During my USA stay, I had purchased s/w on a Gmail Apple ID in US$s now in Canada I have been using Yahoo email Apple ID for apps such as whats app, message, Final Cut,etc, and payments in Canadian $s - I have forgotten the Gmail pw.
How do I change the Gmail pw without effecting the US$ purchase accounts?
Do you mean the password to your Gmail account? If yes, contact Google about that. If you mean your Apple Account using your Gmail address then you need to be specific. In that case this Apple article has instructions for what to do if you have forgotten your Apple account password, or the system does not recognize the one you remember —> If you forgot your Apple Account password - Apple Support or go directly to this link —> http://iforgot.apple.com/
If you don't receive your verification or reset email, read this Apple Support article: If you didn’t receive your Apple Account verification or password reset email - Apple Support
"When you make certain updates to your Apple ID, we’ll send you an email to help you complete the update. For example, you might have reset your password, reset your security questions, or added a new email address to your account." Also check your junk mail.
If you find you can’t sign in, reset your password, or receive verification codes, you can request account recovery (read this support article: How to use account recovery when you can’t reset your Apple Account password - Apple Support ) to regain access to your account. Account recovery might take a few days or longer, depending on the specific account information you can provide to verify your identity. This is a multi-step process. More detail in —> Activation Lockout Issues - Apple Community and My Apple ID is locked, how do I fix it? - Apple Community
This page has telephone numbers for contacting Apple for support and service ➞ Contact Apple Support - Apple Support You will have to use USA support to get help with an account set to the USA.
If you are signed into this forum using the same Apple Account then your browser may be configured to automatically enter your password. You should be able to view stored passwords in your browser's preferences/settings.
Realize that Apple ecosystem is designed for users to have one account and it is set to the country where you are resident. If you move to a different country then you change country settings on that one account. If you find you cannot gets apps that you had in your old country, that's something you have to live with. Using a two account workaround might work but you will find there are complications that Apple won't accommodate since it is not intended that anybody do things that way.
Do you mean the password to your Gmail account? If yes, contact Google about that. If you mean your Apple Account using your Gmail address then you need to be specific. In that case this Apple article has instructions for what to do if you have forgotten your Apple account password, or the system does not recognize the one you remember —> If you forgot your Apple Account password - Apple Support or go directly to this link —> http://iforgot.apple.com/
If you don't receive your verification or reset email, read this Apple Support article: If you didn’t receive your Apple Account verification or password reset email - Apple Support
"When you make certain updates to your Apple ID, we’ll send you an email to help you complete the update. For example, you might have reset your password, reset your security questions, or added a new email address to your account." Also check your junk mail.
If you find you can’t sign in, reset your password, or receive verification codes, you can request account recovery (read this support article: How to use account recovery when you can’t reset your Apple Account password - Apple Support ) to regain access to your account. Account recovery might take a few days or longer, depending on the specific account information you can provide to verify your identity. This is a multi-step process. More detail in —> Activation Lockout Issues - Apple Community and My Apple ID is locked, how do I fix it? - Apple Community
This page has telephone numbers for contacting Apple for support and service ➞ Contact Apple Support - Apple Support You will have to use USA support to get help with an account set to the USA.
If you are signed into this forum using the same Apple Account then your browser may be configured to automatically enter your password. You should be able to view stored passwords in your browser's preferences/settings.
Realize that Apple ecosystem is designed for users to have one account and it is set to the country where you are resident. If you move to a different country then you change country settings on that one account. If you find you cannot gets apps that you had in your old country, that's something you have to live with. Using a two account workaround might work but you will find there are complications that Apple won't accommodate since it is not intended that anybody do things that way.
Maintaining 2 Apple ID accounts, one US$, the other Canadian $
