Will purchased apps from iPhone be transferrable to a replacement phone?

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There is an iTunes component to the App Store, so I’m sure that if you backup your iPhone there will be a possibility of saving/transferring the apps you’ve purchased to a new iPhone, but the bottom line is no one really knows because the new iPhone software isn’t out yet.

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