Q: How to reinstall Pages as free after restoring
I purchased an iPad Mini in December 2013 and could install the iworks applications for free. Today, my ipad mini got stuck and therefore I needed to restore it via itunes on my laptop.
Everything is back fine. However I cannot see iworks under Purchased applications including Pages. When I search it in App Store, it displays with a price tag.
So my question is how I can have these apps free again?
I tried to sign out from itunes on ipad and signed in like suggested on some websites but it did not help. I signed with a different itunes id and signed out and signed in with original, it still did not help. And I had no backup prior to restoring.
Any help is highly appreciated.
Thanks.
iPad mini Wi-Fi, iOS 7.1.1
Posted on Jun 7, 2014 5:49 AM
I have got it free! Though App Store displayed a price tag, this is how I could get it free again:
I clicked the price tag.
Then I clicked the 'Buy' button.
Then a dialog came up saying, since I got it free before, I can upgrade for free! Voila!
Hope it helps some friends too who restored their ipads or iphones purchased after September 2013 via iTunes.
Posted on Jun 8, 2014 4:43 AM