Momd007
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Q: I just gave my son an old iphone 5, while i upgraded to a 6. I have ibooks that I do not want him to see or access - how can i delete ibooks from his iphone? or if i set up his own itunes account, can I give him his apps from my account?

help removing ibooks, giving/selling books

Posted on Oct 5, 2014 6:33 AM

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Q: I just gave my son an old iphone 5, while i upgraded to a 6. I have ibooks that I do not want him to see or access - how can i del ... more

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  • by brenden dv,

    brenden dv brenden dv Oct 7, 2014 11:25 AM in response to Momd007
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    Oct 7, 2014 11:25 AM in response to Momd007

    Hi Momd007,

     

    If you are looking just to delete specific iBook purchases, you may find the following article helpful:

     

    How to delete content you've downloaded from the iTunes Store, App Store, iBooks Store, or Mac App Store

     

    For a more complete solution, I would recommend setting up a seperate Apple ID and iTunes account for your son. Depending on his age and your particular needs, you may want to look at the Family Sharing options available under iOS 8:

     

    Apple - iOS 8 - Family Sharing

     

    Regards,

    - Brenden

  • by c.nett,

    c.nett c.nett Oct 15, 2014 11:36 AM in response to brenden dv
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    Oct 15, 2014 11:36 AM in response to brenden dv

    hello. 

    i followed your link on how to delete content from all things Apple, and nothing removes books, movies, music... it just gives said device(s) the iCloud/download icon on top of the book, movie...  not sure what the 'hide' purchase actually does - after X'ing/hide, everything STILL appears across all devices using that account.  could you clarify this any further?

     

    if i am understanding iTunes correctly, then EVERYTHING we download (free or purchased) will be FOREVER accessible with zero way for us to control what is filling up this mysterious vault called the cloud?  (creepy- apple is keeping EVERYTHING, what happens when the cloud gets full?)

    since we have iCloud.com and it shows our "stuff" that we iCloud sync from our devices such as notes, contacts, calendar... then why doesn't apple provide an iCloud.com tab that shows ALL of our purchases so we as CONSUMERS control/delete what is in our account? 

     

    we download ALOT of apps to try and then delete them off our devices.  that works fine, but movies and books are always there.  maybe a glitch?