Did you know that you can share iPhone apps with up to five other users (under the same Fairplay DRM license as music and video)? With some apps, like GPS navigation, costing $80 or more, this could save you quite a bit, but even the cheaper apps add up quick. Here's how you can let your family member, friend or significant other legally use the apps that you've already bought, in four easy steps.
Step 1: Authorize Computer
Log the other person out of their iTunes Music Store (iTMS) account and log in using your account.
Step 2: Re-Download
In iTunes, go to the app store and click the Buy App button for an application that you've already purchased. iTunes knows that you already paid for this and just lets you re-download it without charging again. The app will then begin to download.
Step 3: Switch iTMS Users
Once the download is complete, it shows in the Applications section of iTunes. You can now log out of your iTunes Store account and log the other user back in.
Step 4: Sync & Play
Plug the other users iPhone in now and sync. Once synced, it shows on the other iPhone, ready to be used.
Ideally, you and your friend would do this on each others computers, on a reglar basis, to ensure that you both have the benefit of the other's purchases.
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You can also share apps without ever connecting to a computer like this:
- Launch the App Store, on your iPhone.
- Log out of your iTunes account.
- Log in as the other user.
- "Purchase" an app that the other user has already bought.
You will be told that you have already purchased the item and asked if you still want to download.
Labels: app, iPhone, itms, iTunes, share, sync
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