My iPhone has wrong Apple ID and I need to update

Change incorrect Apple ID on phone


iPhone X, iOS 15

Posted on Jan 24, 2022 9:30 AM

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Posted on Jan 25, 2022 9:24 AM

Hello AnybodyX,


Thank you for posting in the Apple Support Communities and for reviewing the related article linked above. We aim to be as helpful as possible.


It sounds like you need to sign out of the wrong Apple ID, and in to the right Apple ID. Take these steps to sign in with the correct Apple ID on your iPhone:

Sign in with your Apple ID


Before updating, we recommend backing up your data to a computer or to iCloud. Here are the steps to back up and update:

How to back up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch

Update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch


We hope this information is useful. Kind regards.

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Jan 25, 2022 9:24 AM in response to AnybodyX

Hello AnybodyX,


Thank you for posting in the Apple Support Communities and for reviewing the related article linked above. We aim to be as helpful as possible.


It sounds like you need to sign out of the wrong Apple ID, and in to the right Apple ID. Take these steps to sign in with the correct Apple ID on your iPhone:

Sign in with your Apple ID


Before updating, we recommend backing up your data to a computer or to iCloud. Here are the steps to back up and update:

How to back up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch

Update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch


We hope this information is useful. Kind regards.

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