More and more often I meet people (two cases in the last month) who use an iPhone or iPad, but do not know the details of the Apple ID account (e-mail + password) associated with the device.
They do not realize that they are depriving themselves of all those delights that the iPhone gives us and for which they actually paid a lot of money.
If you are one of them, read this article to the end! Today I will explain how to replace someone else's Apple ID on an iPhone with your own, and at the end I'll open one small one, but very useful secret.
Let's find out why this happens. From my experience, there is usually one reason, and it comes down to laziness or reluctance to deal with the creation of an Apple ID. So it turns out that when buying a gadget, people allow some left uncle from the store to enter their Apple ID and password when registering the device for the first time.
Usually in such cases the password is not given to the new owner... As a result, you are left with a device on which you cannot install new applications from the AppStore and update existing ones.
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So let's fix the situation and customize the device for ourselves. This requires three simple steps. Here they are!
STEP 1: Register a new Apple ID
I keep repeating that Apple ID is strategically important when setting up a new iPhone. I wrote about this in, so I will not focus on this here.
STEP 2: Enter Apple ID details for iCloud services
There are at least two places in the iPhone Settings where you need to enter your Apple ID information (see the picture above). The first of these places is located here: Settings\u003e iCloud.
If you went along this path and saw someone else's account, then it's time to call the former owner of the device, or the person who entered this data. You need to find out the password.
WITHOUT A CORRECT PASSWORD YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO LOG OUT THIS ACCOUNT! After you are notified of it, you need to scroll the screen to the very bottom and click on the button " Go out».
If the iCloud field turns out to be empty, feel free to enter your Apple ID data and confirm by clicking the button “ To come in". It may take up to a minute to check the data.
What do we end up with? Now you have access to iCloud cloud storage (5GB) and its services. iCloud gives you the ability to store in the cloud (on Apple servers), and also sync Contacts, Notes, Calendars and other information between all your devices. It is very comfortable.
You also have access to the "Find iPhone" function. Be sure to activate it, because this is the strategic component of which I spoke.
If you suddenly lose or have your iPhone stolen, using Find iPhone you can remotely lock the device, erase all data on it, or find it on the world map.
STEP 3: Entering Apple ID details for iTunes Store and App Store
The second place where we need to enter the Apple ID information is here: Settings\u003e iTunes Store, App Store... Everything here is similar to the second step, but you don't need any passwords.
We click on the account name and from the menu that appears, select “ Go out". Then we enter the details of our Apple ID account in the appropriate fields and confirm by clicking the button " To come in».
What do we end up with? We've specified in Phone Settings which Apple ID account to use when making purchases from the iTunes Store and App Store apps. All your purchases (both paid and free) will be linked to your Apple ID.
And if you paid money for an application (music, programs, etc.), then you deleted it, and now you want to download it again - no one will charge you again... You only pay once!
Remember what I just said, because it is on the basis of this that the previously promised secret is based. I explain below ...
SECRET!!! If you replace your Apple ID with someone else's as described in STEP 3, then you can INSTALL ALL PAYMENT APPLICATIONS that were purchased and linked to this (someone else's) Apple ID ABSOLUTELY FREE OF CHARGE.
That is, we take the Apple ID of a friend (acquaintance) who has already managed to buy applications, enter it in the settings of our phone in Settings\u003e iTunes Store, App Store... After that, go to the AppStore and download for free all those applications for which your friend has already paid.
After that, you can register your Apple ID again, while the applications that you just installed will remain on the device and continue to work. The only caveat is that you won't be able to update these apps (but it's not that scary).
On the basis of this SECRET, the so-called GENERAL ACCOUNTS flourish on the Internet. Their essence boils down to the fact that for a relatively small fee you are provided with account data with a fairly extensive base of purchased applications. I will write more about them in a separate article.
How to replace Apple ID without data loss on iPhone
In the comments to this article, the girl Svetlana asks: “ My husband and I have one Apple ID for two. The same ID on our tablet and computer. We want to change the ID only on the husband's phone (he has an IPhone 4, I have 5), and leave all other devices under the same account. How to do this, tell me, please!". Everything is quite simple, and now we will analyze this issue on the shelves.
As far as I understand, Svetlana and her husband are interested in so that all information (contacts, calendars, etc.) on the husband's phone is NOT lost, and synchronization in iCloud is now done under a different account.
In this situation, you need to create a new Apple ID and enter the data in Settings\u003e iCloud.
This is quite easy to do.
If you've registered a new iCloud account, you can easily change it to another on your iPhone.
To do this, you need to sign out of your current iCloud account on your smartphone, and then enter the details of the new one. Additionally, if you have more than one Apple ID, you can use different accounts to access iCloud and iTunes from the App Store.
The essence of iCloud is to make Apple devices as easy to use as possible - so much so that you never want to switch iOS to something else.
And, indeed, we have almost no friends and comrades in our editorial office who happily switched to Android. But the opposite is quite common.
iCloud stores everything: your photos, Apple Pay data, and more in the cloud. You can connect to it from any of your devices. This way, all your data is preserved even when you change smartphones or tablets.
Yes, before you sign out of your iCloud account, make sure you have all the copies you need. Take special care of passwords.
Where can I find logins and passwords? To see them, you need to go through the following path: Settings → Accounts and Passwords → Passwords for programs and sites.
An example of storing our website data on an iPhone:
How do I sign out of my current iCloud account?
Open "Settings", then click on your name at the top:
Scroll to the bottom and click exit.
That's it, your iPhone is pristine, ready to accept a new iCloud account.
Now you need to enter your new Apple ID (email and password). You can create a new account directly from your phone.
Then go to "Settings" → click "Login" → Enter data. Everything is extremely simple.
In addition to iCloud, iOS has iTunes and App Store. Typically, your iCloud account is linked to stores. But you can easily use two different accounts for iTunes / App Store and iCloud.
To do this, you need to: enter "Settings" → click on your name → find the iTunes & App Store contribution → log out of your current account → enter the required data.
Thus, the App Store with iTunes and your iCloud will work on different accounts.
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The desire to delete an Apple account is most often driven by the desire to free up the email address to register a new one Apple ID... Users need to remember the following: to "unpin" a mailbox, it is not at all necessary to erase the account quite - it's enough just to change the account settings by entering in the field “ Email" another address. This is much easier to do than to achieve complete removal. Apple ID.
How do I free my email address to register a new Apple ID?
There are two ways to adjust your iPhone account settings. In the first case, you will need to go to the official website of Apple, in the second - use the media combine iTunes.
Change settings through the Apple website
Let's clarify right away: you can "unpin" an email address through the Apple website only if you offer another mailbox instead, to which you have access. Change parameters if necessary Apple ID through the official website of the "apple" company, you first need to log in to this portal - specify your e-mail address and password.
Step 1... Use the search engine - type in the query “ Apple ID».
Step 2... Among the options given by the search engine, find this - " Managing your Apple ID account information". Follow this link.
Step 3... On the next page, scroll down to the information block “ Changing your account information". In the block, select the section " Apple ID email».
Step 4... In the instruction that opens, find the link “ Apple ID Account Page"And click on it.
Step 7... Answer two security questions. They are among the ones you selected when you created your account.
If you do not remember what answers you gave during registration, click on the link "Reset security questions". You will be able to select other security questions and answer them again, however, for this you will have to enter the password from Apple ID.
Step 8. After you answer the questions, the service will require a code.
An email with a code is sent to a new email address. It looks like this:
Enter the code and click " Continue».
After that, the data of the Apple account will be adjusted, and a notification about the changes will be sent to the "detached" mailbox.
If the user does not have access to the new mailbox, he will not be able to find out the code to enter necessarily... Previously, it was possible to enter non-existent mail, but recently Apple has introduced protective measures aimed at reducing the number of "fake" accounts.
In iTunes preferences
The way to change your account through iTunes, very similar to the previous one - and also requires work mail... Unpinning a mailbox from Apple ID through the media combine it happens like this:
Step 1... Discover Aityuns and click on the " Account».
Step 2... Select " To come in».
You will have to enter a password from Apple ID again.
Step 6... On the home page of the site, select the country where you live. Our choice is Russia.
The described methods of freeing the mail address are unpopular among users and it is obvious why: if a person already has available mail, to which a new one can be registered Apple ID, why should he empty the box that is busy?
How do I remove an Apple ID through support?
At the moment, the only way completely to delete an Apple account is to contact Apple Giant's support team. When contacting, you will have to compose a letter in English.This is the catch: the main reason why domestic users shy away from communicating with Apple employees is poor knowledge of foreign languages.
In fact, everything is easier than it seems - thanks to this instruction, you can send a letter to Apple without even knowing the basics of English. Proceed like this:
Step 1... Follow the link to the Apple Support page.
Step 2... Fill in the form - it is necessary to write only in English.
All fields can be left blank. Only those with the mark “ Required" - namely:
« Topic Area" - topic of the letter. There is a drop-down menu - you need to select one of the options presented. The most suitable option is “ How-To & Troubleshooting Articles» (« How do I fix the problem?»).
« Subject"- heading. Enter the following text here: “ I want to delete my Apple ID"(Without quotes). It is recommended to make the title as laconic and consistent with the topic of the appeal as possible.
« Comments"- the main text of the letter. This field should describe the reasons why you refuse to continue using Apple ID.
If you are not well versed in English to write a letter yourself, write an appeal in Russian and use a free translator Google Translate.An automatic translator, of course, will translate the text crookedly, but Apple employees will be able to catch the main idea.
You can also rewrite text from a ready-made template in the field like this:
In addition to the above, you should also fill in the field “ Email Address". It is not obligatory for filling, however, it is directly related to the subject of our appeal.
Step 3... When filling in the fields, click on “ Submit Suggestion».
This will send a ticket to Apple Support. It remains to wait - up to 15 days an email will be sent to your email with a link to confirm the deletion Apple ID... You will need to follow this link - then you will get rid of the identifier forever.
How to change an account on an iPhone without a computer?
Step 1... IN " Settings"Find the section" iTunes Store, App Store"And go to it.
Step 2... You will see a field in which the current one will be written in blue Apple ID - click on it.
Step 3... A menu will appear in front of you - select the option " Go out».
If you click on the "View Apple ID" button, you will have access to a link that leads to a page where you can change the email address of an existing account.
As you can see, changing your iPhone account is incomparably easier than deleting Apple ID absolutely.
How do I delete an iCloud account?
Erase account iCloud - a matter of minutes. The computer is not useful - you only need the gadget itself:
Step 1... On the menu " Settings"Find the section" iCloud"And go to it.
Step 2... Once in the section " iCloud", Scroll down to the end - you will find the item" Delete your account". Click on it.
Step 3... Confirm your intention to delete your account - in the window that appears, click " Delete».
Step 4... The iPhone will ask what you want to do with your contacts and browser data Safari - that is, with objects that are associated with the "cloud" iCloud... There are two options: leave on iPhone or erase from him - you choose.
Step 5... Enter your account password iCloud - this is necessary to deactivate the " Find iPhone».
Then click " Turn off". You can read your account on this iCloud remote.
Before deleting your account iCloud, you should ask what data will "go away" with it. You will lose photos from your photo stream, achievements in games, application documents iWork, notes that have been saved to the cloud. Contacts, messages, music will remain in place - you can not worry about them.
Conclusion
The only way to remove Apple ID is to contact the support service of the company. The user will have to wait: it takes Apple employees up to 2 weeks to approve the deletion. If the iPhone owner needs to release the email address for registering another account, it is better for him to change the data of the current Apple ID - you can do this through the official Apple website.
When you've just purchased a second iPhone 7 or Apple ID with a high risk of leakage, it's advised to change your iCloud account. To change another iCloud account on iPhone, you must first know the method for deleting iCoud account. And then you should know other information associated with the iCloud account, such as email, password, username, settings, and more.
What should be the best methods to change iCloud account on iPhone, iPad or other devices? To make full use of your iOS device, you can find a complete guide to change your iCloud account.
Part 1: How to Delete iCloud Account on iPhone
Solution 1: remove iCloud account with password
Regardless of the reason why you need to change account on iPhone, you must first know how to delete iCloud account. If you still remember your iCloud account password or not, you can find a solution to delete the original iCloud account for another.
Step 1: Go to Settings\u003e iCloud, scroll down to find “Remove Account” or “Sign Out”.
Step 2: Click the "Delete" button to delete the iCloud account on iPhone.
Once you delete your iCloud account, you can change your iCloud account using the new one in Settings\u003e iCloud. When you save the original iCloud data, you have to decide if you want to merge the information.
Solution 2: remove iCloud account without password
When you get a used iPhone with an unknown iCloud account, it must be disappointing. As for this case, you won't be able to directly change the iCloud account. Tipard iPhone Eraser it is the best solution to delete all data on iPhone as below.
If you need to erase all iPhone tracks, you can use iPhone Eraser to get rid of all information including iCloud account. Just download and install the program and then launch it on your computer.
Connect iPhone to computer and then you can choose erase level to delete iCloud account. Choose Low Mode to overwrite iPhone data once to get rid of the original iCloud account.
After that, you can click the Start button to delete all files, including your iCloud account. When the whole process is complete, you should be able to get a brand new iPhone without any trace of the original user.
Part 2: How to Change iCloud Account on iPhone
After deleting your iCloud account, you should know how to change your iCloud account. Actually, you can change your iCloud account with different Apple IDs, email, password, username, etc. Just go through the detailed process as below.
Method 1: How to Change iCloud Account ID on iPhone
Step 1: Launch iPhone and then go to appid.apple.com from Safari.
Step 2: Go to Manage Apple ID to enter your current Apple ID with password and ID.
Step 3: Select "Apple ID and Primary Email" under "Edit Your Apple ID".
Step 4: And then on the editable box, you can change the iCloud account with the new email ID.
Step 5: After confirming and authenticating, return to Safari and sign out.
Step 6: Go to Settings\u003e iCloud to log out your iCloud account. Then select "Remove from My iPhone".
Step 7: Sign in with your new Apple ID to disable Find My iPhone on iPhone.
Step 8: Open Safari, go to appleid.apple.com and sign in with your new Apple ID to merge your original iCloud account information.
Method 2: How to Change iCloud Account Username
Step 1: Accessing "iCloud" from "Settings" is the same as the previous process. And then click on your name.
Step 2: Click first and last name to change your iCloud username. What's more, you can also add your own profile.
Step 3: Once you are done with the process, you can click the Finish button in the upper right corner.
Method 3: How to Change iCloud Email Account
Step 1: Go to Settings\u003e
Step 2: Select "Contact Information" from Apple ID and then click "Add Another Email" to change your iCloud email address.
Step 3: Enter a new iCloud account that you have never used. After changing your iCloud account email, you need to verify your email address.
Method 4: how to change iCloud account password
Step 1: Go to Settings\u003e iCloud, which you can click on your iCloud account name.
Step 2: Click on "Password & Security" to click on "Change Password ...".
Step 3: After that, you need to provide the correct answers to the security questions you asked earlier.
Step 4: Now you can enter your current password, new password and confirm new password to change your iCloud account password.
Method 5: how to change iCloud account settings
Step 1: Just follow the same steps to access iCloud from Settings.
Step 2: Select "PAYMENT MENU" to set up billing information, billing address, and other settings for iCloud.
Step 3: When you change your payment method, you can click "Change payment method" to confirm.
Conclusion
When you need to change your password, email, and other iCloud account information, you can enter the iCloud account on the iPhone so that everything can be changed easily. What if you want to change an iCloud account that you don't know about, the article also has a detailed process if you purchased a used iPhone with an iCloud account. If you have more requests to change your iCloud account, feel free to provide more information in this article.
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There are those of us who juggle with multiple iCloud accounts. While not recommended, it may be needed for some reason. Using multiple iCloud accounts will at some point lead to a scenario where you need to delete at least one of these iCloud accounts. While Apple makes this process easy, it is still important to understand why you are doing it in order to avoid many of the problems you might run into somewhere along the way.
You can also delete iCloud account without data loss ? This article will show you that it is quite possible.
Part 1: Why you need to delete iCloud account
Before we get to how safe delete iCloud account on iPad and iPhone , we feel it is necessary to discuss various reasons why you would like to do this in the first place. Here are some good reasons
- If you share the same Apple ID with some of your family members, which is not uncommon, all of your contacts, calendars, and other content will be merged. After that, you may find yourself in a situation where you receive another person and FaceTime IM messages of calls. This is a situation you don't want to be if you are an individual.
- It could also be that the email used for the Apple ID is no longer valid or active. In this case, changing your email address might work or you might decide to simply delete your iCloud account.
Part 2: How to Delete iCloud Account on iPad and iPhone
Whatever the purpose of your desire delete iCloud account on iPhone iPad , these simple steps will help you do it safely and easily.
Step 1: On your iPad / iPhone, click on the Settings button and then iCloud
Step 2: Scroll all the way down until Exit appears and click on it.
Step 3: You will need to confirm that this is what you want to do. Click on "Exit" to confirm.
Step 4: Next, you will see the "Delete Account" warning. If you want to save all Safari data including bookmarks, saved pages and data, or if you want to save your contacts to iPhone, click on "Save to iPhone / iPad." If you do not want all your data click on "Remove from My iPhone / iPad"
Step 6: After a few minutes, you will see the following screen. After which your iCloud account will be deleted from your iPhone / iPad. On the iCloud settings page, you will now see a login form.
Part 3: What happens if you delete iCloud account
In order to be on the safe side, we thought it was important for you to understand exactly what happens when you delete your iCloud account. This way you know what to expect.
- All iCloud related services will be disabled. You will not be able to use iCloud photo library / streams, iCloud drive or documents.
- Contacts, mail, calendars and will no longer sync with your iCloud account
The data you have on your device will, however, remain on the device if you selected “Remove from iPhone / iPad” in step 4 above. Moreover, all data that has already been synced with iCloud will be available when you add another iCloud account to your device.
Now you know, how to delete iCloud account without data loss ... All you need to do is select Save to My iPhone / iPad when you get to step 4 in Part 2 above. We hope the above post was helpful in case you ever need to get rid of your iCloud account.
