Another iPhone Question

[T16GEM]

I finally got my iPhone 3GS yesterday and I am currently setting it up for all of my music etc, but the problem I have is that when I sync it on our laptop all of his apps are syncing to my phone, I don't know how to turn this feature off so that I don't get all of his apps, as I don't want his junk!

We use the same iTunes account - don't know if that info is relevant.

Does anyone else know how to do this?

Thanks
Gema

 

[disney_princess_85]

I think you will need to set up your own iTunes account.

 

[Muscateer]

I am fairly new to the iphone world too but we had to set up different itunes accounts as hubbie and my apps have nothing in common. Possibly an easier way but haven't heard of one yet.

 

[T16GEM]

I think you will need to set up your own iTunes account.

I am fairly new to the iphone world too but we had to set up different itunes accounts as hubbie and my apps have nothing in common. Possibly an easier way but haven't heard of one yet.

Thanks for your quick answers, I thought that may have been the case. I will set him up now then as I doubt that he wil want my Holywood Gossip apps either!

 

[Disneymad]

I have a mac so not sure if iTunes if different in the PC version but I just have the 1 iTune account for myself and the other half's iTouch, you don't need different profiles.

When you plug in your phone/touch it pops up in the menu bar on the left. If you click on your phone icon it pops up in the main window about some general info plus a bar with your hard drive allocations to music, apps, movies, free space etc.

Along the top and within this main window there are some 'Tabs' - one of them is the Applications tab. If you click on this tab it shows all the applications you have downloaded into your iTunes - they each have little tick boxes next to them and all will be ticked by default.

Un-tick the apps you don't want and then hit the Sync button at the bottom.

Then plug in your other halfs iphone and go to the tab button again. All the applications will again be back to being ticked by default so repeat the process, un-tick the ones he doesn't want and Sync.

In future it will now remember each profile and will only sync the apps that are ticked. If you download any new apps in future they will automatically be ticked for both phones so if you don't want it you have to go back in to the tab again to take it off. It doesn't re-tick them if there's only an update though.

I also do this for chunky apps that I don't want to have stored full time on my phone like Lonely Planet or the Ikea Catalogue. They're sitting in my iTunes full time but only go on my phone when I need them.

I *think* that's all you need to do however I caveat this with the fact I'm going from memory and I don't have the best memory If it doesn't work, shout, and I'll check it out when I'm back home tonight.

 

[T16GEM]

I have a mac so not sure if iTunes if different in the PC version but I just have the 1 iTune account for myself and the other half's iTouch, you don't need different profiles.

When you plug in your phone/touch it pops up in the menu bar on the left. If you click on your phone icon it pops up in the main window about some general info plus a bar with your hard drive allocations to music, apps, movies, free space etc.

Along the top and within this main window there are some 'Tabs' - one of them is the Applications tab. If you click on this tab it shows all the applications you have downloaded into your iTunes - they each have little tick boxes next to them and all will be ticked by default.

Un-tick the apps you don't want and then hit the Sync button at the bottom.

Then plug in your other halfs iphone and go to the tab button again. All the applications will again be back to being ticked by default so repeat the process, un-tick the ones he doesn't want and Sync.

In future it will now remember each profile and will only sync the apps that are ticked. If you download any new apps in future they will automatically be ticked for both phones so if you don't want it you have to go back in to the tab again to take it off. It doesn't re-tick them if there's only an update though.

I also do this for chunky apps that I don't want to have stored full time on my phone like Lonely Planet or the Ikea Catalogue. They're sitting in my iTunes full time but only go on my phone when I need them.

I *think* that's all you need to do however I caveat this with the fact I'm going from memory and I don't have the best memory If it doesn't work, shout, and I'll check it out when I'm back home tonight.

Oh thank you! I will try that in a minute then! I would rather not have two itunes accounts as it's easier to keep track with one!

 

[T16GEM]

Worked a treat - thanks Disneymad!

 

[Disneymad]

Hurrah \o/

Glad it worked

 

[Muscateer]

If only I had known that a few weeks ago.

 

[natalielongstaff]

me and the two kids both share the one itunes account

 

[T16GEM]

If only I had known that a few weeks ago.

I'm going to book myself onto a handson workshop at our local Apple Store, they show you how to do everything on the iPhone, I expect that there will be lots of things that we never knew it could do!!

I am planning on becoming a fully fledged member of the Geek Squad with this one!

 

[jns]

I'm going to book myself onto a handson workshop at our local Apple Store, they show you how to do everything on the iPhone, I expect that there will be lots of things that we never knew it could do!!

I am planning on becoming a fully fledged member of the Geek Squad with this one!

can you share after you do this plaeas

 

[natalielongstaff]

can you share after you do this plaeas

yes please do

 

[T16GEM]

Will do!!