Hello all.
My boyfriend has had a 3GS since they came out, and had had it for awhile before he bought a new - used - Macbook Pro from an individual. It apparently had not been wiped, because some of his programs and settings were still on there.
Along with these, my boyfriend inherited this person's apps somehow - even though iTunes on the Macbook is currently signed in under my boyfriend's account, as is his iPhone.
Now there are apps on his phone that he did not buy, but does occasionally use (why not?). The problem is, they show up under HIS iTunes account (on the computer), but cannot be updated. On the computer, it shows for example, "8 updates", but when you click it, only 3 are applicable to his personal account - the others don't even show up. On the phone, it also shows the same updates, but when it prompts you to enter your password, it gives the individual's email address who owned this computer previously. On apps that my boyfriend actually downloaded himself, it prompts him for HIS password, as it should.
Short of deleting the apps completely, is there any way we can get around this? Since he uses some of them on a regular basis, I'd rather he not have to delete and re-pay (if applicable).
Hope this all makes sense! If anyone has experienced this before or has some insight, I'd appreciate it. Thank you.
My boyfriend has had a 3GS since they came out, and had had it for awhile before he bought a new - used - Macbook Pro from an individual. It apparently had not been wiped, because some of his programs and settings were still on there.
Along with these, my boyfriend inherited this person's apps somehow - even though iTunes on the Macbook is currently signed in under my boyfriend's account, as is his iPhone.
Now there are apps on his phone that he did not buy, but does occasionally use (why not?). The problem is, they show up under HIS iTunes account (on the computer), but cannot be updated. On the computer, it shows for example, "8 updates", but when you click it, only 3 are applicable to his personal account - the others don't even show up. On the phone, it also shows the same updates, but when it prompts you to enter your password, it gives the individual's email address who owned this computer previously. On apps that my boyfriend actually downloaded himself, it prompts him for HIS password, as it should.
Short of deleting the apps completely, is there any way we can get around this? Since he uses some of them on a regular basis, I'd rather he not have to delete and re-pay (if applicable).
Hope this all makes sense! If anyone has experienced this before or has some insight, I'd appreciate it. Thank you.
