Issue with deleting duplicate apps on iPad

If I delete one it deletes them both




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Original Title: Duplicate apps

iPad, iPadOS 18

Posted on Sep 4, 2025 05:22 PM

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Sep 4, 2025 06:24 PM in response to Spaceanimal

Might you have had some mixing of Apple Accounts in your history? An app is associated with exactly one Apple Account. If this applies to you, thoroughly cleanse your iPad (and other Apple devices) as follows:

What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support


Then “move in” using only objects associated with your own Apple Account.

Issue with deleting duplicate apps on iPad

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