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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Do I need to repurchase apps if I moved countries?
I recently moved countries and had to update my billing address in iTunes (change of full address and credit card info). This went fine, no problems whatsoever. It also meant that I had to change App ...
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How do I unlock my iTunes account when my old e-mail is unavailable?
When I originally set up my iTunes account, I used an email address from my prior employer. I later moved my account to a personal rather than corporate email address and I have since changed jobs. ...
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How can I change a defunct Apple ID email address?
I never changed my student email account to which all app purchases have been made. I just upgraded to iOS 5, and it requires to authenticate the iCloud, by verifying an email sent to the now defunct ...
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Does buying a new mac also get you Lion on your Apple ID?
When you buy a new mac, the iLife apps are redeemed with App Store validation codes which means you can upgrade/install iLife 11 on your other macs. (Assuming you have fewer than the current store ...
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How many Apple IDs should one household have?
To date my wife and I share one Apple ID for all Apple purchases and devices. We currently own a first and third generation iPod, iPhone 4, and will own an iPad 2 in the morning. Thus far having the ...
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Unable to change Apple ID on my iPhone
I changed the e-mail address linked to my Apple ID. Now when I try to update apps or purchase them on my iPhone 4, the old address pops up asking me for the password. I cannot seem to get it to change ...
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2 Apple IDs on one device?
This is probably a stupid question but can you have multiple Apple ID's on the same iOS device?
My Girlfriend and I have both got an iPad and an iPod Classic and may well be getting iPhones at some ...
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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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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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Are there any gotchas with using two Apple IDs for one user in the App Store?
To date I have had an Apple ID tied to my personal email address. It uses my personal paypal account for the purchases, and currently it has a credit balance thanks to some Christmas iTunes gift ...
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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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One Apple ID or Two?
Can someone please help me out? I currently own an iPhone and an iPad and my son has a iPod touch 4th Generation. iCloud works well between them, but my wife is looking to get an iPhone as well. If ...
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Why does iTunes ask me to verify an email account that's already verified?
I recently changed my email address that I use as my apple ID to log in to itunes. So I got an email to verify it by clicking on a link, which I did.
And it seems to have worked, sort of: on my ...
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Why are past purchases no longer showing after I change country of my Apple ID?
Recently I’ve changed the country in my Apple ID account. While everything else's fine there's an issue with my purchases. All Apps that were purchased before the change don't appear in Purchased ...
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Are there disadvantages to using different Apple IDs for iCloud and Store purchases?
Apple provides instructions for configuring one Apple ID for iCloud and a different Apple ID for Store purchases. But this is clearly not the "recommended" approach.
Is there a reason to avoid doing ...
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How many devices can be associated with an Apple ID for Find my iPhone?
We're in a process right now to register 100+ company-issued iPhones. Right now the process of creating an Apple ID for each iPhone to be used for Find my iPhone is very time consuming, so my manager ...
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Move apps from one Apple ID to another
I have two Apple IDs and would like to close one and move the apps from one to the other. Is this possible and how?
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merging two Apple ID accounts/emails
I had an ATT iphone and have changed to the Verizon iphone today. I wanted to sync my apps and google mail/contacts and was told that I had to connect with itunes and it would update.
I opened itunes ...
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How to use an existing Apple ID to download free apps from App Store without using Credit Card?
I have an Apple ID which I had registered years back (when I had bought my Ipod Shuffle). I wanted to use the same Apple ID to download apps on my newly purchased MBP - but whenever I try to login ...
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Bought a new MacBook Pro, how do I transfer the OS X Lion license to my Apple account?
I would like to install Lion on a different MacBook Pro in my house, but I can't download/install OS X Lion as it hasn't been linked to my Apple ID. Any suggestions?
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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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Does the AppleTV support multiple Apple ID accounts?
I'm considering buying the new AppleTV, but I'm wondering if it works in the way that I want it to work. What I would like is that my wife can take pictures on her iPhone and have them sync via iCloud ...
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Can I have different Apple IDs on my iPhone 4S?
iCloud has an Apple ID:
Settings > iCloud
Messages has an Apple ID:
Settings > Message > Receive At
Store has an Apple ID:
Setting > Store
Do these all have to be the same ID? ...
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Is it a bad idea to have a shared Apple ID for purchases that also is used for iCloud?
There is lots of advice that suggests using a shared Apple ID for purchasing things (so that all devices using that Apple ID for purchasing can access those purchases) and to then use a separate Apple ...
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Restoring past purchases from different country
I recently moved countries, and have purchases associated on my iTunes account.
Once I moved countries, I changed the country on my Apple ID to my new country.
However, after using a store card on ...
