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Mar 12, 2016 2:05 AM in response to GegYaBasby Jay-Ray,It should be taking your current password for the account if you just changed the email address. If you end dup changing your who account by creating a brand new Apple ID instead of updating your email on your current account, then you will have problems as you will need to recover the old password to the old Apple ID via https://appleid.apple.com
Either way, you can restore the iPad using iTunes on your Macbook Pro via Recovery Mode. This will allow you to completely erase the iPad. If there is an activation lock on the iPad, you will be prompted to enter the Apple ID and password for the current account. This will be the updated credentials. It will show something like "Enter the Apple ID and password used to set up this iPad a******@gmail.com"
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Mar 12, 2016 9:05 AM in response to Jay-Rayby JhnnBB,Hi,
Since you seem to know this topic I'd like to ask if the same applies to my issue:
I have multiple iOS devices linked to my Apple ID and "Find my device xy" turned on. A few months ago, I changed the email address of my Apple ID (same Apple ID, not registered a separate one).
On an iPhone 4S (iOS 9.2.1 via OTA updates since a clean DFU mode 9.0 install) I did not log out before changing the email address. On a computer when logging into my Apple ID with the new email address, the iPhone is listed, however on the iPhone itself it still displays the old email address as the logged in Apple ID. If I choose "Log out", I'm asked to give my Apple ID password while the screen is showing the old email address (that cannot be edited) and rejects the entered password (I'm absolutely sure that it is entered correctly).
I have no reservations about re-installing iOS via DFU mode however I'm afraid that after the installation process is complete since "Find my iPhone" is turned on when it asks me to log in it will demand the old email address as the Apple ID and the device is bricked. Or am I paranoid here and it will correctly ask me for the current Apple ID email address login details?
Thank you very much for your advice!
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Mar 12, 2016 9:27 AM in response to JhnnBBby Jay-Ray,You are on the right track. If you are sure you simply changed the email on the same Apple ID, then it will not brick to the old email. The new one will show up when attempting to activate. To prevent this in general, just go to iCloud.com, then go to Settings , then My devices and remove your iPhone form your iCloud account there. If you do this before you restore, then you won't even be prompted for an Apple ID/Password on set up as you have already removed the lock. Also, before you restore, try these steps as they are specific to your situation. If iCloud asks you for the password to your previous Apple ID - Apple Support
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Mar 12, 2016 9:43 AM in response to Jay-Rayby JhnnBB,Thank you for your response.
If I understand the support article correctly temporarily changing the Apple ID's email address back to the old one should let me sign out on the iOS device in question without re-installing iOS?
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