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Undertaker123
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Q: how can I change the email ID setting without losing all my apps

i have an iPhone4. which was registered to my then email for apple ID. I have changed provider, but my Iphone still has the old email address and I cannot get into loading apps. Any ideas, please

iPhone 4, iOS 6.1.3

Posted on Jun 8, 2013 5:57 AM

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Q: how can I change the email ID setting without losing all my apps

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  • by wjosten,

    wjosten wjosten Jun 8, 2013 6:26 AM in response to Undertaker123
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    Jun 8, 2013 6:26 AM in response to Undertaker123

    All apps are forever tied to the Apple ID used to originally obtain them. They cannot be transferred to another ID nor updated using any ID other than the ID used to obtain them.

     

    Can you not use that old ID to update these apps or re-download them?

     

    Settings>iTunes/App Store...tap the ID shown...you can sign out then sign back in with your old ID.