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Where is my installed Apps in iTunes 12.7

I'm using iTunes 12.7 on Windows 10. (and iOS 10.3.3)


I want to reorder my iPhone's App Icon Pages (I want to move page 7 to page 2 without having to move every icon). I've done this before in previous versions of iTunes from the Apps section.


I tried two different iPhones and when I plug them in, the "Apps" menu never shows under the side panel menu. I can see and use Music, Movies, TV Shows Books, Audiobooks and Tones. But no "Apps" menu!


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iPhone 7 Plus, iOS 10.3.3

Posted on Sep 17, 2017 12:17 PM

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Posted on Sep 26, 2017 1:59 PM

It appears I can no longer manage my iPhone apps on my windows PC from iTunes during sync and backup. It also appears the only way I can view or search available apps is from my iPhone and no longer thru iTunes on my windows pc and a 23” monitor, I’m told this is correct - How is a person my age and with weak eyesight supposed to function entirely from my iPhone for those type of tasks. This change will make working with and managing Apple apps and my iPhone very difficult at best.

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Sep 26, 2017 1:59 PM in response to Tolga42

It appears I can no longer manage my iPhone apps on my windows PC from iTunes during sync and backup. It also appears the only way I can view or search available apps is from my iPhone and no longer thru iTunes on my windows pc and a 23” monitor, I’m told this is correct - How is a person my age and with weak eyesight supposed to function entirely from my iPhone for those type of tasks. This change will make working with and managing Apple apps and my iPhone very difficult at best.

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Sep 26, 2017 2:21 PM in response to sasch53

It is possible to revert to iTunes 12.6.2, if you wish. See the iTunes installers section of Troubleshooting issues with iTunes for Windows updates for links and roll back advice. Any iTunes U content has been moved into podcasts by 12.7 and would need to be manually restored to the previous paths to work properly with the older library file.


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Sep 25, 2017 5:02 AM in response to Tolga42

Apple has removed this critical feature from iTunes as they expect you to just use the iOS App Store app to manage your apps.


This means then all those old apps that were removed from the App Store are forever gone unless you back up your .IPA file (typically saved in "X:\Music\iTunes\iTunes Media\Mobile Applications" for windows users).


Even of more critical import (and pun intended), the ability to import files via drag and drop using iTunes is now missing. IE. You can no longer plug in your iPad, load up iTunes and then drag in all those home movies and other video files you created into an app like VLC. Same goes with productivity apps like GoodReader or iXpenseIt.


I would recommend that you DO NOT install this version of iTunes 12.7 (for Windows - not sure what the Mac version is up to). If you are forced to because you purchased the new iPhone 8/8 plus/X then maybe consider installing the new iTunes on another PC or Mac purely for the full backup functionality and I guess music management but otherwise hope that you can use the older version to manage your apps. I suspect not as I do not have the new iPhone yet (waiting for X still but may not bother with this removal of App management in iTunes and TouchID).

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Sep 25, 2017 5:15 AM in response to danhuang73

I cannot edit my above post but you can manage your files (which was a bit issue for me) still in iTunes 12.7. This is done by plugging in your iDevice and once you have clicked into your device there will be an option under:

Settings / File Sharing

I am still annoyed that I have lost the ability to manage my Apps (especially when you have Apps that have been removed from the App Store) but this version is not as bad as I thought.

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Sep 26, 2017 8:45 AM in response to Rysz

Thanks @Rysz, this does solves my biggest pain. It is still not as easy as moving entire pages of icons with iTunes, but not having to plug my iPhone in to my computer for iTunes is great.


Here is a video explaining the feature to those who do not know about it:

Move multiple apps on iPhone using iOS 11 drag and drop - YouTube

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Oct 9, 2017 10:39 AM in response to Rysz

Hi Rysz,


A couple of thoughts for your user tip. Users still have to revert to a pre-iTunes 12.7 version of their library if they want to downgrade to 12.6.3. Windows users need to remove the main iTunes application. It appears that other components can be left in place, although perhaps Apple Software Update should be removed too if the aim is to avoid being prompted to upgrade to 12.7 again.


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Oct 14, 2017 10:31 AM in response to Tolga42

This is ridiculous. I have been looking for something that might be an "App Store" on the Apple site. I was finally able to see what apps I have bought, but there are MANY pages of that and it only shows about 10 at a time. It's not the little icons but lists the names. Very frustrating and less functional in my opinion. What in the world were they thinking? And for the not so techie person, going back to an earlier version of iTunes really isn't feasible for me on my windows computer. I'm going to see if I can apply to be an old lady tester for their next version of whatever they put out. If I'm having difficulty, I can't imagine what the even older generation is going through. Maybe I should see what AARP suggests for a phone.

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Where is my installed Apps in iTunes 12.7

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