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iPhone 5 Release Date And iOS 5 Later, But Automatic Downloads Now Live!

iPhone 5 Release Date And iOS 5 Later, But Automatic Downloads Now Live!

As spotted last week on iTunes, “Automatic Downloads” for apps on iOS devices has gone live. And although a bit unstable at the time, it’s working great for the most part.

Also live now on the AppStore is a “purchased” tab that lets you go through apps that you’ve bought on your account, or more specifically apps no longer on your phone.

“Automatic Downloads” works just the way you’ve heard / expect. Once enabled on your devices, when you purchases something on your Mac, it’ll automatically download it on your iOS device as well. You can choose whether you want this to be for just music or apps, or both, and whether you want to allow it to automatically download over 3G or not.

I gave it a quick shot and it instantly started downloading (putting aside the fact the AppStore is a bit slow right now, it’s getting hammered).

As for the purchased tab, simply open up the AppStore and tap on the updates tab and it’ll be right on top. You can even search in between all the apps. A fun highlight is you can even download apps that have been pulled from the AppStore, like the original Tweetie (too bad it doesn’t work anymore. mega sadface). It’s worth noting the iPad has had something similar for a while now (the price on the app will be replaced with a “install” badge if you own the app), but now it’s finally on iPhone.

This feature is just one of the MANY MANY interesting new features Steve Jobs presented at this week’s WWDC 2011 keynote! Have you tried it yet?

[Thanks: http://theappera.com]

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