iTunes Password Change = How?

Unless you are using a different Apple Account for iCloud than for Media & Purchases, you should be able to change it in System Settings ➜ Account ➜ Sign In & Security ➜ Password ➜ Change Password.

If you are using a different account for Media & Purchases than for iCloud in the previous menu, then you will need to log in at https://account.apple.com with the Media & Purchases account and change the password there.

click here ➜ Change your Apple Account password - Apple Support

AndyR911r wrote:

Hi Phil, thanks so much for your reply, it got me hopeful.

My situation is that I do have a different Media & Purchases a/c from my iCloud a/c, this is a hangover from my early use of iTunes.

I received a notice from Apple that someone had tried to log into this a/c so I thought it best to try to change the password.

I was sure that prior to 26.2 there was an option to do so in settings but either I was mistaken or it has changed.

I logged out of the a/c in settings and was directed to log back in via Apple Music or the App store. I could log back in but not change the password. This is the background.

I tried your link and this gave me a rejection as below:

https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/be3315cd-6158-4de7-a55c-5be195516c3f

This of course makes sense as it's more secure. Unfortunately it did not give me the how to do this on the Mac.

I figured that it could be possible to log out of my iCloud a/c and use the iTunes login to log back into the iCloud a/c in settings but logging out would mean deleting credit cards etc. so I just wonder if there is not an easier way?

No, signing out does to delete cards from the iCloud account. It may delete cards from Wallet though, but those can be re-added simply enough.

Changing a password in today's age of so much phishing etc. should be the easiest step to take so I wonder if you or anyone else in the community has other ideas.

If it's not letting you do it from the Website, then you will need to have a device signed in to the account.

I have been a Mac user since the Performa so feel I am relatively savvy tech wise.

Many thanks/Andy R

On your Mac go to System Settings ➜ Apple Account, and scroll all the way to the bottom, and click on Sign Out.