iPod touch question about buying apps and multiple ipods

[madmartigan]

when i download and buy apps and games for my ipod touch, will i be able to download them again if i buy a newer ipod touch in the future?

how does the whole downloading paid apps work, can my friends or family download paid apps from my itunes to their ipods?

just trying to figure out how it all works.

 

[Brewerpaul]

Yes, once you have paid for an app, you own it. If you try to "buy" it again using the same iTunes account, it will tell you that you already have purchased it and you can download it again for free.
I THINK a limited number of friends/family can also load it from your library, but I haven't tried it yet (but I'll be watching for responses here, 'cause my wife wants some of my apps )

 

[tucker61]

My wife has some of my applications on her iPod touch. Same library is sync'd to both iPods. Never been charged twice.

 

[sandman42]

Apple is fairly generous here, in my opinion: Any application you purchase will run on any device (iPhone/iPod Touch) that's synced with any computer that's authorized on your account. You can authorize up to 5 computers on your account, and each computer can sync an unlimited number of devices.

That is to say that you could buy an application once, load it into the iTunes libraries of up to 5 authorized computers, and it will run on every (capable) device synced with any one of those computers.

 

[simplymuzik3]

Yeah, Im pretty sure its unlimited. I get it on 3 devices each time, and sometimes I give it to other people too, and I've never had any problems before.

 

[mavis]

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Apple is fairly generous here, in my opinion: Any application you purchase will run on any device (iPhone/iPod Touch) that's synced with any computer that's authorized on your account. You can authorize up to 5 computers on your account, and each computer can sync an unlimited number of devices.

That is to say that you could buy an application once, load it into the iTunes libraries of up to 5 authorized computers, and it will run on every (capable) device synced with any one of those computers.

Agreed, it IS surprisingly generous.

 

[cmichaelb]

I have two iPod touches and have never had a probably loading the same app on both.

 

[GUILTIE]

Yeah, Im pretty sure its unlimited. I get it on 3 devices each time, and sometimes I give it to other people too, and I've never had any problems before.

The only problem is that you can't download any updates unless you login to the iTunes account that you bought the app from

 

[scotty96LSC]

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I THINK a limited number of friends/family can also load it from your library, but I haven't tried it yet (but I'll be watching for responses here, 'cause my wife wants some of my apps )

Yes, my son and I share many apps.