Questions tagged [apple-id]
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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Hacked on all fronts [duplicate]
I found this post, and I felt like I had written it. I'm in almost the EXACT SAME situation. I’ve tried everything I know how to do including things I didn’t know how to do that I had to learn how to ...
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Creating an Apple ID without any connection to the Apple ecosystem?
I don't have a Mac or an iOS device and I've never had either but…
I need an Apple ID to be able use a couple of dev tools for work.
I've tried using the Create Your Apple ID web interface, but it ...
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How to stop receiving spam emails from Apple?
Over the last couple of weeks, I have received several spam emails from Apple trying to get me to sign up for Apple Arcade or Apple Fitness+. It's very disheartening but not at all surprising that a ...
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Pair AirPods Pro 2 with 2 different Apple devices with 2 different Apple IDs
I've had the same problem with my AirPods 1 but somehow managed it some time.
I now got my brand new AirPods 2 (A3048) with Version 6B32 (Case 61.3.0).
I factory-reset them and successfully paired ...
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Hey there I’m sorry to bother but I need some help with my other appl iPhone ID password.the thing is the number is no longer active and I email [duplicate]
Can anyone help me change my password on my other iPhone I forgot my Apple ID password and I’m no longer using the email even the phone number is not active
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The Apple ID does not match the one associated with the order
I completed an EDU order for a new Mac this morning. The order doesn’t show in my AppleID, but I got the confirmation email from Apple to the email address provided during the order (paid with ...
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Minor account move to new computer but keep old computer account active
My son has a child/minor account on my iMac. It's a family account.
He has his own username and password and iCloud access.
We recently bough him his own MacBook.
I can not figure out how to connect/...
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Creating and managing Apple Developer Account for a company
As a freelancer, I now have to create an Apple-Developer-Account for the client's company. Because the Dev-Account is always connected to an Apple-ID, I need to create an Apple-ID with personal ...
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How to remove Apple id from iPhone 6 that has been factory reset (but the Apple id is still on there)? [duplicate]
Brother of my girlfriend got his iPhone 6 back from an acquaintance, and wants to use it since his phone croaked. Problem is that the other guy set it up with his apple ID, and we have no access to ...
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Does Apple Family sharing notify the organizer when a member leaves the unit?
When you leave family sharing on iPhone does the organizer get a notification that you have left family sharing?
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Switching/Creating New Apple ID
I have an iPhone with 64 GB of storage and for a long time it has not been enough! I recently learned about using iCloud storage to free up storage on my iPhone (is this true?). So, I wanted to some ...
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iTunes accounts and family sharing
I have an old / original email that I use for iTunes / App Store purchases. I have since setup an iCloud / Apple ID for myself and also added family members to that account.
Currently I have been ...
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Checkmark for switching Apple-ID password on icloud.com
I have a little question which hopefully some of you can answer me.
You can switch your Apple-ID password in different ways. One for example is on the device settings itself or via webbrowser on any ...
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Force ipad to ask Apple ID password when install new software
I understand it’s convenient to avoid entering a password when using app store.
For parental control purpose, how can I enforce the use of apple id password when using the app store every time?
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In the Settings/Apple ID section, I get an error message: “Trusted devices list is not available”. What would cause this?
On my iPad Air (3rd generation), when I go into Settings, then tap my name, in the Apple ID section I get an error message: “Trusted devices list is not available”. What would cause this?
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Remove old phone number from iPhone
I had a temporary number for a day after transferring to a new provider. My correct number has now been transferred to the new SIM. The settings, however, now contains both numbers.
The second number,...
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Setting up family sharing without credit card
I'm trying to create an account for my child who is 8. I've learned that family sharing is the way to go, however it requires adding a credit card to the payment method. Now I do have a credit card ...
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Support app: device cannot be selected
Wondering if anyone else encountered this issue.
I have my main M1 MBP properly linked to my Apple ID and listed under My Devices for more than a year.
It’s also available at the initial stages of ...
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"An unknown error occurred" when signing into Messages with Apple ID on an Apple Silicon Mac
I am currently unable to sign in to Messages with my Apple ID on my Mac (version numbers included at the end). The error messages that comes up is the not-so-helpful, "An unknown error as ...
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How can I change app store region without providing new payment information? [duplicate]
How can I change my country/region in iPhone settings when I don't have an address or payment information I want to share with Apple?
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iPhone SE 2016 Activation Lock [duplicate]
My friend's mother recently passed away and she gave me her Mom's old iPhone SE to wipe. I did this. However, neither of us know the Apple ID password and we were not able to turn off Find My on the ...
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How to tell if Apple Hide My Email is being used?
I use Apple Hide My Email for My Email. When I look at an email sent using the feature, the From field reads my Apple ID and not the Hide My email address that I used.
How can I tell if the email was ...
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Find My won't release my computer, asks for an Apple ID that I changed e-mail for
I have a special situation where I changed the e-mail address of my Apple ID from [email protected] to [email protected].
After a few years I now need to pass on my computer to a colleague ...
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How do I change my children's apple IDs so that they are anonymous?
I originally created apple IDs for my kids in a format like this: [email protected]
Since then, I've become more privacy conscious and would like to replace these with anonymous accounts that ...
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Upgrading to Ventura without AppleId [duplicate]
I am considering upgrading to Ventura. However, I do not have or need an AppleId.
Will the upgrade proceed relatively uneventful without an AppleId? Note, I have become aware from online technical ...
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If I change the email address associated with my Apple ID account will my friends have to make a new contact and lose our chat?
Ok so as the title suggests, I want to change the email address that is associated to my Apple ID account as it's something old and embarrassing that I don't want anymore, the issue is, I only use my ...
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Cannot install macOS, because new account never linked to macOS. Will a bootable USB work?
I have copied the title from this thread, because my case is very similar, but not quite the same with respect to one detail. Basically, I got a second-hand Mac Pro that was all set up by the previous ...
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I have an Android. But someone else has registered my number to their iMessage account. How can I stop that?
I do not have an iPhone, and I don't have an Apple ID. I have an android. When any of my friends with an Android text me, it works perfect. But when any of my friends with an iPhone text me, it sends ...
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How do I install El Capitan to an erased Mac that can’t "Reinstall OS X" [duplicate]
I have an old Mac (El Capitan) that has all the data erased, and I want to reinstall the OS, but I cant because "Reinstall OS X" doesnt work and just shows "this item is temporarily ...
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Log in to my Apple ID via Terminal
Lets assume I have some Mac machine without access to the UI - only Terminal.
Is there any possibility to log in to my Apple ID via Terminal?
I want to log in and it should be logged in after this.
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How do you determine what is prompting "Sign in to iCloud" with a previously used Apple ID
I recently setup a new MacBook (running 13.4) and created a new Apple ID to use as a separate developer account. Once setup was completed, the first thing I did after logging in to the machine with ...
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Unable to sign-in with Apple ID on Mac - other devices work fine
I have a strange problem with logging on to my Apple ID on my Mac. I have the correct password because I can log on to appleid.apple.com without a problem. My iPhone is not impacted. But I can't ...
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"This Mac can't connect to iCloud" popup
When I downloaded an app from the App Store, the message "This Mac can't connect to iCloud because of a problem with XXX" popped up, where XXX is my Apple ID. There are two buttons: "...
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Can't install App on Apple Watch
I have a new Apple watch that I want to add the All Trails app to. I have had the All Trails app on my iPhone for several years, and when I open the Watch App I can see All Trails under the list of ...
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Are there drawbacks to using a shared Apple ID as the Organizer account for Apple Family Share?
I am setting up Apple Family Share for the first time. Currently my wife and I have separate iPhones with separate Apple IDs (separate purchases and everything else), and we have two iPads for our ...
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Where does Mac store photos that show up as suggestions for AppleID profile photos (Ventura 13.3.1)?
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This is driving me nuts!
Where does Mac store photos that show up as suggestions for AppleID profile photo (photo on the top-right of the attached screenshot)?
I am running the latest macOS - ...
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Replicate and move Apple Music library to different AppleID
My wife and I started sharing the same Apple Music Library via a shared AppleID many, many years ago. This was way before family sharing. We'd like to have our own music libraries moving forward but ...
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Is it "ok" to reset iPhones for use in a user test and setup Apple ID again afterwards?
This may seem as a quite stupid question, but I'm really unsure about this.
I own two iPhones (6 and 8) which we would like to use in an App test.
As I don't want the participants to have access to ...
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Can you create a new iCloud account / Apple ID with the email address from a deleted account?
(I'm equating iCloud account and Apple ID below ... I hope that makes sense)
If I create an iCloud account / Apple ID with a given email address "[email protected]",
And then I delete that ...
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Disconnect screen time requests from messages
Some time earlier this year I started getting my child's screen time requests in the Messages app. This has become really annoying. The whole thing seems half-baked and there are several issues:
Each ...
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How does one bypass the iCloud lock on a MacBook?
I bought a MacBook Air from someone, and they didn't properly factory reset it. I am currently trying to reset it, but when going to Recovery mode via the Internet to proceed further, it requires the ...
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Is it safe to set device (MacBook, iPhone, ...) passwords same as Apple ID password?
I don't want to have a different passcode for each device (iPhone, iPad, MacBook, ...), because I would either risk to forget them or I would be pressured to make them simple passcodes. Same argument ...
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Is it possible to setup (install apps, adjust settings, etc) an MDM Mac, with an "admin" user, then change the user to a "standard" one?
I'm sorry if the language in the title is confusing. I struggled to type out what I'm trying to do in one sentence. Hopefully I can provide some context below that will help.
My company buys Mac ...
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Macbook from company but personal AppleID [closed]
We are smaller tech company and we get to choose the device type for working, be it Linux, Mac or Windows. The device is property of the company, of course, but we were told for sign-in, to use our ...
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Update Apple ID Settings recurrent warning
It's now been the 5th time I get this alert since the beginning of the week! It shows a notification badge in Settings saying that I have to :
Update Apple ID Settings
I'm connected to my usual ...
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Error Connecting to Apple ID Server Recovery Assistant
I just opened my mac after about 6-7 months and I am unable to login to my user accounts. I am not sure why my password isn't working. I can't think of any instance if I changed it. Two accounts and ...
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Resigned from a job, they are now asking me for my personal Apple ID and password to remove Activation Lock - does this make sense?
So at the start of my most recent job, when setting up my work MacBook they suggested I use my personal Apple ID and password. I went ahead and did this even though I felt uneasy (a mistake, I know). ...
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Problem with iCloud setting, pop-up warnings won't go away
Since last week, I have been having this pop-up. I entered my password numerous times but it won't go away.
I have also been getting the following warning. I open the AppleID panel and again enter my ...
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How to prevent being locked out of AppleID with stolen iPhone [closed]
The WSJ Video indicates that all that is necessary to gain access to the password keychain and lock me out is for the bad actor to:
"shoulder surf" to acquire password
acquire physical ...
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MacOS Finder File Sharing: Connect to a Mac on Network "Using an Apple ID" no longer visible
In the past, I could connect to my other Macs on my home LAN via Finder > Network > [Select Mac] > Connect As… > Using an Apple ID (assuming I'm signed in to Apple ID on these Macs, and ...
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