How to Hide App Purchases on iPhone and iPadHow to View Hidden App Purchases on iPhone and iPadHow to Hide App Store Purchases on MacHow to Unhide App Store Purchases on MacHow to Hide Books and Audiobooks PurchasesHow to Unhide Books and Audiobooks Purchases
How to Hide App Purchases on iPhone and iPad
After you hide an app, it will not appear in your or family member’s list of purchases. Further, the app will not be available for them to redownload. The app is now hidden. However, please know that the app is not deleted from your device or family member’s devices if they have already downloaded it.
How to View Hidden App Purchases on iPhone and iPad
You can not unhide the hidden apps from iPhone or iPad. But you can redownload the app for free whenever you like. Here is how to download hidden apps on iPhone and iPad.
How to Hide App Store Purchases on Mac
It is quite easy to hide movie, TV show, or music from appearing in Family Sharing. After you hide an item, it will not appear in the library on any device with your Apple ID or in Family Sharing. The only downside is that you can not do so using the iTunes Store app on your iOS 13 device. You need to use a Mac or PC for this. Let me show you how. The song, movie or TV show that you choose is hidden now. It won’t be available for download to you or Family Members.
How to Unhide App Store Purchases on Mac
Unhiding music, movie, and TV shows are similar to hiding it. You do not need to pay again to unhide and download the hidden item. Here is how. The item will be unhidden. From now, you will see it in your Library. Tap the download icon to save it offline on your device. (Account → Purchased or Family Purchases → Not in My Library → Download Icon)
How to Hide Books and Audiobooks Purchases
Thankfully, you do not need a Mac or PC to hide books and audiobooks. You can do it straight from your iOS or iPadOS device. Take a look. This will hide the particular book on devices that use your iTunes Store account. Do you not get the option to hide the book? Tap on Remove Download to remove the book from your device or tap Delete Everywhere to remove the book from iCloud and all your devices.
How to Unhide Books and Audiobooks Purchases
Changed your mind and wish to read the book or listen to the audiobook you hid? No problem. Here is how to unhide books and audiobooks from Family Sharing. The item you just unhid is added back to your Library. You may download it again from here. For this, tap on the book’s cover image or three dots icon and then Download. That’s it, mate! This was all about hiding and unhiding apps, music, movies, TV shows, books, and audiobooks on your iPhone and iPad. I am signing off, hoping this guide was helpful. You may also like to take a look at:
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