My mom and I have the same Apple ID. She gave me one of our phones and now our accounts are the same account. How do I create my own Apple ID while still saving all of my information? She needs to keep her Apple ID the same, I just want to change mine.
iPhone 13 Pro Max, iOS 15
This document will tell you how to create a new Apple ID (create an Apple Account) --> How to create a new Apple ID - Apple Support
Merging Apple accounts (IDs) or transferring data is not officially supported, nor can it be done easily or completely. Read the links below for things you may need to do to transfer as much as is possible.
Apps and media bought with one ID are permanently associated with that ID. Look into using Family Sharing to continue to be able to use items purchased with one Apple ID with other Apple IDs.
- Family Sharing - What is Family Sharing? - Apple Support
- Set up Family Sharing - Set up Family Sharing - Apple Support
Share folders with iCloud Drive --> Share files and folders in iCloud Drive on iCloud.com - Apple Support
Read How to use Shared Albums in Photos on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac - Apple Support about about how to share photos.
Sign out of the ID on the device the person with a new ID will be using.
Sign out of iCloud on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV, or Mac - Apple Support
If you have signed into the first ID on a device then fortunately when you 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 later delete individual items you do not want.
Click on this link to learn how to sign in with your new Apple ID --> Sign in with your Apple ID - Apple Support
Additional contributor posts:
- Apr. 2018 post by ASC helper Winston Churchill on transferring data from one Apple ID to another. Can I merge two iCloud accounts - Apple Community
- Feb. 2021 tips from Eric Root Apple ID - Apple Community
This document will tell you how to create a new Apple ID (create an Apple Account) --> How to create a new Apple ID - Apple Support
Merging Apple accounts (IDs) or transferring data is not officially supported, nor can it be done easily or completely. Read the links below for things you may need to do to transfer as much as is possible.
Apps and media bought with one ID are permanently associated with that ID. Look into using Family Sharing to continue to be able to use items purchased with one Apple ID with other Apple IDs.
- Family Sharing - What is Family Sharing? - Apple Support
- Set up Family Sharing - Set up Family Sharing - Apple Support
Share folders with iCloud Drive --> Share files and folders in iCloud Drive on iCloud.com - Apple Support
Read How to use Shared Albums in Photos on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac - Apple Support about about how to share photos.
Sign out of the ID on the device the person with a new ID will be using.
Sign out of iCloud on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV, or Mac - Apple Support
If you have signed into the first ID on a device then fortunately when you 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 later delete individual items you do not want.
Click on this link to learn how to sign in with your new Apple ID --> Sign in with your Apple ID - Apple Support
Additional contributor posts:
- Apr. 2018 post by ASC helper Winston Churchill on transferring data from one Apple ID to another. Can I merge two iCloud accounts - Apple Community
- Feb. 2021 tips from Eric Root Apple ID - Apple Community
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