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was trying to add my phone number to my Apple ID, a message popped up saying: this phone number is already in use with another account, please advise for a solution

was trying to add my phone number to my Apple ID, a message popped up saying: this phone number is already in use with another account, please advise for a solution

Posted on Jan 12, 2023 3:16 AM

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Posted on Jan 12, 2023 5:02 AM

Did you previously have any apple ids that you used this phone number with? Or any aliases on your current Apple ID? If you can answer both of this questions with no, please Contact - Official Apple Support for further assistance, and to be sure, change the password of your current Apple ID

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was trying to add my phone number to my Apple ID, a message popped up saying: this phone number is already in use with another account, please advise for a solution

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