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Apps and different Apple ID's

Do apps retain their data even if you delete them and reinstall them with a different Apple ID? Trying to transfer my dad's old iPhone to a new iPhone, and there are a large number of apps that he downloaded with an Apple ID that is no longer being used at all. If I delete these apps and reinstall them with his Apple ID, do the apps still keep their data even though a different ID is being used?


Thanks for your help.

iPhone 14 Pro

Posted on Mar 3, 2023 10:04 AM

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Posted on Mar 3, 2023 10:31 AM

In How to save apps and progress on one Appl… - Apple Community a Community Specialist says, "you will not be able to transfer the meta data from one Apple ID to another. Once you switch to another Apple ID the information associated with the old Apple ID will be gone except for physical content on the device like photos and videos."


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Mar 3, 2023 10:31 AM in response to trycycle_11

In How to save apps and progress on one Appl… - Apple Community a Community Specialist says, "you will not be able to transfer the meta data from one Apple ID to another. Once you switch to another Apple ID the information associated with the old Apple ID will be gone except for physical content on the device like photos and videos."


Apps and different Apple ID's

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