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Different iTunes accounts on one iPad?

I'm considering providing iPads to our local councillors to receive their email and meeting agendas on.

What I'd like to do is provide some basic apps provided by the organisation, like a PDF reader / annotate app, but let the councillors purchase and install their own apps and manage them using their own iTunes account if they wish to.

I've downloaded the iPhone configuration utility but it only seems to allow me to add custom apps to the iPad. How do I add two different sets of paid commercial apps to a device? Or will developers sell their apps to enterprise outside of the app store?

Thanks

David

Posted on Apr 8, 2010 12:10 AM

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varjak paw

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Sep 14, 2011 9:45 AM in response to hpant

It's not a "point of view". It's the nature of digital content distribution given the current state of laws and contracts. There's nothing Apple can do about it. Again, it's completely under the control of the owners of the content.

There's nothing more to be said on the subject.

Regards.

Oct 18, 2011 10:12 PM in response to varjak paw

You can indeed have user accounts from different countries on your iPad, I have both US and Swedish content on mine. I think the issue is that a regular person can't create accounts in another country as it requires local credit cards. I have both and have my Swedish account set up in Sweden with Swedish banking details (I have lived on both countries).

ronalsia

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Oct 22, 2011 8:11 AM in response to davidpoyner

I have 2 accounts from different stores on IPad. My problem is when I upgrade software, eg to os 5 the upgrade erases the Apps from the store that is not signed in. I can easily re-download the App but I lose any data entered. As Apple actually makes the facility to sign into other stores, it seems to me they should allow cross country purchases, otherwise why build in the facility. To say it is a matter of copyright might be true in some cases, but lots of Apps surely would allow if it were possible. Eg. My UK bank provides me with an App through the UK store for me to manage my account, but I live in Singapore and mainly use the Singapore store. The app is not provided through the Singapore store.

Jsumara

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Nov 27, 2011 8:40 PM in response to Tahoe Mountain

I live part time in the US and part time in Canada. I have residences and banking in both countries. I haven't been successful in using two iTunes accounts. Can you have apps from both accounts on the same iPad? Are there any restrictions on how or where you do the update?

Dec 3, 2011 11:11 AM in response to redb00ts

Can you explain how you would set this up? Thank you.

Dec 16, 2011 2:43 PM in response to davidpoyner

I just got an IPad. My father in law has downloaded some games for my 4 year old to play but I want to be able to download some of my own. Can I create my own itunes account and download things without it messing up what my father in law has already put on for my son?

Apr 7, 2012 7:32 PM in response to drahardja

"There can only be one iTunes account on the iPad," this is absolutly incorrect.

I have two accounts. I live in Japan and have one USA account with my USA CC and one JP account with my JP CC.

I just log out of itunes and sign in with my other account when ever I want to switch stores. I have apps from both stores on my ipad and can use them freely with no problem or haveing to change the accounts once they are downloaded.

Dec 27, 2012 10:21 PM in response to jessefromdenver

Hey Jesse, did u ever get a reply to your mail about how to setup multiple accounts on your device? Have the same problem but don't know how to get it right....

Dec 30, 2012 2:19 PM in response to varjak paw

Not true, I have an iTunes account for China, and I can download free Chinese Apps into my iTunes, sync them onto my iPad, change ID and buy stuff from US App store. All you need is an ID from each restricted country....

Different iTunes accounts on one iPad?