iWork and iLife apps showing as free on iPhone 5 running iOS 7 GM?!

[merrickdrfc]

Anyone else noticed that all the Apple apps on the App Store (iMovie, Keynote, Pages etc.) are now free? iOS 7 GM on iPhone 5

 

[hrrslmpk]

Anyone else noticed that all the Apple apps on the App Store (iMovie, Keynote, Pages etc.) are now free? iOS 7 GM on iPhone 5

Still showing prices on mines...

 

[johnmac59]

I have IOS7 GM installed on my iPhone 5 and they are aren't free.

 

[Zebulon76]

Not for me. Did you activate your idevice after the 01.09?

 

[jahall05]

The iPhone you are using has to be activated after September 1st, 2013 for them to be free.

OP: Did you just purchase this iPhone?

 

[merrickdrfc]

Nope been running iOS 7 GM since it came out last week. iPhone is a release day 5, in the UK if that makes any difference, App Store is intermittent but working most of the time. Screenshot attached for proof

 

[Tyler23]

Nope been running iOS 7 GM since it came out last week. iPhone is a release day 5, in the UK if that makes any difference, App Store is intermittent but working most of the time. Screenshot attached for proof

Strange..not showing as free for me..You are the lucky one!

 

[docal97]

Nope been running iOS 7 GM since it came out last week. iPhone is a release day 5, in the UK if that makes any difference, App Store is intermittent but working most of the time. Screenshot attached for proof

in the US store it is still the same price(not free). There must be some difference in the time zones with regards to when Apple pushes out their updates.

 

[MyRomeo]

Still showing full price here, release day iphone 5 on GM... In uk... Intermittent availability so perhaps there going to become free soon?

 

[merrickdrfc]

Very peculiar behaviour! I've managed to download the whole iWork Suite (except Pages as already purchased), plus iPhoto and iMovie for free! But GarageBand still shows as £2.99? Very strange!

EDIT: apparently GarageBand was never a 'free' app for new users

 

[Tyler23]

Very peculiar behaviour! I've managed to download the whole iWork Suite (except Pages as already purchased), plus iPhoto and iMovie for free! But garageband still shows as £2.99! Very strange!

Very strange indeed. From what Apple said, these should not be free for us. But i'll keep checking throughout the day in case (that is, when I can actually get the App Store to work..)

 

[dannyyankou]

Only new devices with iOS 7 will get these apps for free, but you must've been lucky.

 

[Oui]

Garageband was never included in the free apps to new users.

 

[merrickdrfc]

Garageband was never included in the free apps to new users.

Thanks for this, was unaware that GarageBand wasn't to be free, updated my post accordingly

 

[WillFisher]

Nope still showing prices, iPhone 5 UK App Store.

Lucky for you!

 

[Lord Hamsa]

Garageband was never included in the free apps to new users.

apparently, some of the music loops are licensed, so they need to charge at least enough to pay royalties, et. al.

 

[lolkthxbai]

I'll say what everyone is thinking and feeling: I'm only interested in how it happened because I want it free too.

 

[Tyler23]

I'll say what everyone is thinking and feeling: I'm only interested in how it happened because I want it free too.

Same here, of course.

 

[eelw]

Do you have another iDevice to see if the apps are tied to your iTunes account or by device?

 

[merrickdrfc]

Do you have another iDevice to see if the apps are tied to your iTunes account or by device?

Not currently, waiting on the new iPad's, but on iTunes it's showing the apps as purchased as usual. Will be ordering a 5s on friday, so would be getting these apps free anyway, but very strange that it's let me download them for no charge today

 

[yanki01]

lucky dog