{"id":1397,"date":"2020-08-14T08:13:31","date_gmt":"2020-08-14T12:13:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tech2.mountdesales.net\/?p=1397"},"modified":"2020-08-14T08:13:36","modified_gmt":"2020-08-14T12:13:36","slug":"dark-ipad-apps-heres-what-to-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tech.mountdesales.net\/?p=1397","title":{"rendered":"Dark iPad Apps? Here&#8217;s what to do"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">If you have one or several iPad apps that are &#8220;dark&#8221;, still installing, and\/or giving you a message saying you need to purchase the app from the app store when you click on it, here is what to do:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-medium-font-size\">If you only have a couple of them, check to see if the app is available in the app portal. If it is, try to install it from there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-medium-font-size\">However, if you have many:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Take the iPad home. Make sure it is connected to your home network. Plug it in. 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