Update section of the App Store saved a wrong Apple ID

im having the same problem, but it only seems to be when i have multiple apps that need updating and i click "update all"... if I go through them individually i have no problems, but when I use the update all button, my friends apple ID pops up asking for his password?

So I have been having a similar problem but this is after I try syncing my iphone which is driving me crazy!!

I have been trying to sync my new iphone with my iTunes but even though my MacBook Pro is authorized (the only 1 computer that is authorized), a message pops up everytime saying:

"This computer is no longer authorized for apps that are installed on the iPhone “Merv’s iPhone”. Would you like to authorize this computer for items purchased from the iTunes Store?"

Then when I click on "Authorize" the box where its supposed to ask for my current Apple ID and password does not show up. Instead it asks for my old Apple ID's password. Right now I use my gmail but it keeps on filling the email section with my old hotmail account. I tried changing the password but I don't use hotmail anymore so I can't get in the account.

I also -everytime- delete the hotmail address and type in my current gmail address but after it says Im authorized, the same message saying "This computer isn't authorized" pops up again when I try syncing my iphone. I want to either cancel the old Apple ID or make this message stop filling the email section with my old email address.

What can I do to finally sync my iPhone?

EASY FIX...for me

I simply went to the Settings menu and logged off BOTH the App store and the Music areas and then logged on to each using the I.D. I wanted. Seems to work and much easier than uninstalling all apps. Hope this works.

I've had the same problem - so frustrating. Apple didn't help either, when I was able to manipulate my way past the automated help (instructing me to find the answer on the website) to a real person, they didn't seem to grasp the problem and just told me to sinc my computer and phone. Uninstalling and reinstalling does work, thank you for the tip. What a pain when you have a lot of apps and majority were created under the old apple id. Not sure what to do about paid apps either, I'm fairly certain you'd have to repay to get it back.

Not sure how logging off app store will help, the app store is showing the correct id - it's the individual apps that don't when I try to update.

You sign out if your apps account AND your iTunes account from your iPhone and then log back into each using the same ID

The ID used to initially buy the APP is needed for updating. I share a computer and therefore itunes with my husband and have to use his ID and password to update the APPS he bought/downloaded and my ID and password to update the ones I bought/downloaded.

I was having all the same problems but this does work.

If you go to settings and then store on your iPhone and clarify your own ID and password this will still not allow you to update APPS bought/downloaded by someone else as you will need their ID and password as I said above.

Hope this makes sense - it worked for me

I'm pretty sure that you are right and that this is the only way to get around updating apps bought under a different Apple ID. Unbelievable that this is not clearly stated by Apple, especially with everyone now scrambling to make changes so that family members have unique Apple IDs for OS5 and iCloud. You will also need to use the current password for the Apple ID which you used to purchase (or freely download) the apps - if it was changed in the interim.

I had to change my Apple ID five times til it worked on my Iphone but on the Ipad I still can´t update or reach Appstore even after restart. My old ID is popping up. Also tried to verify my new ID but nothing happens when I press the button.

Same problem here. I don't have the original computer I set my account up on. I signed in and out on my phone, store, and iCloud and got nothing. This seems to be a big problem that many users are experiencing and there has yet to be a good fix for it. For now I'm using my girlfriends password, hardly a true solution. -10 points to Apple for yet another issue with no end in sight... if you look back, you'll see the same issue has existed since 2008.

Hi

I went to settings on my iPhone which had my husband's ID. I now changed it to my own. I also created my iTunes account, however all the apps were downloaded with his ID. I now want to backup my phone which is a 3GS so I can upgrade to my iPhone 4s. From what you are saying does that mean after I upgrade I will not have any of the apps I downloaded. Should I put back in his ID and password before I backup and after I upgrade? Also, is it best to do this with his iTunes account or my newly created one?

I hope I was clear.

Thank You

Correct,The ID used to initially buy the APP is needed for updating.

However, there is another way, if the APP is free.

Delete the APP, and dowload again with your own Apple ID.

If this was Microsoft, everyone would be screaming and wanting heads to roll! But Apple sheep just grin and bear it? Apple acts like there's only one person doing one thing. It ain't that way - real people share and multitask. But that's okay, there's more room for Android and Windows users to play together and leave the selfish folks alone with their "i" (I, as in alone?) toys.