Do I have to have an Apple ID for each of my devices?

Do I have to have an Apple ID for each of my devices...ie. one for my iMac, one for my MacBook air, one for my iPad Pro?


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MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.0

Posted on Nov 12, 2021 12:22 PM

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Posted on Nov 12, 2021 1:04 PM

If you want three completely separate devices, with completely separate iCloud storage, and each with unique local purchases and subscriptions, yes.


You might do this to keep business and personal activities completely separate, for instance.


Otherwise, no. Using the same Apple ID across all of your Macs and all of your devices is very common, a d typical.

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Nov 12, 2021 1:04 PM in response to Denajan

If you want three completely separate devices, with completely separate iCloud storage, and each with unique local purchases and subscriptions, yes.


You might do this to keep business and personal activities completely separate, for instance.


Otherwise, no. Using the same Apple ID across all of your Macs and all of your devices is very common, a d typical.

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