how do I update iPhone apps with new iTunes 12.7?

David Illig wrote:

An alternative might be to get a mobile broadband device such as the Verizon JetPak . $60 per month (discounts available) will get you 10GB of data and decent speeds.

Yeah 60$ to spend more, that's going forward...

My only problem is this 100mb limit size via 4G

In this day and age, it just seems odd that your allowed to connect

and download, but not decide for yourself on an app size limit

for download. Seems to me to be an almost trivial addition.

iOS already checks for size and which network your dowlnoading

from. Just add a user option for size (default to 100 meg).

Sent in a suggestion to this effect.

This is exactly the problem that Apple doesn't get. There are large swaths of this country which have limited data access. And OMG! They don't have a Starbucks! And certainly not one which will appreciate you downloading several hundred megabytes of data should you need to restore your phone. Oh, and let's not forget the inconvenience of driving many miles to find a "Starbucks". Apple is stuck in this coastal mentality that everyone has limitless, high speed, no BW restrictions On their WiFi. Well, I hate to burst their bubble, but that's NOT the case.

Oh, and did I mention that some of us don't want our stuff on "the cloud"?

Nailed it. I live in the country where the only internet is wireless at 2.5 mb download. 9 miles to the nearest starbucks in any direction. 4 iphones, 1-6, 2-7's, 1-5. 2 ipad airs. Whoever the gal from Main is that is mad at us for being upset about this doesn't get it either. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy my phone and apple products in general but Apple makes these changes while forgetting we don't all live in Palo Alto..

Same problem here, 2.5 to 3.5 mb access on my WiFi . 40 miles from the next big city !!! 5 - iPhones & 3 iPads, love the product but some of their upgrade & updates are only good for people living in Cities not for country folks .

You need to go back to the beginning of the thread and read it. No one is mad at anyone. We are explaining a change that was made by Apple, and providing the best advice we can to help people adapt to this change. And what is it with you and "nailed it"? Nonsensical.

Also, read my response to Mr. Grumpy. Unless you are purchasing tons of apps, and unless you have hundreds of apps that are being updated every day, this change should have very little impact on you. If if does, then let Apple know: Apple - Feedback

GB

Gal,

First, you cannot update apps over 200 MB OTA. iOS will not allow it. This needs to be changed. It's similar to Blue Laws In that the rule does not fit the current reality. Secondly, if I have 5 devices, and need to update apps such as MS excel, PowerPoint, and word, I now have to use my wifi to download several GBs to update the apps on all devices.

GregsHouseOfMacs wrote:

First, you cannot update apps over 200 MB OTA. iOS will not allow it. This needs to be changed. It's similar to Blue Laws In that the rule does not fit the current reality. Secondly, if I have 5 devices, and need to update apps such as MS excel, PowerPoint, and word, I now have to use my wifi to download several GBs to update the apps on all devices.

Submit your feedback to Apple here:

http://www.apple.com/feedback

Take a look at Apple Configurator. It's available in the Mac App Store.

Personally, I think there was some value in blue laws.

palalan wrote:

You must work for Apple. Your so passionate to protect. All we want is support for the amount of money we spend and some sort of understanding that not all of us are lemmings.

No, she doesn't. However, Gail does recognize that complaining here is not going to do much good, that no one here can change anything and that there are some options (though they may not work for everyone).

Just because you don't like an answer doesn't mean it's wrong.

Nobody here works for Apple except the Hosts and the people who post and who are clearly marked as Apple employees. The rest of us are just users like you. I have simply learned, after working in the world of technology for over 40 years, that it is simply not worth getting your panties in a bunch because there is a change you don't like. Figure out how to work within the change while using the tools available to you to get the change reversed or modified.

Provide Feedback to Apple, and clearly state what functionality you need, what specific functions that you need to be able to do that these changes have rendered impossible.

Beyond that, do your best to cope with it. Find the best way to make it work for you in the interim. Be grateful that your house isn't under 10 feet of water and you don't know where your next meal is coming from....

GB

I think (but I am just a lowly peeon) that the percentage of people having issues with the decisions made in Palo Alto that rely on us for their income, should pay attention. Your right, I don't like the decision, and I think it is wrong. In the words of Shakespeare "The lady doth protest too much, methinks". Oh, and with respect 😉.

Hi all,

An update to this, is that you have to change your settings app store otherwise iTunes 12.7 will install automatically and then you have to go through the above procedure again. There are various options in app store so you can still get the security updates done automatically.

All an addendum to those people saying that, it's the way forward etc. Yes i agree it is, however what the others are saying with limited bandwidth is that, it's frustrating to download the same app a gazillion times, and also, it's frustrating that, there's no where to manage apps. I sometimes, remove and re-install apps i have on my MacBook Air depending where i'm going and what i'm doing. My iPad is only a measly 32GB so i have to be selective with what apps i use. Hence iTunes 12.6 was a better interface for that, as i could 'manage' which apps i use when!

Just a simple app manager is all we're asking for!

How dumb is this! Why not alienate your core customers with a half-baked and ill-thoughtout update without any prior consultation. Okay, iTunes was bloated, and still is, but no alternative application to sync iOS apps between devices has been provided for those of us in rural areas on super-slow broadband with a mix of multiple old and new devices. I'm techie enough to be able to downgrade iTunes (until Apple gets its finger out and starts listening) but most people are not. Simply resisting progress is it to object to this change? As for the logic to this crass comment - why not just make all old equipment simply disintegrate for us to have real 'progress'? This will be my last iPhone.

palalan wrote:

Your right, I don't like the decision, and I think it is wrong. In the words of Shakespeare "The lady doth protest too much, methinks". Oh, and with respect 😉.

If you're saying you protest too much.....oh, never mind. I'm not going to discuss Shakespeare with you.

I don't care one way or another about iTunes. I'm doing my best to give practical advice in a situation no one here can change. What are you offering in the way of advice or solutions?

gail from maine wrote:

We still had blue laws in Maine until about 20 years ago....Coming from California, I was stunned - I had never even heard of them! 😮

GB

We have sort of blue laws in my county (Bergen) in New Jersey, and one town is even stricter. In the county you cannot conduct business on Sunday except for selling necessities (food, emergency equipment) and alcohol (but only after noon). This is tricky for supermarkets; they can sell some items (food), but not others (cleaning products). The cash registers know which is which. However, within the county is the town of Paramus, which bans all "worldly employment" on Sunday. They have given summonses to lawyers seen working in their offices. And there are no data centers in Paramus. Ironically, Paramus includes a number of major malls, which all close on Sunday (although they open their hallways for joggers). The laws are all careful to make no mention of religion; it is purely to assure that workers have a day off. And it is wonderful. One day each week with no traffic. And if you really want to shop, go to the next county over.