An acquaintance of mine bought a used iPhone. The previous owner was a friend. They installed some apps that the new owner wanted, but used a previous owner’s iTunes account for convenience.
Now he has a new Macbook and wants to connect the iPhone to the iTunes running on it.
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However, iTunes refuses to do so before getting authorization for 10 applications registered using a former friend’s account. Here’s what the dialog looks like (in German, sorry):
the friend is no longer a friend, so there is no way to get the password for the authorization. iTunes won’t tell me what the 10 applications are.
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I have no problems with removing the 10 applications and reinstalling, but I’m scared that they contain important data (like his Whatsapp, which is full of contacts and chats).
Is there a way to determine which 10 applications are linked to the previous owner’s account?
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You can log into iTunes on a computer and log into its account. From there you can review all previous purchases (also includes free apps) made with that account. Find apps that are on the device, but not in its account. Those will be the apps from the previous owner. |
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