iOS / iTunes asking for passwords (iCloud Related?)

[Jony Mac]

I moved my MobileMe account over to iCloud a long time ago. Lately I've noticed some weird things, and I'm wondering if its iCloud related.

For example, every time I open iTunes on my Mac, I'm prompted one or two times to enter my Apple ID to check for downloads.

If I purchase a App on my iPad, rather than automatically pushing to my iPhone I am prompted with a password dialog box on my iPhone. I must enter my password before that App downloads. The same thing happens if I buy an App on my iPhone I have to enter the password on my iPad before the app downloads.

Has anyone else ran into this issue? Its kind of annoying.

 

[Jony Mac]

Update: I tried turning off automatic downloads on all three devices as well as signing out of the app store/ itunes and back in.
This did not resolve it.

Anyone have any other ideas?

 

[Cmp1032]

Wish I could help, but I can't. I am also having the same issues.

 

[charlesdayton]

There is a long thread about this issue on Apple Support Communities it happens on both Windows and Mac. I was experiencing the issue but update 5.3.3 solved it for me.

A temporary fix is to logout of the itunes store and it will not ask for a password until you log back again.

 

[Jony Mac]

There is a long thread about this issue on Apple Support Communities it happens on both Windows and Mac. I was experiencing the issue but update 5.3.3 solved it for me.

A temporary fix is to logout of the itunes store and it will not ask for a password until you log back again.

But if I download an app on my iPad using automatic downloads on my iOS devices the iPhone still prompts for a password instead of automatically downloading it. Will this fix it?

 

[charlesdayton]

But if I download an app on my iPad using automatic downloads on my iOS devices the iPhone still prompts for a password instead of automatically downloading it. Will this fix it?

The iPhone/iPad will always ask for password when downloading apps. It is a security measure. The password stays stored for about 5 minutes, in that time frame you can download apps without entering it again.

This happens even with automatic app download as the iPhone does not has a save password option.

 

[Jony Mac]

This never happened to me before, it just pushed to all my devices, that is what is weird.

 

[iRooney]

It hasn't been asking for my password on my iOS devices, but my MacBook pops up every few minutes and asks for the password. I have a theory. I think Apple may have started popping up the password prompt more frequently to stop people from trying to download 11,000 apps back to back trying to win the gift card.

 

[PatrickHenryPDX]

This never happened to me before, it just pushed to all my devices, that is what is weird.

I am fairly sure this is a settings issue, but I don't know the answer. I have an iPad and an iPhone, both of which sync to a Mac Mini. If I buy a new app using iTunes on the Mac, it silently loads (is pushed, as you say) on the iPad too, whereas the iPhone prompts me for a password.