Hello Shane. Yes, you did it right, but please know that the reason this
worked for you is because you hadn't updated the apps from the iTunes on
your PC. If you had done that, then what you did wouldn't have worked.
Now, to answer your other questions. First off, there is no way to get
rid of the number of apps which need to be updated. This is why it's
important to not use update all when you have an app which you don't
want to update. There is no way to hide this from iTunes. So, if there
are apps to update from either iTunes or the iPhone, you will have to do
it manually. Now, to answer the folder question. Your iTunes creates
several folders within its structure. One such folder is called iTunes
Media. Inside this folder are several other folders like Tones, Music,
Books, and yes, Mobile Applications. So, this is what I was talking
about in my message about this folder. What I recommend you do is create
a second Mobile Applications folder and put the apps you want to keep
for non updates in there. This way if you ever accidentally update
something which you don't mean to, or which isn't accessible, you can
copy the older app from your backup folder back into the regular Mobile
Applications folder and then add it again to iTunes. Again, this is for
those times when you update all apps from iTunes on the PC. If you
continue to do what you did by updating from your phone and see that
something isn't accessible, then remove it from your phone and then sync
again from iTunes and it will be fine. I just like having that extra
backup because I use iTunes to update my apps a lot when syncing my phone.
Hope all this makes sense.
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On 12/11/2012 11:20 PM, Shane Clark wrote:
Hi Raul and All,
I was able to put the older version of the Dish app back on my 4S. What I did
was, delete the new version of the app on my phone, then plugged it in to the
pc, and it automatically started cyncing the phone to the computer I guess
because the checkbox is selected to do this, is this right? I then found my
phone in the sources box, cynced apps, then tabbed over and found a list of
apps, and selected the Dish app. Then if I remember correct, I saw how many
apps were on the phone, and then tabbed over to apply. Its now on there, but in
the App Store its Still showing that I have one app to be updated, which is the
Dish app, which I'm obviously not going to update. So Is There anyway to make
that update go away from the app store? If not, I guess its not a big deal.
Also, I'm not exactly sure what you mean Raul when you talk about a mobile
applications folder. What is that, and would it be created on the phone or pc?
Finally, with the way I just said I put the older version back on the phone,
did I do it right? And what is the difference between the add button and apply
button in iTunes when cyncing?
Thanks.
Sent from my iPhone
On Dec 11, 2012, at 7:19 PM, "Raul A. Gallegos" <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi, what I do is the following to restore an older app.
First the setup. This has to be done before you can restore an older app.
1. Create a folder called Mobile Applications.old in the same location as my
iTunes library. This way, both Mobile Applications and Mobile Applications.old
are in the same iTunes Media folder.
2. Copy the most important apps to it. This is in case you upgrade one which
isn't working. For example I keep the Chase Mobile, Pandora, and GV Connect
apps in here just to name a few. Then when a new update comes out I can roll
back if necessary in case the newer ones aren't accessible.
Restoring the older app.
1. Find the newer app which broke accessibility from the apps section in iTunes.
2. Delete it. iTunes will ask you if you also want to send the app to the
recycle bin. Say yes. Meaning, you don't want to keep it.
3. Close iTunes.
4. Open both Mobile Applications and Mobile Applications.old folders.
5. Copy the older app from Mobile Applications.old to the regular Mobile
Applications folder.
6. Close the Mobile Applications.old folder since you are done with it.
7. In the Mobile Applications folder, arrow to the older app you just copied
and press Enter. This will open iTunes and add the older app back into the
library.
8. Sync your phone and make sure that the older app is selected in the apps to
be synced.
A few notes to keep in mind.
1. If you are using older apps because you don't want to upgrade them, be very
careful when checking for new apps from either iTunes or from your phone that
you don't do update all. Otherwise you will have to do this all over again.
2. If you don't have an established Mobile Applications.old folder, but you
have older apps you want to roll back to, they are going to be found in the
recycle bin, provided you haven't emptied it. So, to get them back, open the RB
and arrow to the app you want and choose restore. It will restore to the Mobile
Applications folder. You can then remove the newer one from iTunes as described
above and then simply press enter on the restored one to add it back into
iTunes. Then make sure to copy this older app over to the Mobile
Applications.old folder so you don't have to dig it out of the RB again.
I hope these instructions help.
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On 12/8/2012 2:41 PM, Grant Hardy wrote:
If you sync your apps with iTunes on your PC or MAC, you may be able
to roll back provided you still have the older .ipa file or can
restore it. It may, for example, be accessible through Windows'
previous versions feature. The workaround involves deleting the newer
app from your iPhone and iTunes library, adding the older .ipa file
back to your library, then doing a sync. In Windows, the apps should
be stored wherever your iTunes library is stored, in a folder called
Mobile Applications.
Grant
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