App purchases

**Cvans** · 03-12-2011, 03:02 PM

Is there an app in Cydia where you can download purchased apps to any iTunes account?

**confucious** · 03-12-2011, 04:41 PM

Apps are purchased on one account - do you mean steal apps?

**Cvans** · 03-12-2011, 05:03 PM

No, not steal. My wife and I have separate accounts. Our computers won't share the apps we buy even though the phones are on the same account. Since different iTunes we have been having to buy the apps twice. I wasn't sure if there was a way where since I buy them once that my wife wouldn't haveto repurchase them.

**Stray** · 03-12-2011, 05:20 PM

I hope not to sound mean but just use one account or sign into your account when she wants to transfer as long as you DID pay for them

**confucious** · 03-12-2011, 05:27 PM

Originally Posted by STRAYunINFIDEL

I hope not to sound mean but just use one account or sign into your account when she wants to transfer as long as you DID pay for them

^ what he/she said.

**Cvans** · 03-12-2011, 05:29 PM

@StrayunINFIDEL, yeah I know that would be much easier, but she made her own and applied a gift card to it and has used her acct since. Oh well.. Thanks for the reply!

**Stray** · 03-12-2011, 05:30 PM

Originally Posted by confucious

^ what he/she said.

Guy

Originally Posted by Cvans

@StrayunINFIDEL, yeah I know that would be much easier, but she made her own and applied a gift card to it and has used her acct since. Oh well.. Thanks for the reply!

No problem

**area51crypto** · 03-12-2011, 05:57 PM

If you buy an app from the Apple Appstore its only good for the device you purchase it for.

In short you cannot share the apps with another idevice other than the one it was purchased for. No sharing

**Stray** · 03-12-2011, 06:15 PM

Well if you own multiple devices A.K.A most people then you are I have an iPad 3 other iphones 4 ipod touches and use one account

**Sailor-girl** · 03-12-2011, 06:16 PM

Originally Posted by area51crypto

If you buy an app from the Apple Appstore its only good for the device you purchase it for.

In short you cannot share the apps with another idevice other than the one it was purchased for. No sharing

Well that's wrong. Me and my partner both have iPhones using my iTunes account and always install paid for apps on both devices after buying on one device. Never had to pay again as you just get the message stating you have already paid for this app when trying to buy it on the other device. Why comment if you don't know what your talking about?

**Stray** · 03-12-2011, 06:17 PM

Originally Posted by Sailor-girl

Well that's wrong. Me and my partner both have iPhones using my iTunes account and always install paid for apps on both devices after buying on one device. Never had to pay again as you just get the message stating you have already paid for this app when trying to buy it on the other device. Why comment if you don't know what your talking about?

+1 thanks for the backup

**area51crypto** · 03-12-2011, 06:32 PM

Well I know this from first hand.

If you buy an App from the AppStore for say Iphone 3gs with uid of say 1234 and you try to install it on say Iphone 4 uid 5678 and both are on the same itunes account you will get a message at some time from itunes login on the iphone that someone has downloaded this app on a different iphone and then you will have to respond.

I have done this before after I transfered purchased to iphone 4 and then updated my older 3gs with itunes. Buy the way I deleted all the apps from the 3gs but that is just me. Do what you think is right.

Sooner or later Apple will figure out that something is wrong.

Maybe you have been lucky and maybe you will continue to be lucky but I doubt it Apple is not as dumb as you think.

Also if you feel alright stealing Apple Appstore Apps or Cydia Apps go ahead and continue.

**Stray** · 03-12-2011, 06:36 PM

Originally Posted by area51crypto

Well I know this from first hand.

If you buy an App from the AppStore for say Iphone 3gs with uid of say 1234 and you try to install it on say Iphone 4 uid 5678 and both are on the same itunes account you will get a message at some time from itunes login on the iphone that someone has downloaded this app on a different iphone and then you will have to respond.

I have done this before after I transfered purchased to iphone 4 and then updated my older 3gs with itunes. Buy the way I deleted all the apps from the 3gs but that is just me. Do what you think is right.

Sooner or later Apple will figure out that something is wrong.

Maybe you have been lucky and maybe you will continue to be lucky but I doubt it Apple is not as dumb as you think.

Also if you feel alright stealing Apple Appstore Apps or Cydia Apps go ahead and continue.

I am all against app piracy and if you own all of the devices and paid for the apps you can use it. Why do you think you can sync multiple idevices onto one computer

**Simon** · 03-12-2011, 06:40 PM

Any app you purchase on your account can be installed on any device that you have linked to that account. That is the way it has been from the very beginning of the app store. That is even the way the mac app store is now.

**Stray** · 03-12-2011, 06:42 PM

Thanks

**area51crypto** · 03-12-2011, 06:42 PM

If you really believe this the call Apple and get it verified or better email them and post both emails, personal data removed of course

**Stray** · 03-12-2011, 06:43 PM

Originally Posted by area51crypto

If you really believe this the call Apple and get it verified or better email them and post both emails, personal data removed of course

How about you call them because you can't put the idea that you are allowed to do so

**Simon** · 03-12-2011, 06:50 PM

From Apple's forums: Apple - Support - Discussions - Using Apps On Multiple Devices ...

**area51crypto** · 03-12-2011, 07:13 PM

Originally Posted by STRAYunINFIDEL

How about you call them because you can't put the idea that you are allowed to do so

I did as you said and called Apple customer service and YES your are right the customer service agent at the second level comfirmed what you said.

As long as you login to your apple account you can install the app you purchase on any and as many idevices that you want as long as you use the same apple account.

I don't eat crow but I am humble enough to apologize to you for this.

And by the way I will pass this info along to a lot of my friends who thoutht as I did.

**Stray** · 03-12-2011, 07:16 PM

Ok then

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