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unable to purchase This item is for an app that was purchased by

I'm trying an in app purchase but it says, "unable to purchase This item is for an app that was purchased by a different Apple ID. To buy this item with this Apple ID, you must first purchase the app."

Posted on Aug 9, 2023 8:31 AM

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Posted on Aug 9, 2023 8:52 AM

Am i brain dead or something can u explain it simpler way

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Aug 10, 2023 10:06 AM in response to white148

white148 wrote:

Wait.. what ? I don’t understand what u r trying to say


Apps can be purchased by different Apple IDs.


Your app here was purchased by a different Apple ID. You can either use the same original Apple ID used for the purchase of this app, or can delete the app from your device and repurchase and re-download it from the Apple ID you want to use and can then purchase this add-in.


You’re (intentionally or otherwise) mixing Apple ID purchases of apps, and which usually gets messy around updates. This is also why acquiring an iPhone from another person without resetting it gets messy, too.

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