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Apple ID and App Transfer

Just bought my 10yo his first phone. When we originally bought his iPad years ago, we didn't create a new Apple ID for him - we used mine. So his iPad has my Apple ID, and therefore my Apple ID has his 8 million game apps. (You should see my phone, it's littered with all of those games which drives me crazy.) I've been reading that he should really have his own Apple ID, and I'd like to go this route for him with the new phone. My question is - all those games that we've installed, purchased or free - when we give him this new phone, is it possible to get all those games and apps moved from my Apple ID to his new one? Did that even make sense? How do I undo the mistake of years ago when he didn't get his own Apple ID?


Thanks!



iPad mini, iOS 12

Posted on Jul 9, 2020 11:58 PM

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Posted on Jul 10, 2020 2:03 AM

You can't transfer the apps from your ID to his. Apple doesn't transfer content from one Apple ID to another.


But you could set up Family Sharing and share those apps with him on the new device and then delete them from yours.

Family Sharing -

https://www.apple.com/family-sharing/


ASC - Late 2012 Mac mini, macOS 10.14.6; Watch, series 5 GPS/cellular, watchOS 6.2; iPad Air 2, ipadOS 13.5.1; iPhone 8+, iOS 13.5.1; TV 4th Gen, tvOS 13.4.6;  HomePods, audioOS 13.4.6 and Airport Express w/ Airplay 2

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Jul 10, 2020 2:03 AM in response to miked42

You can't transfer the apps from your ID to his. Apple doesn't transfer content from one Apple ID to another.


But you could set up Family Sharing and share those apps with him on the new device and then delete them from yours.

Family Sharing -

https://www.apple.com/family-sharing/


ASC - Late 2012 Mac mini, macOS 10.14.6; Watch, series 5 GPS/cellular, watchOS 6.2; iPad Air 2, ipadOS 13.5.1; iPhone 8+, iOS 13.5.1; TV 4th Gen, tvOS 13.4.6;  HomePods, audioOS 13.4.6 and Airport Express w/ Airplay 2

Apple ID and App Transfer

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