stanleyoowa
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Q: How to update the apps while disable Settings>General>Restrictions>Installing Apps  ??

Hi

 

I will give my old iPad to my mom and I would like to disable  "Settings>General>Restrictions>Installing Apps"  so that she or other famliy kids will not unintentionally install some bad/garbage apps.

 

But I found a problem, without Apps Store, the apps already there will not be updated any more !!  Am I right?

 

It seems that we need Apps Store for apps update, but disabling the "Settings>General>Restrictions>Installing Apps" will remove the Apps Store.

 

Does anybody know any way to work around? I mean the apps already there could be update while "Settings>General>Restrictions>Installing Apps" is disabled.

 

 

Thanks a lot !!

iMac 20, iphone 4, ipad.

Posted on May 9, 2012 9:41 AM

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Q: How to update the apps while disable Settings>General>Restrictions>Installing Apps  ??

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  • by King_Penguin,

    King_Penguin King_Penguin May 9, 2012 9:46 AM in response to stanleyoowa
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    May 9, 2012 9:46 AM in response to stanleyoowa

    In order to download updates the App Store needs to be unhidden. You could just leave it hidden and they won't know that there are any updates available - you can then do the downloading for them as/when you can.

  • by stanleyoowa,

    stanleyoowa stanleyoowa May 9, 2012 10:00 AM in response to King_Penguin
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    May 9, 2012 10:00 AM in response to King_Penguin

    You mean I need to unhidden the App Store everytime when I want to update the apps ?

    And then re-hidden the App Store to enforce the restriction again?

     

    It is reasonable, but sounds like ... not that handy ......

     

    I just wonder could I use "icloud" to enforce the apps update??

  • by King_Penguin,

    King_Penguin King_Penguin May 9, 2012 10:07 AM in response to stanleyoowa
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    May 9, 2012 10:07 AM in response to stanleyoowa

    I don't think that will work either - and as far as I know having 'automatic downloads' turned 'on' for apps only applies to new purchases/downloads, and not to updates

  • by Kilgore-Trout,

    Kilgore-Trout Kilgore-Trout May 9, 2012 10:12 AM in response to stanleyoowa
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    May 9, 2012 10:12 AM in response to stanleyoowa

    stanleyoowa wrote:

     

    You mean I need to unhidden the App Store everytime when I want to update the apps ?

    And then re-hidden the App Store to enforce the restriction again?

     

    It is reasonable, but sounds like ... not that handy ......

     

    I just wonder could I use "icloud" to enforce the apps update??

    Purchases, yes, but I don't think it works for updates.