Keep Your Connection Secure Without a Monthly Bill. You can now navigate back to the App Store and download the iWork and iLife iOS apps for free (sadly Garage Band is not included in this offer). > Sign OutĪfter signing out, sign right back in with the same Apple ID.

Setting > iTunes & App Store > Apple ID.

On your qualifying device (iPhone 5 S, iPhone 5C, iPod touch 5th Gen, or iPad with iOS 7 that has been activated after Sept 1, 2013), go into. This is how I managed to get the freebies. If the price tag says 'free,' grab it while you can! Otherwise move on to the next step. This has been all that is required for some users. Step 1: Search the App StoreĪs I stated above, a simple search of the App Store will show the apps. Since I restored from backup, the device went through the modified setup process and no prompt for the free download was given. How It Should Have Workedĭuring the keynote, it was stated that users activating a new, qualifying device would be prompted during setup to download these 5 iLife and iWork iOS apps. Not to worry-I found the solution and it is very easy. To my surprise, the full price was listed. So, off to the App Store I went wanting to download $40 of free Apple apps. Let us know in the comments section below if it worked for you.During the keynote where the new iPhone 5 S and 5C were announced, it was also stated that iMovie, iPhoto, Pages, Numbers, and Keynote would be available as free downloads for all of the new iOS devices purchased after September 1, 2013. Update each–relaunch, and you’re all set! Step 3-Open the Mac App Store and check the “Updates” tab for your updated version of each iWork app Step 2-Launch Pages, Numbers and Keynote, and then quit each program. Step 1- Download and install the iWork 09 trial.

I now have the most recent versions of the complete iWork suite and I can now download the update on any computer I have linked to the Mac App Store with my Apple ID. I tried this last night, and it worked as advertised. However, thanks to our friends over at Redmond Pie, we now have a clever way of downloading the latest version of Numbers, Pages and Keynote for free–at least until Apple discovers and patches the exploit.

However, if you’re like me, and you have an aging (albeit fully functional, older Mac) then you need to pay full price ($20) for each of the the three iWork suites.

All new Macs come with the complete iWork suite for free.

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