{"id":240332,"date":"2021-05-01T16:00:10","date_gmt":"2021-05-01T13:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/what-does-adopting-apps-mean-on-a-mac\/"},"modified":"2021-05-01T16:00:10","modified_gmt":"2021-05-01T13:00:10","slug":"what-does-adopting-apps-mean-on-a-mac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-does-adopting-apps-mean-on-a-mac\/","title":{"rendered":"#What Does \u201cAdopting Apps\u201d Mean on a Mac?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a29798481e4c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a29798481e4c\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-does-adopting-apps-mean-on-a-mac\/#Why_Do_I_Need_to_%E2%80%9CAdopt%E2%80%9D_or_%E2%80%9CAccept%E2%80%9D_Apps\" >Why Do I Need to \u201cAdopt\u201d or \u201cAccept\u201d Apps?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-does-adopting-apps-mean-on-a-mac\/#How_to_Adopt_Apps_in_the_Mac_App_Store\" >How to Adopt Apps in the Mac App Store<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#What Does \u201cAdopting <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>s\u201d Mean on a Mac?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage alignnone size-full wp-image-702649\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ios_app_store_hero_2.jpg?width=1200&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Apple App Store Icon on a Blue Background\" width=\"650\" height=\"300\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>After buying a new Mac and launching the App Store, you might see a message that asks you to adopt a handful of apps. We\u2019ll explain what that means and how to do it.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Do_I_Need_to_%E2%80%9CAdopt%E2%80%9D_or_%E2%80%9CAccept%E2%80%9D_Apps\"><\/span>Why Do I Need to \u201cAdopt\u201d or \u201cAccept\u201d Apps?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When you buy a new Mac, the computer ships with several bundled applications such as Pages, iMovie, and Garageband, that don\u2019t normally come with a default macOS installation. You can use these apps without adopting them, but to receive updates to them in the future, you\u2019ll need to link them to an Apple ID.<\/p>\n<p>So that\u2019s what adopting an app means: Linking bundled apps to an Apple ID so that you can take ownership of those apps and receive future updates.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Adopt_Apps_in_the_Mac_App_Store\"><\/span>How to Adopt Apps in the Mac App Store<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>First, open the App Store app on your Mac and sign in with your Apple ID if necessary. Next, click your Apple ID icon in the lower-left corner of the App Store Window.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-720259\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/click_apple_id.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"In the Mac App Store, click your Apple ID icon in the lower-left corner.\" width=\"650\" height=\"259\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>On your Account screen, you\u2019ll see a list of Mac apps that you\u2019ve purchased in the past. If there are apps to adopt, they\u2019ll be listed in a special section near the top, labeled \u201cYou Have X Apps to Adopt,\u201d where \u201cX\u201d is the number of apps waiting for adoption. Click the \u201cAccept\u201d button.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-720260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/mac_app_store_click_accept.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Click &quot;Accept&quot; to adopt apps to your Apple ID account.\" width=\"650\" height=\"235\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Next, enter your Apple account ID and password, and then click \u201cAccept.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-720261\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/mac_sign_in_accept_apps.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Enter your Apple ID and click &quot;Accept.&quot;\" width=\"650\" height=\"288\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>After that, your Apps will be adopted by your Apple ID account. Congratulations, you\u2019re now the proud guardian of several new apps! After this, Apple won\u2019t ask you again, and there\u2019s nothing else to do. Just use the apps as you normally would\u2014and hope that they don\u2019t ask you for your car keys.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to See All the Apps You&#8217;ve Purchased From the Mac App Store<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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