Download app only on one device

When using my iPhone, I often download apps to try out. Later, when I unlock my iPad, all of the apps I downloaded to test on my iPhone are suddenly on my tablet! This is annoying, but thankfully you can fix it with a quick setting. Here's how to stop apps you purchased on one device from downloading automatically on your other devices.

If you've ever asked "How do I stop my iPad and iPhone from syncing apps? Luckily, you can do so easily in the App Store's settings. Make sure you repeat these steps for each Apple device you have that you don't want to sync apps for. To learn more about the best ways to use your Apple devices, check out our Tip of the Day newsletter. Improve this question. D A Vincent 1 1 gold badge 9 9 silver badges 28 28 bronze badges.

DeAnn DeAnn 71 1 1 gold badge 1 1 silver badge 2 2 bronze badges. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Improve this answer. So if it's an issue for you, here are your options: Make sure they have the iTunes feature to auto download new purchases set to off won't change the purchased list or app store indication of purchase Use iTunes to remove the app from the purchased list won't stop auto downloads, nor ownership indication on the app page itself Use a different Apple ID resolves all the above issues.

Community Bot 1. Adam Davis Adam Davis 8, 12 12 gold badges 55 55 silver badges 85 85 bronze badges. You can set this up easily. I think OP wanted the opposite behaviour. The Overflow Blog. For Windows phones, tap More , then tap Download.

You can also tap and hold any of the files you selected in Step 1, then tap Download. To find the files you downloaded, in the Downloads pane that appears when your download starts, select Open downloads folder.

For Windows phones, find and open the folder on your device where you want the downloads, and then tap Save. Note: For the app, if you select multiple files, they will download together as a single zipped folder. All files will download to the app downloads folder a sub-folder within the Downloads folder on your computer. For Windows phones, if you select multiple files, they will download individually. Mobile and Mac. Download files from OneDrive to your device.

Find your downloaded photos or videos in your device's Camera Roll folder. Need more help? You can install your paid apps on as many of your devices as you like, so long as they are connected to the Google account used to purchase the apps.

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