I have 2 apple id’s but only iCloud syncs to watch after erase

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I have 2 apple id’s but only iCloud syncs to watch after erase

Recently erased my phone and watch, re set them up with my 2 id’s, one for iCloud and one for App Store purchases and Apple Music. It seems as my watch hasn’t does this aswell and only relies off my iCloud account. Which will then show I’m not subscribed to Apple Music on my watch yet all of my songs from my 2nd apple id show up on the watches library but it’s grayed out. The very few ones I own aren’t grayed out, but upon tapping just won’t play.

and this has worked before I erased, now it doesn’t.

Posted on Jun 30, 2022 2:28 PM

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sberman

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Jun 30, 2022 2:35 PM in response to FnafTail28

Having two Apple IDs makes you look like two very different people. An Apple ID should be associated with exactly one person, and each person should have exactly one Apple ID. The exception is if a person needs to really look like two different people - one for business/professional use and the other for personal use.

The Apple ID you refer to as “one for iCloud” indeed does not subscribe to Apple Music. Only one Apple ID is associated with your Apple Watch.

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FnafTail28 Author

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Jun 30, 2022 2:41 PM in response to sberman

Yeah I get that part, just confused i guess how it worked before. Been doing this dual Apple ID thing for about 3-4 years due to my original Apple ID just Not working with some services, so now I just use my original one for Apple Music and ever since I erased it has not worked

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sberman

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Jun 30, 2022 3:00 PM in response to FnafTail28

FnafTail28 wrote:

just confused i guess how it worked before.

Sometimes, things work that never should have worked. Then they stop working. Why did they work before? Who knows. They should not have worked.

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sberman

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Jun 30, 2022 3:53 PM in response to FnafTail28

FnafTail28 wrote:

but it’ll honestly be way better to have it all on one.

Yes, it certainly will!

You used the word “transfer”. I don’t think it will be quite that simple.

But having one Apple ID is certainly the best ultimate solution.

Enjoy your Apple gear.

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FnafTail28 Author

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Jun 30, 2022 3:42 PM in response to sberman

Well that’s good to know. Does suck to transfer my entire Apple Music library, but it’ll honestly be way better to have it all on one. Thanks for the help!

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