App Store Apple ID

On my iPhone 7 the the Apple ID in the AppStore even though I changed in settings on iTunes & AppStore. The Apple ID remains as my old Apple ID and I don’t remember the password for my old Apple ID so now I can’t update or download any more apps

Posted on Jul 23, 2019 10:48 AM

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Posted on Jul 24, 2019 9:32 AM

Hi alessandra181!


It sounds like you've changed your Apple ID and are prompted to enter the password for the old Apple ID when updating apps, and I'm happy to help. Any apps that were downloaded using the old Apple ID must be deleted and reinstalled in order to be updated. If you still can't download or update apps after doing this, you can try these instructions:


If you can’t download or update apps, or if apps get stuck


Cheers!

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Jul 24, 2019 9:32 AM in response to alessandra181

Hi alessandra181!


It sounds like you've changed your Apple ID and are prompted to enter the password for the old Apple ID when updating apps, and I'm happy to help. Any apps that were downloaded using the old Apple ID must be deleted and reinstalled in order to be updated. If you still can't download or update apps after doing this, you can try these instructions:


If you can’t download or update apps, or if apps get stuck


Cheers!

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