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Q: can we transfer purchased applications to another apple id?

I have an iphone 5 and I have purchased applications for my children. They now have an ipad 4th gen each and I want to transfer all their games to their ipads but they have a different apple id to mine. Can we do this and if so how?

iPhone 5, iOS 7.0.4, transferring to ipad 4th gen

Posted on Dec 25, 2013 1:27 AM

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Q: can we transfer purchased applications to another apple id?

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  • by King_Penguin,

    King_Penguin King_Penguin Dec 25, 2013 3:01 AM in response to suetat
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    Dec 25, 2013 3:01 AM in response to suetat

    You can't transfer them to another account, all downloads from the store are tied to the account that downloaded them. If your account is authorised (via the Store > Authorise This Computer menu option) on the computer's iTunes that they are syncing their iPads to then they should be able to sync them to their iPads.

     

    If you haven't got those apps on that computer then you should be to copy them over e.g. copying them onto a flashdrive and then doing File > Add To Library to add them to that computer's iTunes. By default your apps should be stored on a computer in a Mobile Applications folder somewhere under :

     

    • Mac OS X: /Users/username/Music
    • Windows XP: \Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\My Music\
    • Windows Vista: \Users\username\Music\iTunes
    • Windows 7 and Windows 8: \Users\username\My Music\iTunes