free apps require password

[hehe299792458]

after I upgraded to iOS 6, free apps from the app store still require passwords to purchase. Strange...

See image. I was trying to download Open Tables.

happens both on my iPad and iPhone

 

[charlieegan3]

This wasn't just for the 1st purchase of that session? or do you have any outstanding payments to make?

 

[hehe299792458]

This wasn't just for the 1st purchase of that session? or do you have any outstanding payments to make?

Outstanding payments? What do you mean?

 

[iproductsuser]

I haven't had to type in my password for all the updates i've been doing. Both free and paying apps.

 

[Nevzorus]

My iPad requires a password too except for updates.

 

[DArsenault]

And you do have a passcode lock, right?

 

[hehe299792458]

And you do have a passcode lock, right?

you mean a passcode for the lock screen? Yes, I have one of those.

 

[Andy-V]

It seems free apps do still require a password, it's only updates that don't.

 

[sessamoid]

It seems free apps do still require a password, it's only updates that don't.

This is the right answer, and it's the way it's supposed to work.

 

[hehe299792458]

I haven't had to type in my password for all the updates i've been doing. Both free and paying apps.

From Anandtech....

Likewise, free applications can be installed from the store without entering a password.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/6302/apple-ios-6-review-maps-investigated-and-more/5

 

[Beta Particle]

In the beta, for a brief time, it did not require passwords to install some free apps. Now it does.

Updates no longer require a password though.

 

[hehe299792458]

In the beta, for a brief time, it did not require passwords to install some free apps. Now it does.

Updates no longer require a password though.

sorry to hear that. it'd have been a nice addition. I know android currently does this and I like how it's implemented.

 

[SinkOrSwim]

This is the right answer, and it's the way it's supposed to work.

--- I agree!

 

[Menel]

Purchase new apps, free or paid, requires password.

What's new:
Re-install previously purchased app which you had deleted, no password.
App updates, no password.

 

[LIVEFRMNYC]

I hope this doesn't mean apps can be made to auto update. I know some developers would love to do so.

 

[Andeavor]

Even though you don't pay for those apps, you still need to authorise them to use with your iTunes account, hence why you still need to enter your password.

 

[GoCubsGo]

Updates don't require a password, I am unsure if free apps do (1st time download).

 

[Andeavor]

Updates don't require a password, I am unsure if free apps do (1st time download).

I just mentioned above you do. Apps don't magically appear on your iTunes account.

 

[Parise]

Apparently Apple removed this feature after Beta 1.

I spent hours trying to find the fix yesterday myself.

 

[GoCubsGo]

I just mentioned above you do. Apps don't magically appear on your iTunes account.

Understood, but the complaint is that there is a password, clearly there is a disconnect.