Can I move in-app purchases from one iPad to another?

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Can I move in-app purchases from one iPad to another?

There are a couple of my iPad's apps which I've used to make in-app purchases. If I get a new iPad, then sync these apps to it, will these in-app purchases 'survive'? Or do I have to buy them again?

iPad, iOS 5.0.1

Posted on Mar 2, 2012 7:33 PM

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Babaganoosh Author

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Mar 7, 2012 12:43 PM in response to Babaganoosh

Anyone?

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Skydiver119

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Mar 7, 2012 1:08 PM in response to Babaganoosh

If you do a backup of your old one, then set up the new one as a restore from the backup of the old one (when you plug in the new one you'll be given two options, set up as new, restore from backup) they SHOULD transfer over. THat said, I've never done it. I set up my replacement iPad from a backup of the old one but I didn't have any in app purchases. Maybe you can contact the writers of the apps and see what they tell you.

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Babaganoosh Author

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Mar 7, 2012 6:53 PM in response to Skydiver119

So it's possible to restore a backup made from an iPad 1 (which I have) onto, say, an iPad 3? I didn't know it was possible to restore backups among different iPad models. So I take it that the different settings required by a new model iPad will be taken into account?

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Demo

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Mar 7, 2012 7:07 PM in response to Babaganoosh

Yes you can restore from the backup of the iPad 1. You will be restoring all this information here. I made "in-App Purchases" bold and larger so that it will stand out. The "settings" of the new iPad as you are thinking about it would really be the new features - the settings of any iPad are what the iOS does on the device.

You will have to sync your media back to the iPad - your apps, music, photos, movies, books, TV shows - but all of the information below will be restored to the new iPad when you restore from the backup. I copied this information below from this link.

iTunes: About iOS Backups

iTunes will back up the following information

Contacts* and Contact Favorites (regularly sync contacts to a computer or cloud service such as iCloud to back them up).
App Store Application data including in-app purchases (except the Application itself, its tmp and Caches folder).
Application settings, preferences, and data, including documents.
Autofill for webpages.
CalDAV and subscribed calendar accounts.
Calendar accounts.
Calendar events.
Call history.
Camera Roll (Photos, screenshots, images saved, and videos taken. Videos greater than 2 GB are backed up with iOS 4.0 and later.)
Note: For devices without a camera, Camera Roll is called Saved Photos.
Game Center account.
Home screen arrangement.
In-app purchases.
Keychain (this includes email account passwords, Wi-Fi passwords, and passwords you enter into websites and some other applications. If you encrypt the backup with iOS 4 and later, you can transfer the keychain information to the new device. With an unencrypted backup, you can restore the keychain only to the same iOS device. If you are restoring to a new device with an unencrypted backup, you will need to enter these passwords again.)
List of External Sync Sources (Mobile Me, Exchange ActiveSync).
Location service preferences for apps and websites you have allowed to use your location.
Mail accounts (mail messages are not backed up).
Managed Configurations/Profiles. When restoring a backup to a different device, all settings related to the configuration profiles will not be restored (accounts, restrictions, or anything else that can be specified through a configuration profile). Note that accounts and settings that are not associated with a configuration profile will still be restored.
Map bookmarks, recent searches, and the current location displayed in Maps.
Microsoft Exchange account configurations.
Network settings (saved Wi-Fi hotspots, VPN settings, network preferences).
Nike + iPod saved workouts and settings.
Notes.
Offline web application cache/database.
Paired Bluetooth devices (which can only be used if restored to the same phone that did the backup).
Safari bookmarks, cookies, history, offline data, and currently open pages.
Saved suggestion corrections (these are saved automatically as you reject suggested corrections).
Messages (iMessage and carrier SMS or MMS pictures and videos).
Trusted hosts that have certificates that cannot be verified.
Voice memos.
Voicemail token. (This is not the voicemail password, but is used for validation when connecting. This is only restored to a phone with the same phone number on the SIM card).
Wallpapers.
Web clips.
YouTube bookmarks and history.

* Your contacts are part of the backup to preserve recent calls and favorites lists. Back up your contacts to a supported personal information manager (PIM), iCloud, or another cloud-based service to avoid any potential contact data loss.

I have restored form backups several times - last night actually was the most recent. All of my settings were restored and I lost nothing. I have never made in app purchases, but they are listed in the information abaove. If you do the restore properly, you should be fine.

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flakflik

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Aug 2, 2014 9:36 PM in response to Demo

I Restored my iphone 5s using icloud from the old device. I actually had some in app purchases in vscocam which didn't show up in the new phone. It should have come according to what apple told mE. I don't know what to do. Any idea?

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Skydiver119

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Aug 3, 2014 5:47 AM in response to flakflik

Under the in app purchase part of your app it should also have an option to restore purchases....basically where the app developer checks and goes 'yeah, you bought that, didn't ya' and gives it back to you.

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