If you purchase an app and then hide and delete it. When you purchase it again which purchase date will appear in your purchase history? Both different dates or the newest purchase only?

When going to app purchase history will both dates appear when you purchased a free app? For

an example, let’s say I purchased an app and decided to delete it and hide it from my app history on the App Store. When I decide to purchase this app again will both dates show up in my App purchase history when I log into the account? Or will it default to the date of the most recent time I downloaded the app after deleting it and hiding it?

iPhone 7, iOS 14

Posted on Jan 23, 2023 10:26 PM

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Posted on Jan 25, 2023 2:17 PM

Hey Orchardofapples,


Thanks for posting in Apple Support Communities. If you purchase an app that was previously hidden, you'll then need to unhide it using the guidance from Hide purchases from the App Store - Apple Support. For example, on your iPhone, you'd do the following.


"Unhide apps on your iPhone or iPad

If you deleted an app from your iPhone or iPad, the app doesn't automatically reappear on your Home Screen when you unhide it. Instead, redownload the app from the App Store. You don't have to buy the app again.

  1. Open the App Store app.
  2. Tap the account button , or your photo or initials, at the top of the screen.
  3. Tap your name or Apple ID. You might be asked to sign in with your Apple ID.
  4. Scroll down and tap Hidden Purchases.
  5. Find the app that you want, then tap Unhide.
  6. To return to the App Store, tap Account Settings, then tap Done.
  7. Search for the app, then tap the download button ."


You can unhide it before or after downloading it again. Either way, the purchase date would be your original purchase date from before the app was hidden.


Take care.

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Jan 25, 2023 2:17 PM in response to Orchardofapples

Hey Orchardofapples,


Thanks for posting in Apple Support Communities. If you purchase an app that was previously hidden, you'll then need to unhide it using the guidance from Hide purchases from the App Store - Apple Support. For example, on your iPhone, you'd do the following.


"Unhide apps on your iPhone or iPad

If you deleted an app from your iPhone or iPad, the app doesn't automatically reappear on your Home Screen when you unhide it. Instead, redownload the app from the App Store. You don't have to buy the app again.

  1. Open the App Store app.
  2. Tap the account button , or your photo or initials, at the top of the screen.
  3. Tap your name or Apple ID. You might be asked to sign in with your Apple ID.
  4. Scroll down and tap Hidden Purchases.
  5. Find the app that you want, then tap Unhide.
  6. To return to the App Store, tap Account Settings, then tap Done.
  7. Search for the app, then tap the download button ."


You can unhide it before or after downloading it again. Either way, the purchase date would be your original purchase date from before the app was hidden.


Take care.

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