Can you see when you first downloaded an app

Tap on it to select it, and get direct access to your list of previously downloaded apps. Note that this tab is slightly misleading because it contains both the apps you purchased and those you downloaded for free. A better name for this tab would be Downloaded , but I digress. To free up space on your device or reinstall a previously deleted app. Follow these steps to learn how to view your app download history on iOS and Android. Table of Contents. Subscribe on YouTube!

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Skip to main content. Open main menu. There are some dates you can see in iTunes. Perhaps apps downloaded directly to the iPhone are not there?

I don't know. In the older software, there is no way of finding out exactly when an app was purchased, but in the latest software, you can go to the App Store and select Updates, then click on the top right to go to Purchased and see if the app was purchased paid or free and the date of install. The list is sorted by newest on the top.

App Store functionality has been removed entirely in iTunes And of course, this is only the purchase date, not the most recent installation date. The two may be different, of course. Just had to do this on my iPad mini 4 software version Upon further research, I am fairly sure that your purchases include free apps, too.

Apparently you are also able to view hidden purchases by going to "Account" in iTunes and going to "iTunes in the Cloud" if that still exists in the newest version of iTunes.

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