Just giving the world a heads up. If you recently updated your iphone and found a ton of apps missing, they can be recovered through the app store:
Lost apps with iphone update iOS5
I updated my iphone and about had a fit noticing that a TON of my apps were missing! After spending time on the phone with Verizon (and being redirected to several disconnected numbers), I was told to call Apple.
Meanwhile I was looking through my phone and found the solution. Thanks to the new iCloud my apps were not gone!!!
I did see a few problems with this
- Each app has to be downloaded individually
- There is no way to permanently remove selected apps (some were installed merely to get points/credits for other games).
- The downloaded apps have to be reorganized! (Grrrrr.)
Anyways the steps are as follows:
- Go to the App Store
- Go to Updates
- On the Updates page, go to “Purchased”
- Click “Not On This iPhone” on the upper right
- Simple click the little clouds on the right side of the apps you want to reinstall
*You will not be charged again for apps that have already been purchased!