Apple MC544LL/A Deleting Apps, Writing Reviews, Delete an App Store app, Replace a deleted app

Deleting Apps

You can delete apps you install from the App Store. If you delete an app, data associated with the app is no longer available to iPod touch, unless you reinstall the app and restore its data from a backup.

You can reinstall an app and restore its data as long as you backed up iPod touch with iTunes on your computer. (If you try to delete an app that hasn’t been backed up to your computer, an alert appears.) To retrieve the app data, you must restore iPod touch from a backup containing the data. See “Restoring from a Backup” on page 208.

Delete an App Store app:

1Touch and hold any app icon on the Home screen, until the icons start to jiggle.

2Tap in the corner of the app you want to delete.

3Tap Delete, then press the Home button.

When you delete an app, its data is no longer accessible through the iPod touch user interface, but it isn’t erased from iPod touch. For information about erasing all content and settings, see “Erase All Content and Settings” on page 165.

You can redownload any app that you’ve purchased from the App Store, free of charge.

Replace a deleted app:

ÂÂ On iPod touch: Purchase the app again (you won’t be charged).

ÂÂ In iTunes: Connect iPod touch to your computer, select iPod touch in the Devices list, click Apps and select the checkbox next to the app, then click Apply.

Writing Reviews

You can write and submit your own app reviews directly on iPod touch.

Write a review:

1Tap Ratings near the bottom of the Info screen.

2On the Reviews screen, tap “Write a Review.”

3Select the number of stars (1–5) for your rating of the app, and enter your nickname, a title for the review, and optional review comments. If you’ve written reviews before, the nickname field is already filled in. Otherwise, you’re asked to create a reviewer nickname.

4Tap Send.

You must be signed in to your Apple account and have downloaded the item in order to submit reviews.

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