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Viewing iPhone installed apps via mac

On iTunes, before Catalina, when you plugged your iPhone into your Mac, you could delete or reorganise all the applications that were installed. Has this facility to control iPhone apps been removed in Catalina?


Although the used memory for Apps is displayed when connected to my Mac, I can find no other mention of iPhone apps in the Music app or in the Finder - the only options I can see are as follows:


General

Music

Films

TV Programmes

Podcasts

Audiobooks

Books

Photos

Files

Info


Has anyone else come across this problem?


Many thanks

iPhone XS

Posted on Jan 14, 2020 12:54 PM

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Posted on Jan 14, 2020 1:11 PM

The End wrote:

On iTunes, before Catalina, when you plugged your iPhone into your Mac, you could delete or reorganise all the applications that were installed. Has this facility to control iPhone apps been removed in Catalina?

It was removed, but not specifically with Catalina. App management was removed from iTunes starting in version 12.7 in 2017.


Changes in iTunes 12.7 - Apple Support


Since then no new version of iTunes had this option. You had to download the special business versions of iTunes which ended in 12.6.5.3 to maintain App Management in iTunes.


With Catalina, those special iTunes versions non longer work, and iTunes was entirely replaced with three new Apps. TV App, Podcasts and Music.


If you want to maintain access to the older iTunes versions with App management you will have to either remove Catalina, or install an older macOS version that supports them.

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Jan 14, 2020 1:11 PM in response to The End

The End wrote:

On iTunes, before Catalina, when you plugged your iPhone into your Mac, you could delete or reorganise all the applications that were installed. Has this facility to control iPhone apps been removed in Catalina?

It was removed, but not specifically with Catalina. App management was removed from iTunes starting in version 12.7 in 2017.


Changes in iTunes 12.7 - Apple Support


Since then no new version of iTunes had this option. You had to download the special business versions of iTunes which ended in 12.6.5.3 to maintain App Management in iTunes.


With Catalina, those special iTunes versions non longer work, and iTunes was entirely replaced with three new Apps. TV App, Podcasts and Music.


If you want to maintain access to the older iTunes versions with App management you will have to either remove Catalina, or install an older macOS version that supports them.

Viewing iPhone installed apps via mac

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