Me and my girlfriend live together and both have iphones. Will it be possible to share the apps I buy with her? I bought scrabble and notice it has updated with wifi multiplayer abilities and would like to play with her. So that's why I am interested in finding out if its possible for her to share some apps that I buy. I know with videos and music I buy off iTunes it is possible. But wasn't sure if this will work with applications as well?
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is i possible to share your apps?
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Yep you can actually. It rocks.
Each purchase allows you 5 installs, although i think i have done it more than 5 with all the jailbreaking and what not.
Each purchase allows you 5 installs, although i think i have done it more than 5 with all the jailbreaking and what not.
awesome, mind explaining on how to do it? Is it the same as with music and videos purchased from itunes? Not sure how this would work.
Use the same iTunes account and tell iTunes what apps/music/videos/podcasts/calendars/contacts/etc. to sync with which iPhone.
It only works if both of you consistently sync with the same account. It won't work for it to be a one-off.
Edit: or maybe not?
It only works if both of you consistently sync with the same account. It won't work for it to be a one-off.
Edit: or maybe not?
This is how my wife and I did it:
1) She bought the application using her Apple ID, and downloaded to her iPhone.
2) On my computer, I logged in to the App store using her login details, and redownloaded the same App for free, and transferred to my iPhone.
3) Log back in to the App store with my details. End of story.
Really? I read that it only works if you use the same account. I thought that someone else couldn't keep the apps they got with this method. Now I'm confused.
Oh well, what else is new.
