is it possible to remove apps from the purchase history in my itunes account? It's just with the purchased option now coming up under updates in the app store I would like to remove some of the free apps that I dont use.
iPod touch, iOS 4.3.2
Yes I hope that Apple is comming with a delete function as well!!!
I have 3 iPads used by multiple persons intended for totally different things.
One iPhone 4s has been stoel and was replaced with an android phone.
Yes i use the possibility to have multiple divices on my iPad account.
All apps from the stolen iPhohe still popup as apps to be updated on the iPads appstores.
All apps of iPad1 popup on the two other iPads making an "update all" impossible
Now there are 72 apps that i have to go through each time updates are signalled. I hate an app with numbers on the right corner telling me there are multiple messages. Now during my business presentations the customers are mildly mentioning that my iPad needs 'some' updates. That is not professional.
I would like to define what apps are on what device because i dont want the games of my kids popping up on my business iPad and vice versa.
Especially the kids have downloaded many many games they dont use anymore. They are getting older and their interests change frequently.
Another proposal would be a possibility to mark the apps you want to update, before the appstore application starts doing the upgrade. Now it does that immediately, the app is closed and i have to start it over, first i see the old list, then it refreshes for the new list after waiting several seconds and then i am back to the beginning of the list and i have to remember where i was in my very long list.
A simple checkmark at the beginning of the appstore application on the iPad would also work.
If that would be remembered within the list for the future and if that would also be device specific that would also do the trick to my opineon without interfering with any purchase lists.
As far as I know, no. Look around and everyone says no. However, if you have an iPad, the purchases are automatically added to it as well. On the iPad you can swipe the unwanted purchased app and a "hide" red button will appear (on the ipad only, not the iphone). Hit hide and the app will go gray and will be "hidden" when you come back to the list. It will then disappear off the iphone as well.
I'm not sure if the hide option is available on the iPhone but this article might help you locate it:
iTunes Store: Hiding and unhiding purchases
Most of the junk apps we are talking about are FREE apps. I don't see how they are relevant in Apple's accounting system.
simply sign out of your existing apple id, create a new one, sign back in and they have all dissapeared
DONKEYDAVE solution is bad
If it not possible to delete them as they are connected to purchasing history, which as someone pointed out is a little wierd as a lot of them are free, maybe there could be an archive option so they don't show on your current list, though would still be available if wanted...this being unlikely.
you can archive them by sliding your finger to the left on the name of the app in purchase history.
That is not accurate. We are talking about the list of purchased apps in the App Store application. You cannot slide an app left.
I agree with people specifying this is primarily to get rid of FREE apps that are in your purchased list. I like that it keeps a history of apps I paid for, or apps that were temporarily free, but with apps that are just free all the time and are crappy, I don't like them in my purchase history and enjoy organizing it by leaving it ones I paid for, or ones I like in general and will download again in the future.
It's an easy process on my Android phone, where I press and hold on the item (or items) in my purchase list and choose to remove them (it even asks me if I am sure just in case). This is an easy solution Apple could include in the purchase history that would make it a lot nicer for people trying to clear crap from their list (like poor unfortunate souls who downloaded items like the fart button or beer chugging apps and deleted them moments later).
It's easy! Go to the library by clicking the library button on upper left (if device and itunes store buttons appear on the upper left, you are already on the itunes library) then tick down music button on upper left and click apps. right click on the app you want to delete!
It's easy! Go to the library by clicking the library button on upper left (if device and itunes store buttons appear on the upper left, you are already on the itunes library) then tick down music button on upper left and click apps. right click on the app you want to delete!
It's easy! Go to the library by clicking the library button on upper left (if device and itunes store buttons appear on the upper left, you are already on the itunes library) then tick down music button on upper left and click apps. right click on the app you want to delete!
gatchi, Your instructions will remove the item from the library, but it does not remove them from the "Purchased List" that is available on the device direct from Apple using the App Store. This is the list that under discussion. This really is a problem and I currently only have a few apps downloaded. With all of the possible options listed on this post there simply is no reason that Apple could not do this if they wanted.
Can you remove apps from purchased list?
