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I currently have two different Apple IDs - one for iTunes and one for everything else. A lot of confusion is happening between my new iPhone and a new iPad air as they try to share *everything*! It all worked better when they were separate..... now? too much sync-ing.
How can I merge two different Apple IDs into a single account? (Simple is better...)
iPad Air, iPadOS 15
Merging Apple Accounts or transferring data is not officially supported, nor can it be done easily or completely.
Apr. 2018 post by ASC helper Winston Churchill on transferring data from one Apple ID to another. https://discussions.apple.com/message/33333380#message33333380
Feb. 2021 tips from Eric Root https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252468781?answerId=254653802022#254653802022
Look into using Family Sharing to continue to be able to use items purchased with one Apple ID with other Apple IDs.
Family Sharing - https://support.apple.com/HT201060
Set up Family Sharing - https://support.apple.com/HT201088
Fortunately when you sign out of one ID and sign in with a different one it asks you in most cases if you wish to retain the data from it on your device. Say yes and then delete individual items you do not want.
Sign out of iCloud on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV, or Mac --> https://support.apple.com/HT208242
If another Apple ID is signed in you may need to enter the password for that ID to sign out of that ID first.
Click on this link to learn how to 'Sign in with your Apple ID' --> https://support.apple.com/HT204053
Merging Apple Accounts or transferring data is not officially supported, nor can it be done easily or completely.
Apr. 2018 post by ASC helper Winston Churchill on transferring data from one Apple ID to another. https://discussions.apple.com/message/33333380#message33333380
Feb. 2021 tips from Eric Root https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252468781?answerId=254653802022#254653802022
Look into using Family Sharing to continue to be able to use items purchased with one Apple ID with other Apple IDs.
Family Sharing - https://support.apple.com/HT201060
Set up Family Sharing - https://support.apple.com/HT201088
Fortunately when you sign out of one ID and sign in with a different one it asks you in most cases if you wish to retain the data from it on your device. Say yes and then delete individual items you do not want.
Sign out of iCloud on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV, or Mac --> https://support.apple.com/HT208242
If another Apple ID is signed in you may need to enter the password for that ID to sign out of that ID first.
Click on this link to learn how to 'Sign in with your Apple ID' --> https://support.apple.com/HT204053
Thanks.... I should have guessed that a simple question would have such an answer. I managed the accounts better when I could keep some things separate, but everything has to be everywhere now, so I might be SOL....
Is there a way to have the items from ID #1to show up in ID#2? I'm asking, because I've had lots of confusion between them, e.g., my devices show up in one place, but not the other; and my mail accounts got confused, too.
It's not only between IDs, but also between devices - iPhone (which has been not-confused for over a year), and a new iPad Air (bought in July and worked fine before the end of Sept.). I even did a hard reset of the iPad and started from scratch....
Thanks, too, for letting me vent or was it TLDR?
Tricia
Thanks.... I should have guessed that a simple question would have such an answer. I managed the accounts better when I could keep some things separate, but everything has to be everywhere now, so I might be SOL....
Is there a way to have the items from ID #1to show up in ID#2? I'm asking, because I've had lots of confusion between them, e.g., my devices show up in one place, but not the other; and my mail accounts got confused, too.
It's not only between IDs, but also between devices - iPhone (which has been not-confused for over a year), and a new iPad Air (bought in July and worked fine before the end of Sept.). I even did a hard reset of the iPad and started from scratch....
Thanks, too, for letting me vent or was it TLDR?
Tricia
You can share items between accounts by setting up Family Sharing with yourself. You cannot transfer ownership. As long as you wish to use those apps (or other purchases) you will have to use Family Sharing when downloading or updating them.
Apple is a gimmick company not a computer company. Apple has no consideration for people with separate work and personal accounts and using one device with multiple accounts is basically impossible for one individual let alone a family!
At present, there is no mechanism to merge IDs. You could enable Family Sharing between the devices instead. Some folks have said that helps for sharing purchases, etc.
How can I merge two different Apple IDs into a single account?
