How to change Apple ID?

i got a new phone yesterday and to finish setting it up it says i need to log into apple id one more time but when the window comes up, it’s my moms apple id email and not mine and i don’t know how to change that because it won’t let me click on it to change the email apple id (that’s her email, not mine and that’s what i’m looking at)


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iPhone 11 Pro Max

Posted on Sep 15, 2020 5:19 AM

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Posted on Sep 15, 2020 5:49 AM

I'm assuming this was previously your mother's phone? If it was, follow this link, the phone needs to have it's activation lock removed and reset to factory settings before setting it up as your own

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Sep 15, 2020 8:00 AM in response to Chris0107

no i used my new mac i just got to backup. and when i set that up, her email didn’t come up on anything icloud related, never mind that i’d have to sign into her account. i don’t understand why i wouldn’t be able to change it. i even hit the forgot password button and then put in my email associated with my icloud and made a new password and i still have a notification that i need to log in to hers

Sep 15, 2020 9:01 AM in response to gabriellahughes

Well some detail must be missing here, because an iPhone doesn't randomly sign into someone else's iCloud account.. much less such coincidence that it's your mothers.

Something you are doing must be associated with your mothers Apple ID. maybe your previous iPhone was signed into her account and you backed that up and restored it to your new iPhone? Maybe your Mac is signed in with her account..

In any case, you should probably just reset the phone to factory settings and set it up from scratch.

Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to factory settings - Apple Support

If your new phone got activation locked somehow, you may need your mother's help

Turn off Activation Lock - Apple Support

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