apps missing from iTunes sidebar

Rysz wrote:

Apple just released iTunes version 12.6.3 that brings back App and Ringtone management support.

See this User Tip for more details.

https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-12172

Read the proverbial fine print at the bottom of the doc.

Apple only supports the latest release (12.7). They are basically

saying us it at your own risk and if you have any trouble we will

not be responsible nor help. Also note the release date. It has been around

for a while.

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The feature was removed. Use the App Store on your iPhone and iPad to manage apps.

Changes in the new iTunes - Apple Support

First time ever I instantly downgraded directly after installing a new version.

To all who also want this I can recommend to follow:

http://osxdaily.com/2017/09/17/downgrade-itunes-12-7-to-itunes-12-6/

Wake me up whenever Apples releases a useful version of iTunes again.

Recycleman5 wrote:

I understand the concern of others. However, it also seems to have freed up 5 GB of memory on my iPhone5. That's great for my needs. Not sure how one effects the other, but more memory is always a great thing!

It has not freed up anything on your phone. Since iTunes no longer

manages apps, it no longer reports any info about them. Check the

phone itself and see.

For sone reason apple did this on purpose, i and many others are very frustrated by it and have reverted to okder iTunes version as a work around until apple understands how cumbersome this move is for people with multiple devices or prefered layouts

disgusting , you now have to download all your apps on all IOS devices separately , costing me data allowance, central management of apps for all IOS devices was the best, and now some Apple idiot removed it. Shocking

Yes the great thinkers at Apple dropped the ball on this one, or perhaps they want us to buy bigger iPhones and new iPads to make it easier to do. Yes why take the functionality out of iTunes so you have to do it on your iPhone, ok so older versions of iTunes easy restore from a backup and you get things back as they should be. To be honest, I have seen no new useful features in the latest iTunes versions anyway.

Apple who is running your development teams they really should ask before they change things

i think jack it up was being sarcastic?

The main thing that annoys me is apple didn't announce this well, if i had have knows they were trimming apps, i would have never updated to 12.7 however i had to totally rebuild my iMac from scratch... yet my windows laptop only took a few minutes! I buy apple because its easier and just works intuitively

the other sneaky thing was removing home movie sync when you step up to the TV app. guess i'll put everything in iMovie now?

I have just experienced the same thing. Because I use iTunes to manage apps on multiple family devices, this change absolutely irritates me. I want to be able to see what apps are on my daughter's iPod when I do any updates. Could someone please explain the reasoning of this other than Apple again dictating how I should manage my devices.

I understand the concern of others. However, it also seems to have freed up 5 GB of memory on my iPhone5. That's great for my needs. Not sure how one effects the other, but more memory is always a great thing!

Jackitup wrote:

I need to manage my apps and mobile devises using my desktop computer. When will I be able to do that again?

Not if Apple has their way.

Voice your dissatisfaction here:

Product Feedback - Apple

I agree with you! I am also very irritated. For the past 2 days I have been dealing with recovering my children's iPads, because of a bad download. Now that I can't see the Apps it has been even more irritating. With multiple devices which is a pain to begin with, and now this feature being removed makes managing and seeing what apps they have downloaded on the device and which apps have been deleted, now requires me to fumble through their devices. Thanks Apple for making less user friendly for people with children.

This really *****. Trying to manage a lot of apps on a tiny screen is close to impossible. Possible, but likely to make me crazy. I have no idea why they did this and earnestly hope they fix it in the next release. I know how unlikely that is. Not sure why Apple is pushing us around this way.

Yes, iTunes 12.7 freed up lots of memory, I have deleted dozens of Apps so now I don't have to update them. Also I have turned off auto update and logged out of iTunes, my ISP bandwidth has also increased.

Wow 12.7 is wonderful.