iOS 9/iTunes 12.3 not syncing app through devices

Same issue here, tried various solutions and nothing helped. Also I read a reply from this forum stating apple closed the radar raised about this?? Any further solutions keep posting here pls.

hello

same problem

iphone 6 plus

ios 9

unable to transfer purchases from iphone to itunes

disgusting

downgraded to ios 8.4.1

safely and no worries

Same problem Iphone 6plus with macbook pro

Same problem in ios9 in ihone 6 windows 8.1 pc.

I had the same issue and my only way around it was pretty painstaking... When I plugged in my iPhone it would only "preparing to sync" between 4 and 14 apps, once it was done transferring those apps it would just hang. But those apps had been transferred and were on my phone.... So my solution was to keep unplugging and replugging my iPhone and syncing a few apps at a time. This was very time consuming... but it worked.

The only downside besides time, was it did not sync my app settings so most apps I had to re-login to them again. It also did not keep the nice folders I had previously made and had to put all the apps back in. It was a pain in the butt but it worked.

Have you noticed that there is no Sync Apps box to tick at the top of the Application tab. Does this have an impact?

After upgrading, all the Sync boxes at the top of each tab was unticked and so, nothing got synced. I ticked all of them and so my phone is now syncing. The only problem is that the Application tab does not have a box to tick.

So, until I get iTunes 13 (there have been so much problems with iTunes 12 iterations, I am giving up on it - many of the 'improvements' are not necessary IMHO), I will just press "Update All" on the phone's App Store

Apple Developer Relations18-Sep-2015 02:51 PM

This issue behaves as intended based on the following: Apps are no longer transferred from iOS 9 devices. We are now closing this bug report. If you have questions about the resolution, or if this is still a critical issue for you, then please update your bug report with that information

I just heard back from Apple via telephone. Case number: 940405219 Maraea Plassmeyer, iOS
Senior Advisor and she has informed me that unknown to her and the rest of us that transferring purchases from devices with iOS 9 has been disabled by Apple as the apps are now downloaded to be device specific and for me anyways there is no need to transfer apps from iTunes library to the device as the app store badge still shows with (red) number they need to be updated on the device. So in a nutshell it doesn't do me any good to keep apps in my iTunes library because I have to download them on each individual device. I did inform her as for me on a (((SLOW))) internet connection they just "screwed me" and I am done with Apple, and that I will not be purchasing anymore Apple products in the future. That is what I have heard back from Apple and so there you go. I'm not happy about it but it is what it is.

Ok, so now we know it is not a bug but done with purpose. Still I would like to know two things:

If we do not need downloaded apps in iTunes, why is automatic app download still working?

But the more important question is that if I do not use iCloud backup only local iTunes backup, what will happen if I have to restore my iPhone? Will it automatically download all the needed apps onto my iPhone after restoring? If that is the case I am ok with it, but Apple should clarify these changes not letting is guessing in the dark.

I do not know exactly what Apple is considered a solution to this issue? But the fact is that Apple has removed an important feature and that is disappointing.

This decision is very stupid! It means that we are obliged to download apps twice.

bodrossy's interrogation right. What happens if we restore iPhone ?

Apple should do an option for transfer apps to iTunes.

Airborne_1 wrote:

I am done with Apple, and that I will not be purchasing anymore Apple products in the future.

Thanks for letting us know!

/s

Well not everyone in the world can have unlimited and fast internet access. So what is the point of having the apps section in itunes O.o ? We wont be needing it then I guess. Seriously Apple didnt expect this.

I have the same issue with iPad 2 now updated to iOS 9.

However, my old iPhone 4 with iOS 7.1.2 still updates the apps back to iTunes 12.3, so I guess this is an iOS 9 specific bug.

I must have blinked when Tim mentioned that 'innovative' feature during his speeches recently. IF that is true then it was a very underhanded tactic by apple to not openly and explicitly mention it- particularly as iTunes was (as I thought at least) the way we were supposed to manage content on our iPhone - apps, music, etc. Why then can I still install an app via iTunes (albeit without using the home screen views as was previously the case) onto my iPhone?