If you legitimately purchased the games, you should be able to log your new phone into the Apple ID you used to buy them, then download them again from the App Store.

At least that's how it worked for me when I upgraded from a 16 GB 5s to a 64 GB SE several months ago.

Sorry Marek2000, you're out of luck. iCloud backups do not include the data that would be downloaded, only the placeholder. So if you don't have the .IPA file, the one you downloaded with iTunes for your account, then you can't recover.

Yes. It's a shame.

I'm sure if they could refund us, they would. Hell, I'm sure if they could just put the ipa's up on a site in light of them being pulled from the store, they would. The truth is, Apple of course takes 33% of every purchase, so it's not like all the purchase money went through to a single Paypal account. Second, Apple themselves didn't refund us when they were pulled. If you want y $0.02 worth, as far as handling discontinued apps is concerned, both Apple and Google suck at handling them. I say Google too because a text to speech engine I paid money for was discontinued and pulled from the store, never got a refund, and fortunately was able to get the app back thanks to an old phone backup on my hard drive that had the apk in it. I couldn't do that on an iphone because the IPA files have drm. And even if I got it to work on my device, it wouldn't on anyone elses. So that's the situation as it stands, unfortunately the games left without a trace as far as Apple is concerned.

Hi,
But why didn't saved neveew ipa file don't know.
I am having ip 4s where is latest 9.3.5. for those games.
I received from one colleague and was able to put the ipa file there witouth logging with my applied.
Ok if somebody is the love, and can upload the ipa file I should try maximum will not work.
When I was in the UK, I could visit them, but didn't expected, that backup will not include the application and will download them from the store. For me looks like that is not full backup or I am havin differend meaning, what is full backup.

ok, but for example in the Android if not in the store you are still eligible install it.
I think, that should run 23 bit application on 64 bit system, but apple don't want to do it.
Now what I am trying to get to the applications, which I bought, but don't have the ipa files. As I wrote, I expected that from restoring it will restore everything, but for example some mail, which were there as well weren't restored and for me this is not full backup.
Did try somebody contact them as well?
I am having IP 4s with latest 9.3.5 and will have only for those type of applications. From now I am downloading each ipa separately that I should have it.

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Can't agree because I did backup on iTunes. It will not backup the applications, because when restoring all applications are having status waiting or installing and start changing status, only when I am connected on the net.
Means that I am having the backup of the ios 10.3.2 with papasangre and the levels which I did, but when restoring will not restore the game, because is not in the store.
I am having only the ipa file from 2014 but this is not working on 9.3.5. respective when sighted person select level nothing happening no sound.

I actually don't blame Apple for wanting to move Forward. Yes it's uncomfortable and annoying, but really, I completely understand Apple's desire to get on with it and not end up like Microsoft, harbouring old cruft and whinging users unwilling to move on. If we're completely honest, they could just as easily make money from selling apps nobody will want or can't use, on obsolete platforms. But Apple don't do that because their reputation is first and foremost about user experience. Soon, all their hardware will be 64-bit. And developers have had the longest time to transition. 32-bit is just dead wood at this point.

What we really need, I think, is DRM elimination and the ability to run old software. If you could keep some old hardware with an older version of iOS on it, and use it to play all the games you legitimately purchased, I could probably forgive what is otherwise a pretty merciless and self-serving move on Apple's part. I just don't think it's right to take peoples' money away from them, and then blame developers for not being active enough in their store for the losses incurred by users. That really is shitty.

@Marek2000: your phone's content can be synced from iTunes. If, when you back up, you also transfer purchases, then you will end up with the data you need for restoration (it searches your iTunes Library based on your settings when you restore). So Transfer Purchases and then back up. If iCloud backup is off, then transfer purchases is done automatically; otherwise it isn't and you have to do it manually. Sorry to bring bad news. It's somewhat ironic, given the topic, that iCloud is not there for you to restore your purchase. In the case of Somethin Else it appears to be that they let their contract expire with Apple's store. If the apps were merely pulled, you could still get them from your Purchases tab with a compatible OS.

Hi,
I am having backup of the ios 10.3.2 for my 5s, but when recovering the applications aren't savet and are downloading through the net. And here is a big problem. It can't download anything, what is not awaylable.
Don't know, why only older ipa was saved and not newer version.
And through my purchases, is not a true, because you don't see it in your purchase, because they aren't in the store anymore.
Don't want discuss about what is good or not, but you must understand the flustration, that I bought something and I am not able to get to it, and in this case is, why I created the topis if somebody is having newer ipa than from 2014.
Please let me only know, if having or not respective if you can reupload there and we will see. Don't please put anything more to this topic.
Big thanks.

Absolutely. Unfortunately it doesn't matter much now if he's gonna upgrade to ios11, but if something like this were to happen again, you just backup everything, plain and simple. That's why a terabyte or 2terabyte hard drive is always available to you and, when you think about it, is not that much an investment. Surely spending a little over a hundred on a hard drive if you can is more worth it than spending hours trying to find things that you didn't have backed up in the first place.

Ok, but what now? Interesting, that sometimes the applications are in ituens now having IOS 10.3.2 resp. 3.
I wrote to somethinelse to 3 differend mails and we will see.
But if smoebody hat the ipa and should share it because the ipa when I tried put older another app to the 4S didn't asked me for appleid in this case I think, that shoudl work.
Or give me another solution, but which will help. Any other discussion is not now helping me.

Guys, I'm on the IOS 11 beta, and I am still using my 32 bit apps. Here's what I think though. I don't know to much about the law, but isn't it kind of illegal for you not to get your money back when an app is pulled? You can't really use it anymore, so it's just a waste of money. Don't you reserve the right to file a lawsuit against Apple if they don't give your money back, or is there more to that then just saying, "Hey, give me my money back!"