Just 1 Apple ID every 90 days.

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Just 1 Apple ID every 90 days.

I recently bought a used iPhone to replace my old one. The data transfer from the old to the new seemed to go well until I tried to play my digital movies in the Apple TV app and play some purchased music in the music app. Rather than playing, I get a blocking notification that reads, "The device is already Associated with an Apple ID, You can download past purchases on the device with just one Apple ID every 90 Days." Can someone explain this to me? Is there a way to override it? Is the phone not entirely disassociated from the previous owner?

iPhone 7 Plus, iOS 13

Posted on Mar 5, 2020 6:56 AM

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Niel

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Mar 5, 2020 7:01 AM in response to huh42

Click here and ask the iTunes Store staff for assistance. This restriction is part of the copyright protection on iTunes Store content and can't be removed from your end.

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KiltedTim

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Mar 5, 2020 7:02 AM in response to huh42

The Apple ID used on the device can only be changed once every 90 days.

Apparently, it was changed on that device less than 90 days ago. You'll have to wait before you can switch it to your ID. There is no getting around it.

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Mar 5, 2020 7:42 AM in response to huh42

That usually means the content you tried to play was not purchased with the Apple ID currently associated with the iPhone, or you logged in to a different Apple ID after restoring the content.

If you had an Apple ID with wich you bought content and at some point changed it to the current one, this is one of the side effects.

In general it shouldn't have anything to do with the previous owner, since the associations get cleared, when the iPhone is correctly wiped, and you need to set it up again

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Just 1 Apple ID every 90 days.

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