Why is the apps tab not showing under my settings list in my itunes library?

The "missing Apps" is by design in the new iTunes:

No more Apps in iTunes?

Also see this discussion for the ringtones:

"Tones" Tab not showing up in "library" section of iTunes. (not on iPhone)

See also the last sentence in:

Download iTunes 12.7

This explains it in a little more detail:

Changes in the new iTunes - Apple Support

With iTunes 12.7 or later when you restore a backup of one device to another all compatible apps are downloaded from the store over Wi-Fi.

See Managing apps with iTunes 12.7 or later for background.

For the original topic of this thread see Create and manage ringtones in iTunes.

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I know what you mean. I had an app on my phone that is now no longer in the app store. In previous versions of iTunes I was able to put that app back on my device no problem. The developer has updated the app (developed a new one) and deleted the old FREE one. Now the developer is making us BUY the new one which really blows. All my passwords and card details were on this secure, safe app. Now I cannot access that information unless I buy the new app. I really hate being forced to purchase apps in the store. I made it a point not to purchase any more apps because so many developers discontinue and delete apps you have bought and unless you never restore your phone or tablet or upgrade to a new device, you are out of luck when it comes to using that app you paid for. And Apple is no help. Trying to get a refund on an app you bought is like squeezing blood from a stone. It will never happen. So I no longer support developers because of this shady way to do business.

It looks like, without warning, we've been duped. iTunes was the most handy application on my iMac, effectively managing everything I wanted on my iPhone. Shame on you!

Sorry, you misunderstood that I was saying: I mean shame on Apple. I can't spend a day updating each individual app on my iPhone and iPad. They broke something that didn't need to be changed. At the very least they sould have debuted a new app to manage apps, images, etc.

There is no need to update each app individually on a device unless you need to see what's being updated. You can set your device to auto update your apps, and the App Store has an update all button should one or more not update when you check.

Same problem. All my apps are gone from iTunes. I've wasted hours trying to fix it. If it turns out Apple made this change on purpose without telling us I'm going to be ******. Afraid to backup my devices with itunes now.

That doesn't help much once I've done a Restore. I had to because I was having a software issue, not I'm on day 2, still waiting on Apps to download and can barely use my phone because it's extremely slow. It's a good tip otherwise.

Here is what I have found and was able to get back some apps. Some are just lost though so not completely helpful.

This company now don't give a s*** about you, me and everyone else. 😠

It's a bunch of overpaid, silly nannies, premadona programmers thinking they can do anything the want. ➖😮

The days of Steve J. looking after the good old folks that helped build his company is GONE! 😟

Now we are just sheep! 😕

This removal of apps from itunes is a bad joke, now we cannot see the APPS in itunes, sort, adjust pages, add, delete nor separate i different windows in a easy and confortable way on the COMPUTER. 😢

Please bring BACK the APP's pane to itunes! 😎

And not only that, this site isnt allowing me to click on "Helpful" for you - perhaps they won't even allow this post to be seen, either.

This is frickin ridiculous. I just spent $1400 - fourteen hundred dollars - count 'em - on a new iphone 10 and had to upgrade my icloud because the backups feature of itunes seems to be conveniently broken too, and even if it wasn't, I couldnt get all of my apps, given what you all have been stating. So I am paying for icloud thinking I can get all of my apps from my old iphone to the new, and neither it nor itunes is working to do it. And I spent hours last night on chat sessions with multiple tech support people, getting kicked off 8 times and still not getting an answer. This is not the Apple I have been faithfully paying over market price for over 30 years! I paid because it was worth it - not sure now!

***? Who is making these decisions? Does Apple want a mass exodus, taking their market share back to what it was in the 80's? This really *****.

And really - why aren't the moderators of this conversation allowing me to click on Helpful for the post I am replying to?

Not sure what I am going to do at this stage, but I am losing my faith. Steve Jobs is probably 'rolling over in his grave' - or laughing his head off!

Don't shame anybody here, we are all just users like yourself. If you would like to provide feedback to Apple:

Feedback - iTunes - Apple

I completely agree this was absolutely the worst thing they could have ever done. I ave over 145 APPS ans to go do them one by one is absurd.. APPLE SHAME ON YOU.

ive same issue and it is driving me nuts

I am sorry that desont explain a thing,,,we KNOW they did it, the question is why and why not warn us etc....apple pulling this kind of thing is really getting old