Unable to update ipad apps
Ipad, iOS 4
Apple Event: May 7th at 7 am PT
Ipad, iOS 4
SOOO frustrating! My iPad2 just refused to let me change my Apple ID in the Updates section of the App Store. I changed it in iTunes. I changed it in Settings. Wherever I could, I changed it. No way to persuade Updates. When I last synced, I tried to remove 25 apps that were on the iPad when I swapped it with my son. I owned many of the same apps, but that didn't matter. Even when I told iTunes to remove them, his stayed on the iPad after a sync. Now I've gone through every app and removed anything that wasn't there when Apple delivered the iPad at the Apple Store. My fear is that as soon as I sync, they'll all come back onto the iPad. We'll see. BTW, almost all the apps I'm talking about--Yelp, Google, Google Books, Netflix, AP, etc.--are FREE. What's the point, Apple?
Same exact issue here. Changed the account ID to appease the MobileMe requirements and now I can't update any of my paid for apps. Worse yet, I have been have any ongoing email conversation with Apple customer service and they have yet to directly answer a question. They keep giving me standardized answers as if it is a 'bot replying.
For example, when I stated that "I am unable to update the apps on my iPad and iPhone as they are looking for the old account ID. How do I re-point them to the re-named account?", the reply from customer service was "I understand that you would like to rename your iTunes Store account. I am happy to provide all the information regarding this."
This is the seventh reply on this email chain and I there hasn't been a useful answer that even aligns with the question asked.
You need to sign into the App/iTunes store wight the account you purchased the apps/music with.
You cannot transfer/update apps to a new iTunesID.
🙂 I FIGURED OUT A WAY TO DO IT! ITS THE ONLY WAY... YOU HAVE TO ERASE EVERYTHINGG BASICALLY AND START OVER THOUGH... IT ***** I KNOW. BUT ITS THE ONLY WAY. GO TO SETTINGS> GENERAL> RESET> ERASE ALL CONTENT AND SETTINGS > ERASE IPOD. AND YOUR DONE!
I have a similar problem, which is after i changed my password upon apple's request, it tells me u have to tap continue and sign in to view billing information, then i enter my password, then it tells me that i have a problem with a previous purchase , although i didnt purchase anything at all since i got into apple, cuz I DONT HAVE A CREDIT CARD, so i never got anything with money, all my stuff from app store is free, and i dont know what to do???? Plz it would be great if someone helped.
Thanks
Same thing happened to me just a couple hours ago. You have to delete all the apps that need to be updated. Then redownload/install them with your new id and password.
Unable to update ipad apps