For several old apps on my phone, the new iOS has been bugging me that they need to be updated and asking me to keep or delete them, even though I have already picked "keep". I don't need the data in there or anything; I just want to keep them and for it to stop asking me the same question. Is there a way to get it to chill?
It's an old iPhone SE running iOS 14.6.
iPhone SE
I am not experiencing any difficulty with apps, third-party or otherwise. My difficulty is that the OS keeps asking me whether I want to keep or delete apps after I have already said I want to keep them.
I am not experiencing any difficulty with apps, third-party or otherwise. My difficulty is that the OS keeps asking me whether I want to keep or delete apps after I have already said I want to keep them.
I’ve found the solution to turn off this alert forever.
On iOS 13 or older:
On iOS 14 or later:
I have the same problem. It happens numerous times per day since 9/15 when I tried to download these and many other apps. I’ve looked for these apps all over with in my iPad and can’t find them and also can’t find them in the app store either. I’ll attach Screen shots. I’ve tried hitting both keep and delete and neither stops it from reappearing
Why won't you answer the poster original question, how do we get iOS to stop asking to delete apps? Please don't mention other developers, the focus is iOS constantly popping up a dialogue window at the worst times as I'm using my device, how do we turn off this iOS feature that's a nuisance to my user experience?
I also have this problem, and it's frustrating that the only reply implies a misunderstanding of the problem. Will someone at Apple please read the OP question and respond?
This feature is annoying.
I’m having the same issue and was very disappointed that Apple just blamed the developers and ignore the problem. It’s not a third party app problem, it’s an iOS problem and it’s getting annoying. So annoying, I am considering not buying another iPhone after 13 years of loyalty.
This is neither the issue nor helpful. The issue is apple’s software asking me if I want to keep the apps multiple times a day. Yes, I do! And iOS needs to ask it once and stop asking or have a way to turn the prompt off. Updates & programming of the iOS like this is why I don’t want another iPhone next time I get a new phone.
It would be better if you can please re-post with a screenshot, in order to understand the phenomenon better. Images/pictures speak louder than words.
Please understand this is a public forum: While attaching a Screenshot, do not provide any personal credentials, such as Card detail, email id, apple id, IMEI number, Serial Number, Phone number, Order ID, if you are sharing a map ensure your location is not identifiable, etc.
It would be better if you can please re-post with a screenshot, in order to understand the phenomenon better. Images/pictures speak louder than words.
Please understand this is a public forum: While attaching a Screenshot, do not provide any personal credentials, such as Card detail, email id, apple id, IMEI number, Serial Number, Phone number, Order ID, if you are sharing a map ensure your location is not identifiable, etc.
It would be better if you can please re-post with a screenshot, in order to understand the phenomenon better. Images/pictures speak louder than words.
Please understand this is a public forum: While attaching a Screenshot, do not provide any personal credentials, such as Card detail, email id, apple id, IMEI number, Serial Number, Phone number, Order ID, if you are sharing a map ensure your location is not identifiable, etc.
It would be better if you can please re-post with a screenshot, in order to understand the phenomenon better. Images/pictures speak louder than words.
Please understand this is a public forum: While attaching a Screenshot, do not provide any personal credentials, such as Card detail, email id, apple id, IMEI number, Serial Number, Phone number, Order ID, if you are sharing a map ensure your location is not identifiable, etc.
Did you change your Apple ID at some point? If you did, you need to know Apps are FOREVER tied to the Apple ID they were downloaded under. I can imagine this could be the reason you phone is asking if you want to keep those apps or not. They could be apps downloaded under a different ID than the ID you are currently using on your phone.
How is a screenshot of a standard UI prompt going to help any? If you don't know what this prompt looks like, you are unlikely to be able to help. There is nothing amiss with its appearance, nor is there any indication on the prompt that it has come up four times (for the four apps I'm trying to keep) every day or two ever since my initial post.
I figured out something that worked for me. I opened the App Store and logged out and logged back in and the error messages have not shown up again. It did show the wrong email in my App Store login so that might have been a contributor as well. It had the email i was using as my apple id up til about 5-6 months ago. So it looks like it was connecting to my apple id ok even though it was using the old email but still giving me issues. the problem hasn’t happened since.
If you are experiencing any difficulty with third-party apps then please contact the app developer directly --> How to contact an app developer - Apple Support
iPhone keeps saying app needs to be updated after I pick "keep"
