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When I connect my iPad Pro to iTunes to back up I cant see my Apps screen shots to rearrange them, only the list of Apps on the left hand side?

iPad Pro, iOS 9.3.1

Posted on Apr 27, 2016 5:46 PM

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Apr 28, 2016 9:45 PM in response to allensalvos

iOS 9 introduced "App Thinning." This means that apps downloaded directly to your device contain only code and graphics needed on that particular device, requiring substantially less storage space. This is a good thing, but it means the app on your device is not "universal" which makes it unsuitable to be transferred to iTunes and potentially attempt to install it from there to other devices.


If you insist, you can still download the larger, universal apps to iTunes directly from the App Store > Purchases tab.

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