Apps randomly downloading

Hi all!


Two Apple Arcade apps have downloaded themselves on my phone over the past week.


I did not preorder them.


Neither one is anywhere in my purchase history.


Automatic app downloads are and always have been turned off.


These apps have not appeared on any of my other devices, nor did I download them on any other device.


The apps are Retro Bowl+ and Nekograms+. I deleted them.


Why would this be happening and how can I stop it?

iPhone 14 Pro Max, iOS 17

Posted on Oct 3, 2023 8:48 AM

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Oct 3, 2023 10:12 AM in response to apple_user_person

The Ghost in the Machine!


Have you ever installed any apps from the same developer that developed these games that miraculously appeared? Maybe they were gifts from them.


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Apps randomly downloading

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