iPhone 14 pro max setup issue

My phone won’t let me download any apps because it’s asking for an old iCloud password that doesn’t exist anymore. What do I do?

iPhone 14 Pro Max

Posted on Dec 6, 2022 7:11 AM

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Posted on Dec 8, 2022 10:36 AM

Hey there Mazzola26,


Thanks for reaching out to the Apple Support Communities. Just to confirm, are you able to see these apps waiting to be downloaded on your Home Screen after transferring data from your previous iPhone, or after restoring a previous backup?


If this occurred after restoring an iCloud backup, since these apps were previously downloaded or purchased on a different Apple ID, you would need to sign into that Apple ID to redownload the apps. If you no longer have access to that Apple ID, then the next best option would be to remove the apps, and redownload them using your current Apple ID.


For more details, check out this link here: About missing information after you restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iCloud Backup - Apple Support


About your apps, music, movies, and TV shows
iCloud Backup includes information about your purchase history from the Apple Music app, Apple TV app, Apple Books app, Apple Podcasts app, and the App Store. After you restore from iCloud Backup, your purchased media automatically downloads again from Apple services. Availability of redownloads varies by country or region. Previous purchases may be unavailable when they've been refunded or aren't available in the store anymore. Some previously purchased movies may not be available for redownload from Apple TV.

For some third-party apps, you may need to download data from the app provider again.

To recover content purchased with a different Apple ID, sign in with the Apple ID associated with that purchase.


We hope that's able to help.


Take care!

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Dec 8, 2022 10:36 AM in response to Mazzola26

Hey there Mazzola26,


Thanks for reaching out to the Apple Support Communities. Just to confirm, are you able to see these apps waiting to be downloaded on your Home Screen after transferring data from your previous iPhone, or after restoring a previous backup?


If this occurred after restoring an iCloud backup, since these apps were previously downloaded or purchased on a different Apple ID, you would need to sign into that Apple ID to redownload the apps. If you no longer have access to that Apple ID, then the next best option would be to remove the apps, and redownload them using your current Apple ID.


For more details, check out this link here: About missing information after you restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iCloud Backup - Apple Support


About your apps, music, movies, and TV shows
iCloud Backup includes information about your purchase history from the Apple Music app, Apple TV app, Apple Books app, Apple Podcasts app, and the App Store. After you restore from iCloud Backup, your purchased media automatically downloads again from Apple services. Availability of redownloads varies by country or region. Previous purchases may be unavailable when they've been refunded or aren't available in the store anymore. Some previously purchased movies may not be available for redownload from Apple TV.

For some third-party apps, you may need to download data from the app provider again.

To recover content purchased with a different Apple ID, sign in with the Apple ID associated with that purchase.


We hope that's able to help.


Take care!

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