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Needed - a way to only sync iPad and Universal apps
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That's going to be a pain. I've got more many more apps than will fit on the 11 screens that Apple limits you to.
I was actually wondering about this very thing earlier today. I figured they had to give you the option to just sync iPad specific apps only.
I can't believe they didn't offer that option. Seems like an obvious mistake.
I can't believe they didn't offer that option. Seems like an obvious mistake.
Well that's basically what I did, but note that there's no 'check/uncheck all' option that I can see, either, so you're still clicking through all of them.
(Posted from my iPad, btw, woo!!!)
Bad assumption I think. I have 1399 apps in my itunes. I keep a few hundred on my iphone. I only want ipad apps on my ipad with only a few that are iphone only. It took me almost 2 hours to go through all of them and manually uncheck all the ones I didn't want.
What made it worse is that I had already downloaded about 50 ipad apps in itunes. The only way to know which ones were for the ipad in the app check/uncheck sync list was to manually go to the main app list where it shows you which are ipad native and write all the names of the ipad apps down. I was then able to find them in the app check/uncheck sync list.
Ideally I would like an option for ipads to only automatically sync new ipad apps. The apps i download for my iphone 95% of the time I will only want them on the iphone.
This is the first release of itunes for ipad so I am sure they will improve this over time... I sure hope so anyway.
What made it worse is that I had already downloaded about 50 ipad apps in itunes. The only way to know which ones were for the ipad in the app check/uncheck sync list was to manually go to the main app list where it shows you which are ipad native and write all the names of the ipad apps down. I was then able to find them in the app check/uncheck sync list.
Ideally I would like an option for ipads to only automatically sync new ipad apps. The apps i download for my iphone 95% of the time I will only want them on the iphone.
This is the first release of itunes for ipad so I am sure they will improve this over time... I sure hope so anyway.
I just deleted all my iPhone apps after it synced them and haven't had a problem. I do have to say though the iPhone apps look absolutely horrible on the iPad I deletednthem all because I consider them unusable.
I didn't mind the initial sync. I actually wanted the apps I had on my phone t be on my ipad native or not. When I first plugged it in it asked if I wanted to restore from my iPhones backup. Anyone try this?
There is an uncheck all option. I think if you click a checkbox while holding either ctrl or shift... one of those worked. Then I just added the apps I wanted. Hope this helps.
I was actually glad this works the way it does and not forced to loose graphics. I also like the ability to zoom if I desire too.
JoelMarcey
macrumors 6502
Thank you!
It is command and clicking on the checkbox, but thank you so much for this tip. I was going crazy having to click them all to deselect. 🙄
It is command and clicking on the checkbox, but thank you so much for this tip. I was going crazy having to click them all to deselect. 🙄
r0k
macrumors 68040
I don't want all my iPod touch apps on my iPad. Wouldn't that turn it into a giant iPod touch? I want different apps on it. Some overlap but mostly different apps. Apple really hasn't thought this through very well. After connecting my iPad to my Mac and picking transfer purchases in iTunes, i wound up with 700meg of apps all run together. I would rather have folders organized by device. One with all my iPod touch stuff and one with all my iPad stuff and i don't mind one bit if there is some duplication.