Where are my apps in the new iTunes?

Tinkerbel129 wrote:

I too use my PC to manage everything with my phone. Create my own playlists, make ringtones, etc. I find it easier to view on my PC than my iPhone plus. Just when I figure out how to do something they change it all.

You can still do everything you have described with iTunes.

turingtest2 wrote:

When you restore a backup of your old device to a new device all of the compatible apps will be installed too. They are are queued up for direct download from the App Store over Wi-Fi.

tt2

There you are, ruining a perfectly good snit with facts.

I hate to do the up-dates because you never know what the have done. But this last one was the pits. I had enough trouble trying to get my new IPhone X to sync up with ITunes. I kept wanting to restore from the previous iPhone a 5s. Not what I wanted. I was hoping to just slide in and be where I was with my music, tones, TV and movies. But not being a computer geek, it was, wow. But after I finally got it to work and things going, I'm like, where are my apps to pick and choice what to reload on the new phone. So I have to remember what I had and what I want to reload from the system. No point, click and sync. Guys, not everyone is as smart as you, most of us just wan to enjoy what you have graciously given us with out new head aches and confusion. Please........ put the apps back.

AMCarter3 wrote:

Actually, transferring apps to a new device is not the same as managing your apps... which happens to be the topic for this thread.

Actually, the post I was responding to was from a user who was frustrated, and could have resolved the issue by following the transfer instructions.

Does not work. Apple has screwed up a perfectly good computer system with bloat. Now the simplest features don't work. My iPad is worthless. I can't put any apps on that I purchased because there is no app link in iTunes and so all the apps in my mobile applications folder in my iTunes folder are worthless. I can't get them on my iPad and iTunes doesn't even recognize the folder. Windows is looking better and better.

You evidently didn't read my message did you? And why shouldn't the apps be there. They always were before. And Apple wanted everyone to use iTunes to upload and download stuff from their devices. And no your method does not work either. Tried it before. iTunes used to work great until they changed stuff over and over and over to the point now nothing works. So instead they change it all again and make it apart of your device. Well that's great but I have all these apps in my mobile applications folder in iTunes on my computer that now I can't get on my device. I have a lot of apps that I didn't buy on iTunes. So now I can't use them. Really. I spent money on them. And the sad thing is that all the support I read about this, nothing works. Dragging, file sharing. Give me a break.

And for the record. I wouldn't of had this problem today if it wasn't for the newest Apple updater. I installed it on my iPad Pro and it proceeded to lock me out. I couldn't get on my iPad with my passcode at all. Gave up after it made me have to wait 15 minutes - 3 times before I could try again. Finally just gave up and reset it and now I can't get my apps either. Been a really great day. Thanks Apple.

Much appreciate you pointing me to the workaround. Still, to get the functionality back we need to downgrade to a lower version of iTunes, which is ok, under business deployment of apps. But to keep that functionality, we never upgrade again. 😟 Thanks again for your help.

Went there :

"I want to add my voice to the large and still growing choir of folks who are dumbfounded over the decision to eliminate the function that enabled users to view / arrange Apps on their mobile devices via iTunes, on their large screen Mac's !

This is one of the dumbest decisions I have seen in a long time, and rivals the decision to remove the ability to insert links in Preview documents.

If radical changes like these are part of a new update to any app, it should at least be CLEARLY announced, so people have a chance to decide for or against the "update", and also a chance to voice their opinion about odd and radical changes .

Shame on Apple to sneak stuff like this in through the back door, only for folks to discover after the fact.

I am thoroughly disappointed with this kind of actions by Apple!"

Walentin wrote:

Went there :

"I want to add my voice to the large and still growing choir of folks who are dumbfounded over the decision to eliminate the function that enabled users to view / arrange Apps on their mobile devices via iTunes, on their large screen Mac's !

Why are you posting in this user-to-user forum where Apple does not participate, that only fellow users will see? And why are you posting in a thread that you apparently haven't read, and that has alternatives to managing your apps on your computer? And why about something that changed a year ago? You're really late to the party.

Apple has never been a company to seek user's input, as Steve Jobs used to say regularly. "I know what users want better than they do."

Walentin wrote:

Didn't see this post before sending the response below.

But, I still understand that you found it to be too much clutter ???? with a link to that fearture?

Many of us have found that iTunes has become progressively bloated over the years. Apple bought a very nice music playing application, SoundJam and, for a while, they didn't do too much harm to it. However, once the iTunes Store became a reality, iTunes was forced to do duty not only as a music player, an iPod manager but as a store front. It became slow and resource hungry. I hope this is the first step in the return to a more streamlined program.

Well, I can follow you there, as I certainly do not mind simplicity in design, and in this light, I could be quite happy also with separate apps for music and maintenance of handhelds.

But now as Apple has made the choice to have these functions integrated in one app, I still find that just removing helpful features that many rely on, is a very bad move.

I wish you would have suggested that they make separate apps, rather than congratulating on removing features, while still maintaining a double functioning app that is still cluttered.

Walentin wrote:

But now as Apple has made the choice to have these functions integrated in one app, I still find that just removing helpful features that many rely on, is a very bad move.

I don't think that many people do anymore. I suspect most people don't ever connect their iPhones to their computer. I realize that doesn't help you any. But, it does make Apple's decision more explicable.

I wish you would have suggested that they make separate apps, rather than congratulating on removing features, while still maintaining a double functioning app that is still cluttered.

Why should I not congratulate Apple making a decision I think is excellent and long overdue? Why should I suggest they waste developer resources creating yet another program to manage apps, one which most people will never use, when I think it's a bad idea?

There is already a separate program, Configurator 2. It's designed for education and enterprise use but is available to anyone.

Walentin wrote:

By all means, congratulate and suggest what you want, but why tell me about it?

For the same reason you wanted to tell us about your opinion. And I (and others) wanted to let you know that just because you have an opinion yours isn't the only opinion that matters.