Apple ID is Apple's user identification system intended to be a single sign on for users of Apple services, hardware and software.
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How do I move all my apps, and my Apple ID to another iPod that has already been used?
Ok, so my iPod Touch (its the 4th generation) is totally destroyed; a cracked screen and the screen is messed up, so I cant see anything. And my mom sad I can have hers, and she has a 4th generation ...
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Please help imessage
I pay all our Internet bills and iPhone bills (3)/ just so you know when I ask this q I am not trying to get use off someone else's account.
We have a Mac, a Mac mini and MacBook
When I recvd my ...
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Why does my iPhone keep prompting me for my Apple ID?
For approximately the last week or so, my iPhone 4S seems to have developed a behavior whereby it keeps prompting me for my Apple ID password on roughly 50% of the occassions when I turn it on, and ...
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Problem updating apps after iOS 6 update
"Your account is not valid for use in the Indian store. You must switch to US store before purchasing." I am getting the above error while updating apps (I have recently installed iOS 6). My Apple ID ...
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Changing email addresses on my @me.com and @icloud.com
When I was married I started both my @me.com and @icloud.com accounts. The accounts are my first name and last (previously married) name run together. Now that I am divorced I don't want that as my ...
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Transferring an iTunes library between Apple IDs, users AND computers?
Okay.
So I finally got my own MacBook Pro after a few years of sharing my mother's Mac. I have my own Apple ID and everything. The thing is... I spent hours, if not Days uploading music onto her ...
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How do I set it up so when my child uses iMessage I can see the messages?
My daughter has an iPod and I have an iPad. We both have separate Apple IDs. How can I see her text message history on my iPad along with my own message history? If I change the Apple ID on my iPad ...
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Can someone else sign into my iTunes account to download my purchased apps?
I buy many apps and I'd like to let my little cousin use my account to download games I've purchased.
Obviously Apple won't encourage accounts holders to share their accounts with relatives but ...
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Wrong Apple ID for iCloud?
My initial Apple ID was associated with a now defunct email address. I just updated my AppleID to a real email. I have managed to update it successfully with everything except iCloud on my phone. The ...
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How to activate new iPad without disclosing credit card number?
I bought my mother an iPad 2 as a gift for her birthday, hoping that it would enable my toddler son to do Facetime with his grandmother.
I tried to walk her through the activation process (over ...
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How to stop AppleIDAuthAgent flooding the console log with messages about expired apple id
After upgrading to Mountain Lion I have noticed this message being flooded into my system console:
AppleIDAuthAgent[179]: SERVER Removing certificate for Apple ID "...@???.??" dsID="XXXXX" because it ...
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Transfer iOS app data to a different account
I have an iPad 2 currently using my AppleID. I want to reset it
(almost) completely and change it to my girlfriend's Apple ID.
The thing is: there are 2 or 3 apps whose data we really don't want to
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Is iCloud email address different from me.com address?
I have a me.com address that works on my iPad and on my Mac.
However, I am trying to set up iCloud to sync all of my devices on my Mac using the instructions found here, ...
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What do I do if appleid can't send me email?
If I go to the Apple ID support site and try to change my security questions, or password, it tells me that it is sending email to the registered email address. This is a working address that gets ...
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Apple ID/ Password Problems
Every time my family and I try to download an app, the AppStore pops up saying my Apple ID or password is incorrect. So the first time I reset the password. It happened again and I did reset it a ...
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Purchases and updates after changing AppleID & Primary Email Address
I want to switch my AppleID from using my ISP email addrress to my gmail address.
If I change both my AppleID and Primary Email Address as directed, (I understand I'll need to log out and log back in ...
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What is the difference between a iTunes ID and an Apple ID?
I have an Apple ID, do I also need an iTunes ID to purchase music?
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Small-Business iPhone Deployment
I have a friend who has managed to successfully lobby his employer to switch the company-issued "feature phones" to iPhones. He has been peppering me with questions on how to set these phones up with ...
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Have any organizations moved their work Apple ID to two-step authentication?
We are writing the policy of a small company to create 100 Apple ID for their employees. Half will work primarily on iPads and the other half on Macs. We have decided to try to use two-step ...
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Purchase from random account showing up in Mac App Store?
There's an app in my Mac App Store update list called "Mahjong Deluxe Free". I have never downloaded this app, let alone play mahjong (is that normal?).
Upon trying to clear it from the list by ...
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I cannot get past an “unknown problem” error when trying to login to discussions.apple.com
I have noticed that when I try to post to any forum threads on https://discussions.apple.com it fails.
I type my Apple ID details at the login page.
Then I am prompted to reconfirm the details for ...
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Apple ID replaced with someone else's after iOS 6 upgrade (Security breach)
I just updated my iPad retina (3rd generation) with iOS 6 and now my Apple ID has been replaced with someone else's ID.
And its not jailbroken either. How did someone manage to do that? This is a ...
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Unable to link Apple ID with User Account in Lion 10.7.3
I'm desperately trying to link my user account with my Apple ID. After entering my ID and password a yellow warning sign appears in System Preferences beside the Set Apple ID button and the console ...
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How can I get started with FaceTime on a Macbook Pro?
I just bought a Retina Macbook pro about a week ago and I have been trying to use facetime. When I go to select a contact, it dials them but stays in the connection position. It just doesn't seem to ...
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Can't enable Apple Two Step Authentication
I see from all of the various blogs and news sites that Apple finally has two step authentication with their Apple ID. That's great -- especially with the latest security hole where you can now reset ...
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Something funky with the Apple IDs?
My dad and I share one iTunes account thingy, but we have separate Apple IDs. Something funky happened when I synced my phone I guess, because when I try to update/install apps it shows his Apple ID ...
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How can I change iTunes country of region when having some credit in my account?
I move in to Canada and I want to change my country of region, but when I try to change it ( by click on my account in the iTunes Store and going to my Account Page) it showed me this error:
"You have ...
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How to retrieve data from my old Apple ID?
I want to retrieve data from my old Apple ID. I have signed in my iPhone with my old Apple ID, but iTunes displays an error:
"We cannot complete your iTunes store request. An unknown error ...
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Add different iCloud email to existing AppleID
Lets say an AppleID is created with the iCloud email address somebdy@icloud.com (misspelled).
Is there any way to correct the iCloud email to somebody@icloud.com? Creating a new AppleID would lose ...
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facetime with same apple id and on different devices
I will be setting up one apple id to use for all the apps for all my three kids on their three ipads, will they be able to facetime each other using the same apple ids? Or do I have to create ...
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Keeping my birthday private
I was required to give my birthday when creating an Apple ID. How do I now keep this information private? I see it has appeared on my Google calendar and I am hoping it does not appear on my contacts' ...
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Country changed and purchases are no longer visible
I changed country no on purpose. On the day of creating account I had Russian store because there was no Kyrgyzstan country and my Kyrgyzstan cart was accepted for russian store. Because Kyrgystan in ...
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Managing to change my Apple ID to another country [duplicate]
I need to change the country of Apple ID from UK to US, but I previously purchased some apps with my UK-based account, do I need to re-purchase them after migration? Will I still be updating my apps ...
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How to change a users name on a Shared Photostream?
Shared Photostreams are a fantastic way to keep in touch with family and relatives. Comments on Shared Photostreams make them even better as this allows discussion about the action in the picture. ...
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Apple ID has been disable , how to enable and reset password?
I'm struggling on how to enable Apple ID and reset password. I open itune and try to sign in and it pops up this message:
Whne i click Reset, it leads to a website where i put my apple id (email ...
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How can you reset security questions on an Apple ID when you have the password, but the security email is incorrect?
There's a bit of a story, but the nub of the issue is we have forgotten the answers to the security questions on an Apple ID used for purchasing apps and music and can't reset the answers / questions ...
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Apple and PC's authorization
I want to authorize a computer on my Apple ID, does it have to be a mac?
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How can I change the country of an iTunes account?
When I first set up my iTunes account, I didn't have a credit card, so I set it up as a US account, as this was the only way I could create one without a card (and thus use my iPod Touch).
The ...
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Previous Owner's Apple ID Stills tied to App Store after Clean Install
I've purchased a 2009 iMac, bought Mountain Lion from the App Store and performed a Clean Install, but when I open up the App Store, I still see messages to update apps that the previous owner had ...
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Apple ID working for iPhone but not for iPad
I have an Apple ID and password that has been working fine with my iPhone. I have been able to buy music and download apps with no problems. I bought an iPad and configured it with the same email. I ...
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I have an Apple ID but it is not associated to App Store. I have tried to associate it, but it wont let me without a credit card. How to proceed?
I have got guidance on how to create a new Apple ID that wont use a credit card, but could not find a way to associate my existing Apple ID (with my main email) to App Store without inserting a credit ...
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ITunes store not always remembering my password
I upgraded my iPad and since then the iTunes store does not always acknowledge my password. I have had to reset it 2 times. Now I have got an iPhone and the app store isn't accepting my password. It ...
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Does Apple allocate a different app id for an app when submitting multiple builds for different geos?
If I submit one build for the US and a different build for the rest of the world, will Apple give me 2 separate app ids? I.e. if everything is the same (app name, etc.) except for the actual game ...
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Bought a movie on Apple TV 2. Can't play on computer
My Apple TV 2 is configured to use my single iTunes account. When I use my Macbook Pro to login into that account in iTunes, I can't play a move I bought (and can play) on the Apple TV. I get this ...
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Do I need to set up individual Apple IDs for all my kids' iPads?
I will be giving my three children three iPads as their christmas presents. I am now currently using my iPhone 4 with my only one Apple ID for the App Store.
My question is if I set up their iPads ...
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can we share music/apps in one house, under different IDs?
Me: iPhone + iPad + iMac +Macbook
Girl1: iPhone + ipad
Girl2: iPhone + ipad
Girl3: iPhone + ipad
the girls have a PC in their toyroom that they currently use but then don't often sync there as it's a ...
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Can many iPads have a “master” Apple ID and a second, “personal” Apple ID?
Our school district has many iPads. We are wondering if a "master" Apple ID can be set up for configuing purposes (creating a standard starting point with certain apps for all devices) and if the ...
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Can i create my own back up iCloud account other than the one my ex boyfriend set my iphone up with?
When I first got my iPhone, my boyfriend set it up with his iTunes and iCloud account because I didn't have one of my own. We recently broke up, and he then changed the password for his Apple ID and ...
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How can I reset the answers of the security questions of my Apple ID?
I forgot the answers of the security questions. Not that I seriously need to do it now, but there might be a problem if I need to answer those in future.
I still remember my password.
How can I ...
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iCloud sync issues
I'm trying to trouble-shoot my syncing problem; I have my Apple ID for my iPhone 5 and iMac desktop, and my wife has her Apple ID for her iPad 2 and iPhone 4. Is this setup preventing all of our ...
