iTunes no-longer transferring applications bought using the mobile App Store?
Since updating to iPhone software 2.0.2, a few users have e-mailed me reporting of strange behavior between iTunes and iPhone. These issues are said to cause their mobile application purchases to not sync back up to their main application library in iTunes.
As you probably know by now, Apple’s App Store works on an ecosystem. You buy an application, it downloads over the air, you sync with iTunes, and the application is transferred to your main ‘Applications’ library to be available for a future sync. Bearing in mind a sync replaces all content on the device with that of whats in the iTunes library your syncing your iPhone with …
Users experiencing this, are seeing the iTunes status bar telling them the applications are being copied over, but no applications ever materialise in the ‘Applications’ tab. The users apparently receives no error messages, and iTunes looks like it has completed the sync successfully.
This isn’t to say you should completely stop using Apple’s mobile App Store on your iPhone, due to a few user reports, but you have been warned that your purchases may not be transferable to iTunes until Apple push 2.0.3 or 2.1 out the door sometime in September.
It is not yet known how wide-spread these syncing issues are.
Case Studies
1. This thread over at Mac Rumors
2. This thread over at Apple Discussions
3. And another over at Apple Discussions …
Are you experiencing this?
Let me know about it – Here.
R-Fly
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Arron
Hi, I'm Arron. I'm 20 and I am currently working as a freelance graphic designer and blogger. While managing RazorianFly, I currently also write for AppBoy.com, have previously written for 148Apps.com and have been approached by many others. I've been into graphic design for about 7 years now, and now offer iPhone and iPad Interface Design to developers professionally. Along with James, I also co-founded our brilliant new shortening service, RFly.Me. I'm very much tuned into both the App Store and Apple in general. I like the design, presentation and clarity of a product. If it doesn't cut it I'll tell you straight. I'm on Twitter, YouTube, Vimeo and Facebook!
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