computer, regardless of who downloaded them in the first place... smh...
Also, since we have family share set up, and he can't install anything without my permission, how would it not allow the administrator, and the owner of the family share account to update when logged in to an administrator account. This is beyond insanity.
Again, I originally downloaded all of the applications in question. This is a fact. The system let me reinstall without any extra permissions after I deleted them. This would not support your contention that the downloads are permanently tied to my son's account.
When you downloaded them those downloads would have been tied to your account. But obviously when your son deleted them and downloaded them on his account those new downloads were tied to his account. So my 'contention' is correct.
That's exactly what I was saying. That once I deleted them, my permissions were restored. What I find weird, since you mentioned licenses, is this: If I purchased an application, it is forever mine and I should have the ability to delete, re-download, and or update as I see fit (unless the developer stops updating it and deletes it from the app store). Whether my son subsequently deleted it and reinstalled it under his account, I was the original purchaser. Hence, it shouldn't take his apple ID to update an application for which I was the original owner. At this point, it's academic as I was able to update the applications. The whole thing was quite frustrating, though.
Russell Brunet1 wrote:
What I find weird, since you mentioned licenses, is this: If I purchased an application, it is forever mine and I should have the ability to delete, re-download, and or update as I see fit (unless the developer stops updating it and deletes it from the app store).
You do have the ability to redownload it. But for downloading updates the version that is currently installed on the device or computer must have been installed by your account for you to be able to download the update. The license is tied to the account that last installed the app, not anyone who has ever downloaded it.
Whether my son subsequently deleted it and reinstalled it under his account, I was the original purchaser. Hence, it shouldn't take his apple ID to update an application for which I was the original owner.
Of course it should take his account as his was the account that downloaded and installed that copy.
The id that shows will be the id that those apps are tied to
Its asking even for apps I installed.
If you are being asked for his id it implies you used his id to download those apps
All downloads are permanently tied to the account that downloaded them - being the 'administrator of a computer' is irrelevant when it comes to licenses.
I understand what you are saying, but I think that the system is flawed. With that, I'm going to bed. I appreciate your help and insight :)
App Store requesting wrong apple ID
