Account recovery for forgotten Apple ID is not working

Hello everyone please I’m in desperate need of your help,I forgot my Apple ID password and over the space of 3months I have tried everything to reset or recover my password but to no avail,for account recovery I wait for my waiting period of 5 to 7days and never get a response week after week month after month please what am I doing wrong and how can I get in contact with someone that can help? I can’t download apps anymore and my apps keep getting offloaded worse of it all I can’t get a new phone to transfer all my data I’ve built up over the years. Please if anyone can help I’ll be really grateful.

iPhone 13, iOS 18

Posted on Nov 10, 2025 3:57 AM

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Posted on Nov 10, 2025 4:31 AM

Did you keep your contact methods up to date? Have you been checking your junk email?


Remember that the people responding on the forums do not work for Apple. We are Apple products users like yourself and have absolutely no access to your account information (and do not want any access). Refer to this page for Apple Support for different countries ➔

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Select your country (if you do not see your country, also look for "other" in regions; e.g., "Other Africa"), then "Choose a product". Click the "show" item under each category for more selections. If you don't see one that handles your issue then keep experimenting with selections until you reach one that gets you a chat session or a telephone call and get the representative to redirect you.


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Nov 10, 2025 4:31 AM in response to Apple_supportNeed

Did you keep your contact methods up to date? Have you been checking your junk email?


Remember that the people responding on the forums do not work for Apple. We are Apple products users like yourself and have absolutely no access to your account information (and do not want any access). Refer to this page for Apple Support for different countries ➔

Choose your country or region - Official Apple Support

Select your country (if you do not see your country, also look for "other" in regions; e.g., "Other Africa"), then "Choose a product". Click the "show" item under each category for more selections. If you don't see one that handles your issue then keep experimenting with selections until you reach one that gets you a chat session or a telephone call and get the representative to redirect you.


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