How do I delete apps from the iCloud

No one's asking to be able to delete them on Apple's side of the transaction. We're asking to be able to delete them on our side of the transaction. Apple can keep the "business records" until the cows come home, for all we care. For this reason your analogy fails.

We're asking to be able to delete them on our side of the transaction.

As said... this isn't possible. From either side. Your purchase history is hideable, but not deleteable.

For context, Google and Microsoft do not allow deletion of purchase history either. Apple is not an outlier on this.

dittoheadadt wrote:

No one's asking to be able to delete them on Apple's side of the transaction. We're asking to be able to delete them on our side of the transaction. Apple can keep the "business records" until the cows come home, for all we care. For this reason your analogy fails.

No, really it doesn't. Does your credit card company let you delete transaction records from their iPhone app? I know Amex doesn't.

That one fails, too. I'm sure Amex doesn't let you re-"purchase" the things you purchased in the past for no additional cost, after you threw them away. But we can delete and redownload apps as many times as we want. So comparing the Amex/credit card world to the Apple app world is inappt. (Yes, I know that's not how "inapt" is spelled; it's a mix of punnery and poetic license.)

That one fails, too. I'm sure Amex doesn't let you re-"purchase" the things you purchased in the past for no additional cost,

But the analogy was about retaining documentation, not re-acquiring purchases.

So comparing the Amex/credit card world to the Apple app world is inappt.

Again... the discussion is about deleting purchase history. Neither Apple or Amex, (or Google, or Sony, or Microsoft et al), allows that.

HKfangirl wrote:

You go to the search box. Type in icloud. Then go to backups. Select this phone. And show all apps. Then you can select the apps you don’t want on iCloud and delete them.

Apps are not part of the back up. Apps are not stored in iCloud. The directions you've given describe how to stop backing up data for an app.

At the moment you can't.

That really stinks !!

How do you know it's not possible????

I'd like to add an 'Amen Brother' to your question as well. Not that I have anything embarrassing, but I have some Apps that I got rid of and now they seem to be following me no matter how many times I've deleted them and I'd like to get rid of them once and for all.

Thanx.

wms out.

I'm with you as well...I've been "gifted" many songs and apps that I just plain didn't like after trying them. I deleted them because I never wanted to see them again. And I definitely would not want them to always be "Auto Downloading" and take up any space on any of my Macs, iPhones, iPods, or iPod Touches. I'd much rather not even see them in my iCloud.

However, this will be interesting (and I'm sure a lil' more complicated than we all think). i.e. What kind of safety steps will Apple have to implement to only delete part of you purchase or gifting history in the iCloud? Seems perhaps adding a "hiding" feature w/password would be easiest for them, so they don't end up with tons of calls or complaints the other way, too..from people that have accidentally deleted songs and Apps they really meant to keep.

But in any event, I'd still vote to be able to delete or hide, unwanted purchases or gifted songs and apps from iCloud.

Seriously, this is a major flaw. I hate it when bad ideas are thrust upon me. Please, somebody, fix this. It's just messy without a delete permanently option.

CAUSING PROBLEMS AND MISUNDERSTANDING BETWEEN LOVE ONES...!!!! LET ME BE THE ADMINISTRATOR AND OWNER OF MY SELECTIVE APPS.....

I agree with this MAJOR issue too. May be a bad enough flaw for me to move away from Apple.

Yeah this stinks!! I have an eharmony app I don't want a new partner to see but it's in my purchase history. Will that be there for years to come? I REALLY REALLY don't like this. I'm happy to take the responsibility of living with any accidental removals, but preventing me from chosen editing of my purchase history is odd. I deleted the app a long time ago, many new syncs etc, now, like a ghost from the past it has appeared in the purchase history. If I delete an app I don't want it anymore. It's like my refuse always being stored for me, I threw that pizza out goddamit!! Stop reminding me!