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Search in my huge purchased iOS apps collection?

Hello.


I have been collecting many iOS apps for a while and probably have hundreds by now. Is there a way to search IN my purchased collection for the apps I want to download? I did not see a way to do this in Windows XP Pro SP3's iTunes v12.1.2.27 and iOS v8.1.3's App Store.


Thank you in advance. 🙂

iPhone 4S, iOS 8.3, Windows XP SP3, & Verizon Wireless

Posted on Apr 18, 2015 6:08 PM

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Posted on Apr 19, 2015 6:26 AM

On my iPod Touch, running iOS 8.3, if I go to Updates > Purchased in the App Store app and pull down the screen I get a search box appear at the top of the screen, which lets me search my purchased apps (those that are still in the store and which I haven't hidden).


On my Mac's iTunes (current version, I assume that it's the same on Windows) then going to the Purchased link under Quick Links on the right-hand side of the iTunes store homepage, or clicking on my name towards the top right of iTunes and then clicking Purchased on the popup, I get a screen where I can view my purchases - select Apps, and at the top left there should be a 'search purchased items' search box

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Apr 19, 2015 6:26 AM in response to antdude

On my iPod Touch, running iOS 8.3, if I go to Updates > Purchased in the App Store app and pull down the screen I get a search box appear at the top of the screen, which lets me search my purchased apps (those that are still in the store and which I haven't hidden).


On my Mac's iTunes (current version, I assume that it's the same on Windows) then going to the Purchased link under Quick Links on the right-hand side of the iTunes store homepage, or clicking on my name towards the top right of iTunes and then clicking Purchased on the popup, I get a screen where I can view my purchases - select Apps, and at the top left there should be a 'search purchased items' search box

Apr 19, 2015 6:28 AM in response to King_Penguin

King_Penguin wrote:


On my iPod Touch, running iOS 8.3, if I go to Updates > Purchased in the App Store app and pull down the screen I get a search box appear at the top of the screen, which lets me search my purchased apps (those that are still in the store and which I haven't hidden).


On my Mac's iTunes (current version, I assume that it's the same on Windows) then going to the Purchased link under Quick Links on the right-hand side of the iTunes store homepage, or clicking on my name towards the top right of iTunes and then clicking Purchased on the popup, I get a screen where I can view my purchases - select Apps, and at the top left there should be a 'search purchased items' search box

Interesting. On my old iPhone 4S with iOS v8.3, I do not see a search on the top of that purchased apps screen. I do see it on the bottom but that seems to be global in the store. Windows' iTunes worked good like yours.

Apr 19, 2015 7:38 AM in response to King_Penguin

King_Penguin wrote:


In the Purchased tab in the App Store you've done as above i.e. pulled down the centre of the screen ? That reveals a search box on my iPod, and on my iPhone (though that's still on 7.1.2)

Ah, I missed a step. Pull down the center of the screen. I was expecting the option to be there without that. How is one supposed to figure that out? LOL.

Search in my huge purchased iOS apps collection?

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