Apps being downloaded without my permission

[butterfly1981]

During the 5-year Apple app store anniversary, I downloaded a ton of apps that were temporarily free, without much thought.

Since then, apps have been downloading onto my iPhone without my permission. Each time I delete some, new ones appear by the next day. They fill up every available app slot on every available page of apps--filling my phone to capacity, and bloating my phone so much that is it running incredibly slow.

They have shown up within and outside of the Game Center. The latest ones seem unrelated: "Run a 3K" by Red Rock apps, "Rolling Hero" by chillingo, "Abs Workout" by Weedo, "iGifter", "Bird Word" by Social Gaming Network, "myInstantCoach", etc. It goes on and on; I've never heard of any of them.

I did not knowingly ever give permission to have apps downloaded without my permission, but I assume some app got it from me during that 5-year app store deal. (Thanks, Apple.) I have no idea how to find the offender which is causing all this, and my phone is out of warranty so I can't call Apple.

I appreciate any help.

Thanks!

 

[C DM]

Is your Apple ID perhaps set up on another iOS device somewhere where someone might be downloading apps, which then get synched and downloaded to other devices that use the same Apple ID (like your phone)?

 

[butterfly1981]

Thank you for responding.

No, my Apple Id has only ever been used by myself, on devices that only I use. I've never hooked to a shared system with multiple Apple ids, and no one has access to my iOS devices.

I'm sorry; I forgot to put that in my original post. (I read similar suggestions when I started researching this.)

Any other thoughts? Please keep them coming!

 

[E2EK1EL]

Personally I would change my Apple ID password and deauthorize all the computers & devices associated with that account.

 

[Subscribe.]

Apps downloading without permission

I'm having the same problem -- sometimes as many as six apps a day, all junk. Is there no way to toggle a permission-required filter and block all unwanted apps?

 

[C DM]

I'm having the same problem -- sometimes as many as six apps a day, all junk. Is there no way to toggle a permission-required filter and block all unwanted apps?

Don't share your Apple ID and change your password just to make sure. Seems like that should do the trick.

 

[$M.H$]

Someone is using your Apple ID on another iOS device {but you don't know how's !}
So change your password and don't share you Apple ID every where !

 

[jrswizzle]

I'd concur with changing your password.

Do you plug into iTunes to sync at all? Perhaps each time you do, the apps saved on your computer get flushed back onto your device.

Also, check this page in settings and toggle the "apps" off.