I’m unable to sign out of my old iphone to sign in on the new iphone

I’m unable to sign out of my old iphone to sign in on the new iPhone due to restrictions. I’ve resent my password, turn off screen time but I’m still unable to sign out.

iPhone 11, iOS 18

Posted on Jul 15, 2025 10:42 PM

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Posted on Jul 16, 2025 8:15 AM

You don't have to sign out of the old phone to sign in to a new one.

Both can be signed in at the same time.


If you have some restrictions enabled, such as Account Changes not allowed in Settings ➜ Screen Time ➜ Content and Privacy Restrictions then you need to set it to allow before it will let you sign out, but again, its not required you sign out of a previous iPhone to sign into a new one.



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Jul 16, 2025 8:15 AM in response to sabirah112

You don't have to sign out of the old phone to sign in to a new one.

Both can be signed in at the same time.


If you have some restrictions enabled, such as Account Changes not allowed in Settings ➜ Screen Time ➜ Content and Privacy Restrictions then you need to set it to allow before it will let you sign out, but again, its not required you sign out of a previous iPhone to sign into a new one.



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