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Home Sharing on iPads - Apps

We have bought our childrent iPads for Xmas. We have one family ID for Apple and have activated Home Sharing across all devices. The Films and Music we have on the one original family device have been successfully synchornised.


However, we have been unable to get the Apps to aumatically sync, without individually clicking each cloud next to the App in Purchased on the iTunes account. There must a quicker way, one click to do all?? Can somone he;lp?

iPad 2

Posted on Dec 24, 2012 11:56 PM

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Posted on Dec 25, 2012 1:22 AM

Welcome to the Apple Community and Seasons Greetings.


Homesharing doesn't sync apps.The films and music aren't actually on the devices either, they will be streamed from the original source as and when wanted. Similarly you can do the same with apps by redownloading them.


You can re-download content purchased from the app store using the purchased option which is revealed by tapping the updates option at the bottom of the screen of the App store app on your iOS device.


You could also turn on automatic downloads so that any apps purchased on one device in the future will be downloaded by all.

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Dec 25, 2012 1:22 AM in response to Ruhi_David

Welcome to the Apple Community and Seasons Greetings.


Homesharing doesn't sync apps.The films and music aren't actually on the devices either, they will be streamed from the original source as and when wanted. Similarly you can do the same with apps by redownloading them.


You can re-download content purchased from the app store using the purchased option which is revealed by tapping the updates option at the bottom of the screen of the App store app on your iOS device.


You could also turn on automatic downloads so that any apps purchased on one device in the future will be downloaded by all.

Home Sharing on iPads - Apps

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