Install apps on one device, shows up on others - how to prevent?

Hi all - currently I have an iPhone 5, iPad Air 2 and iPad (original), all using the same Apple ID - if I use the App Store and install an app on one, it shows up on the other two (at least when the app in question is compatible with the other devices). I know this is supposed to be a 'feature', but its one that I'd like to disable. Does anyone know if its possible to do so, and if so, how?

It's a feature called automatic downloads. Disable it on all of your devices by going to Settings > iTunes & App Store and under automatic downloads, turn the green switch next to apps to off
Enable Automatic Downloads - Apple Support

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Hi can anyone please help, I can't find away of saving my Diner Town Zoo so I can transfer to my new ipad2

Do one final sync and backup of the old iPad and then restore the new iPod from that backup. Make sure that all the apps are in the iTunes library so the app data has a place to go.
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Correct, but if you have your apps and app settings set to sync with your Google Account, they should have the data with them.

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The un-compatible updates will not install on the iPod.
Make sure that you retain a copy of the version that is compatible with iOS 4.2.1 since you can only redownload the latest version version from the App store.
I would backuyp the library to an external HD by:
iTunes: Back up your iTunes library by copying to an external hard drive
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I updated to ios7 on my iphone 4 and now cant install apps and one app says waiting for 2 days now. Also it started ading apps from my wife's phone onto my phone even though we have separate apple ids.

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Click here and use the instructions to turn off the automatic downloads.
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Did you create a new Apple ID, or simply update the old one?
If you simply updated the old one, then you need to go to Settings>iTunes & App Stores, click on the Apple ID, and sign out. Then sign back in with your new ID. Also, you want to go to Settings>iCloud and scroll down to the bottom and delete the iCloud account and sign back onto it with your new Apple ID as well.
If you created a new Apple ID, then there are other considerations. Post back if that is the case.
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Remove the apps from iTunes with your device connected. You can basically deselect the apps that you don't want on each device. We have three IOS devices on one AppleID and they don't all have the same apps.

EWS Managed API - 1. BindToItems returns ErrorAccessDenied error, 2. appointments created in one mailbox show up in others

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I know there are other questions about ErrorAccessDenied but they are not exactly describing my situation and all are pretty much old and mostly not answered so forgive me for creating my own.
Also, wall of text coming so please bear with me.
We have an application that synchronizes Exchange items into our internal systems. Items created on Exchange are stored in that system and vice versa of course with a lot of business logic and rules, etc. Application uses EWS Managed API and impersonation
to access users mailboxes. Everything works fine but now we have this one customer that has a lot of strange things going on with main 2 problems mentioned in subject.
1. To ensure both sides (Exchange and our system) are in sync we have a functionality that allows users to decide that items no longer existing on Exchange should be removed also from system database. Since in our record we store id of original Exchange
item internal system simply sends us list of those ids to confirm items still exist. What application does is a BindToItems method call with BasePropertySet.IdOnly as requested property and depending on server response we notify internal system about state
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For this one customer suddenly we started to receive ErrorAccessDenied and ErrorBatchProcessingStopped error codes which is very strange because seconds earlier there were events read from PullSubscribtion, items read from server, items created on server
and bunch of other stuff going on which basically makes me sure that impersonation is working. For some reason during execution of this particular code ErrorAccesDenied is returned and it messes up whole BindToItems call.
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Hi, I have an iPod touch version 4.3.5 (ML1). Model is MC540C.
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Ingo2711, when you did this:
I logged out of my AppleID on the iPod, took it to his computer, synced it, which erased all of my apps. I installed the default apps plus one app that he bought using his account info.
You made his computer the syncing computer.
When you did this:
Connected to my Mac and iTunes and tried to sync one of the apps I bought with my account. The app shows up on one of the pages before you start the sync, but once you apply the sync, it does not transfer.
And, of cause, no restrictions set at all.
You changed syncing computers but you can only sync apps (and some other things like photos) from only your one syncing computer.

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I have an iPod touch gen 2 and it's set up on my parents computer. I want to be able to sync apps from there accounts and my account on the one device. When I do it, it asks me to authorize it on the computer. I do it and it copies the apps on to there computer. When I'm done they delete the apps from the computer. When I sync again it deletes the apps. How do I do it?

From the "iPod: Frequently Asked Questions" document found here...
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=60920
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Answer: Yes. Each iPod communicates a unique device identification number to your computer, allowing you to take advantage of automatic music transfers to your iPod even if you share a computer with another iPod user. You can choose to automatically update your entire music collection on multiple iPod players or choose to update selected playlists, allowing you to transfer custom playlists to individual iPod players.

Possible to assign apps to one device?

I have an Iphone 4S and a Ipad 2 on the same account.
Is it possible in iTunes to assign each app I have to either only my iPhone, or my iPad or both.
I am tired of seeing apps I got for my Ipad end up also on my Iphone, and vice versa.
btw, just noticed that my Ipad2 don't show on my registered list down below. It should be as I have been using it with the same account since I got it new last fall. Did I miss to do something?

Welcome to the Apple Community.
Turn off automatic downloads for apps (settings > store) and sync the apps you want on each device via iTunes.

Why are my purchases made on one device showing up as "waiting" to download on my other devices, until I plug those devices into a power supply?

Any time I make a purchase on one device, say my Mac Book, the items show as "waiting" in the downloads area of my iPad and iPhone. Once I plug those devices in to a power supply, they begin to download.
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The iPod has to be powered on, and it has to have a live wifi connection. If it is not showing up it may be powered off, the battery may have died, it may be in sleep mode (the wifi radio is off in sleep mode when running on the battery), or it may not be in range of any known wifi networks.
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