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App Store asking for other Apple ID when updating apps
My friend's mate reset his phone to prove him wrong about a situation and ever since then when he tries to update his apps it asks for his mom's iCloud password yet it says at the bottom of the App ...
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No input field for Apple ID Verification Code
I have an older iPad Mini and when I try and use a game iOS Game Center asks for my password, which I enter, and is accepted. Then it asks to type in the Apple ID Verification Code, although there is ...
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How do I disable iMessage for a contact who no longer has an iPhone
A friend had an iPhone and when I added her contact I set it her number as "iPhone". She's recently got an Android device but my iPhone keeps trying to iMessage her, needless to say she's not ...
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Your iPhone could not be activated because the activation server is temporarily unavailable
My iPhone 5 that has been running iOS 7 since beta 1 suddenly wants to be activated. When locked, it shows me my wallpaper. After sliding to unlock, it asks for my passcode. When I enter it, it takes ...
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Can I activate an iPhone without an Apple ID?
I've been issued an iPhone and I can't seem to use it without an Apple ID.
Can I activate my phone without creating an Apple ID in the process?
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How do you add more than one phone number on iMessage?
My sisters and I all have iPhones under the same account. I also have an iPad under the same account. I am trying to get the iMessage on my iPad compatible with my phone number, not email address.
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Deleting iTunes App Store purchases from my account
So... Over the period of 2 years owning my beloved iPhone 3GS, I have found many useful apps that I use very frequently. However, in the process of finding these apps, I have also downloaded much, ...
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Does iOS simulator in Xcode allow AppleID sign in?
I am interested in using iCloud for Windows for syncing bookmarks between Windows browsers (as a replacement for Xmarks, which is shutting down). I installed iCloud for Windows and used my AppleID to ...
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How to update XCode with a different userid?
So i have been given a macbook by my employer which was used by previous developer for iOS development. Now Appstore is asking me to update XCode to new version and when I am trying to update , it ...
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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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Using the same Apple ID on private and business iPhone
I have a private and now a company iPhone. I like to have two phones to seperate business and private.
I need to install an app from the Apple Store on my business iPhone, so I need an Apple ID on ...
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Question on Apple ID for iPad bought as gift
I ordered the new iPad for my husband and used my Apple ID & password. How can he change to his ID when the iPad gets here? He will want to set up his own since we do not share the same taste in ...
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Cannot create Apple ID either from iOS of website - An unknown error has occurred
I'm trying to create an Apple ID from a used iPhone 5 that I have purchased but it's failing.
After failing on the iPhone I tried to create one from the website but I'm always getting an "An unknown ...
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How can I make in-app purchases with a different Apple ID than the app was purchased with?
I have three children with three iPods and recently gave them all their own Apple ID accounts so that their iTunes money would be separate. However, now they cannot buy apps to add on to their games ...
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How can I trouble shoot "Your message could not be sent. #### is not registered with iMessage"?
I used to be able to send txt messages from my computer through the native messages app on iOS. I recently updated and now I'm not able to send txt from my computer.
When I updated my OS, it ...
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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 make the App Store remember my password?
It seems that my iPod Touch (iOS 5.0.1) will keep asking for my AppleID password every time I try to install an application from App Store. It is really driving me insane.
I would be happy to add the ...
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What is the latest iOS version for iPhone 4?
I want to download the latest iOS version for offline restore for my iPhone 4. I want to know what is the latest iOS version and how can I download it?
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Why does my iMessage say I'm sending from my email instead of my phone number?
I have an iPhone 4. I just updated my phone to the most recent iOS (7.03). My iMessage won't let me send from my phone number, and people are receiving my messages from my email. The phone number is ...
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iOS App Store keeps asking for password for free items
Has the option to just download free apps from the App Store without password been removed?
I tried signing in through the Settings app, the App Store no longer lets me use Touch ID for free items.
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Can I change Apple IDs?
I originally used my Apple ID with my daughter's iPod and now iPhone so that her purchases would be linked to my credit card. I now know that wasn't necessary.
I'd like to know how to change this so ...
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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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How do I return a lost de-activated phone to the owner?
I found an iPhone 5s in the back of a taxi and kept it with the hope of returning it to the owner (this happened to me). By the time I woke up the next morning the owner had obviously deactivated the ...
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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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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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Can apps identify me after I reinstall an app, such as by my Apple ID?
I'm trying to make this app "forget" me and not be able to identify me when I install it again. I'm on my iPad Air 2 with iOS 10.1.1.
I read on another question that they cannot see your unique ...
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Somebody used my Apple ID on a new iPod touch
One of my friends got this error on his iPhone (this is the translation of message in English) :
Your Apple ID and telephone number are in use in iMessage on a new iPod touch.
There is no iPod ...
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What does the "Transfer Using Quick Start" do?
Apple offers several methods to transfer settings from an old phone to a new one. A particularly promising sounding one is the "Quick Start" approach, which begins promisingly enough with some cool ...
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Does iOS app developer have access to my iCloud billing info?
I see this data in my iCloud purchase history. There are my credit card number, my first and last name, my address, and iPhone's name.
Which of this are accessible to the developer of the app?
Is 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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I receive a "could not sign in" error after upgrade to iOS 11.0
I receive a "could not sign in" error after upgrade to iOS 11.0 Now I can't access my iPhone. What should I do?
Since I have the same problem described above, I am going to describe the steps which I ...
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How do I download an app to an iPad that asks for another user's password?
Probably going to sound wordy to explain but I've got an issue where my Apple ID is signed into my iPad but when I try to download an app it requests my ex girlfriends password for her Apple ID. When ...
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iPhone 4s asking for old Apple ID but nowhere to type code
My phone was disabled so I connected it with iTunes. We unlocked it and now it is requesting the old Apple ID. I don't know the old one but my brother made a password reset, and now it gave us a code ...
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Configuring iPad's to not require passwords routinely
I have a small commercial building with about 6 iPads that were set up by a marginally competent vendor. They periodically require passcodes and Apple ID passwords and this has become a serious ...
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Getting prompted for verification code but where do I put it in?
I am using an old iPad -- it's an iPad 2 model MC990LL/A
-- running iOS 9.3.5
I noticed when I go to settings --> iCloud and tap the top part where my name and ID is, I get this:
Account Details ...
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Cant share iCloud storage with family
I am a family admin
I purchased a 200GB plan which allows for sharing
I sent the share notification to family members
I received the invitation as a push notification on the family member device
When ...
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Activation lock when I'm the only owner that my iPhone ever had, asking for my AppleID
iPhone 5C, iOS 9. Was bought in the Apple Store and activated by me with my Apple ID a few years ago.
Today, on 10:00 pm, when I was riding a subway train, connected to its free wi-fi, black screen ...
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Can a child's device be controlled by multiple family members?
Surprisingly, not all children live solely with one guardian. Is there any way that a child's device can be controlled by more than one adult?
The situation: My ex-wife and I have 50/50 custody of ...
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How to know under which account/Apple ID an app was purchased?
I uninstalled/removed apps I used to purchase using a family member's Apple ID; then I re-purchased apps using my own Apple ID.
Is there a way for me to check whether the apps are now under my Apple ...
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How to use Family Sharing on iPhone 4 and other devices?
I have multiple devices on 1 apple ID (an iPhone 6, iPhone 5s, iPod Touch 5, iPhone 4) and would like the devices to have separate apple IDs. The iPhone 6 and iPhone 5s have separate apple IDs and the ...
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Correct an Apple ID Child account birthday to a teen account?
Apple has different age restrictions in different regions, but most of them trigger on/off based on the age of 13.
If the birthday of a child account is entered incorrectly identifying the account as ...
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How can I sign up for a non-free iCloud account (having exceeded the 3 free ones)
I have an iPad that has exceeded the 3 free iCloud accounts but I'd like to sign it up for iCloud (and I'd be willing to pay), but how do I do it.
When I get the prompt that says I have exceeded the ...
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iPhone repeatedly asks me to sign in with old family Apple ID
The message shown comes up on my screen almost every time I use my phone. The Apple ID shown isn’t mine, but my father's. I am signed in with my own Apple ID everywhere on my iPhone, so I don’t know ...
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Apple App Store Currency
I am buying the new iPad in US. I am going to be sending this to India for my mom. Now, what do I have to do to ensure that if and she purchases Apps from the App Store, the currency is in the local ...
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App sharing in iOS 5
I have shared my App Store account with my family member not to purchase the same app twice. It has been simple so far. Just enter the same Apple ID in two devices.
Now we have iOS 5 and iCloud. Is ...
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Switching from shared Apple ID to Family Sharing - will we lose app data?
I've been sharing my Apple ID (I'll call it A) details with my wife for many years, in order to share app purchases.
We'd now like to switch to Family Sharing. My Apple ID A would be the "family ...
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Apple's 2FA and the notion of "trusted device" and "trusted browser"
I’m going to try to split off and expand some more readily “answerable” questions that were initially part of a different SE post (Apple's new 2FA requirement for developer Apple IDs) that was put ...
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Why can't I log in to Messages using my preferred Apple ID
After updating to iOS 7 I discovered that the Messages app on my iPad was reset to use my iCloud AppleID. My iPhone, which was updated at the same time, retained my preferred AppleID which is tied to ...
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I tried to enroll my company to Apple Enterprise program, but get message "Cannot enroll in Apple Developer program"
I don't know whether to post this on Stack Overflow or on Ask Different. But please try to help. I know this has been asked on this forum, but none of the answers helps my case.
Here's the situation. ...
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Locked out of iPhone. Don't want to restore
After 6 months of not going on my phone, I have forgotten my (complex (I feel like an idiot)) password. Is there any way that I could save the files on it to a computer or talk to Apple or my service ...
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