My iPad Air keeps asking me to sign into my Apple ID using an email I have not had for 11 years. Keeps constantly popping up. I’ve tried all suggestions and nothing works.

iPad keeps asking me to sign into Apple ID using an email address I have not had for 11 years. Where did this come from? Very annoying.


iPad Air, iOS 12

Posted on May 6, 2019 5:03 PM

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Posted on May 6, 2019 5:07 PM

It's likely asking you to do that because you have apps which were downloaded under that Apple ID. Apps are forever tied to the Apple ID they were downloaded under. You can't update those apps under your new Apple ID, so your iPad is asking you use the ID they were downloaded under. To stop this, delete all the apps which were downloaded under that ID and repurchase them under the current ID.

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May 6, 2019 5:07 PM in response to scofenn54

It's likely asking you to do that because you have apps which were downloaded under that Apple ID. Apps are forever tied to the Apple ID they were downloaded under. You can't update those apps under your new Apple ID, so your iPad is asking you use the ID they were downloaded under. To stop this, delete all the apps which were downloaded under that ID and repurchase them under the current ID.

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My iPad Air keeps asking me to sign into my Apple ID using an email I have not had for 11 years. Keeps constantly popping up. I’ve tried all suggestions and nothing works.

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