Transferring updated apps to iTunes

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Transferring updated apps to iTunes

Hey,

I update my iPhone apps through the App Store on my iPhone.

I like to transfer the new versions of the apps to iTunes from time to time. I do not like to have to download the app update twice.

However, the "transfer purchases from" option does not transfer the updated version of the apps.

It used to work fine but now it does not. I have tried reauthorising my computer and restarting both mac and iTunes but it did not help.

Also resyncing does not help.

iPhone 6, iOS 8.4

Posted on Jul 29, 2015 7:27 AM

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coocoo121 Author

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Jul 29, 2015 8:32 PM in response to coocoo121

ALSO apps purchased via iPhone are not transferring to mac.

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Abjsok

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Oct 2, 2015 4:48 AM in response to coocoo121

I have a similar problem, I have both an iPhone 5 and iPad Air2. I update the apps from the app store on each device and from time to time I synchronise it with iTunes on my pc using the "transfer purchases" option. This is useful because it avoids downloading the same update multiple times. However recently I notice that the transfer purchases has stopped working. I tried re authorising the pc and resynching but this did not solve the problem. Can anyone help?

iPhone 5, iPad Air 2, ios 9.0

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coocoo121 Author

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Oct 9, 2015 5:18 PM in response to coocoo121

Still nothing ??? This is really annoying

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coocoo121 Author

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Oct 21, 2015 8:15 PM in response to Abjsok

I think I figured it out from another friend. If you're on iOS 9, the "app slimming" feature removes the possibility of transferring apps from iPhone to iTunes as now iOS 9 only downloads the iPhone specific version of the app or something

really annoying

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