How do you deauthorize an iPhone or ipad

Type authorize into the search bar at the top of this page by "Support" and read the article titled:

About iTunes Store authorization and deauthorization

extreme mark wrote:

How do you de authorize an iPhone or iPad

You don't.

What are you trying to accomplish?

Yes you can, here's how: support.apple.com/kb/ht1420 - About authorization and deauthorization

Whith choosing deauthorize all computers, you deauthorize all the accessories too you've once authorized with this account (including iPhone, iTouch, iPad). Note, that the article is a bit outdated, now you have the account menu at the bottom of iTunes Store, in the Manage column...later then you have to reauthorize your computer(s) again in the iTunes Store, to use your purchased items - licensed music, whatever. From the Store menu, choose Authorize This Computer. (In earlier versions of iTunes, access this option from the Advanced menu).

Cheers,

dRm

LaszloMako wrote:

Yes you can, here's how: support.apple.com/kb/ht1420 - About authorization and deauthorization

Whith choosing deauthorize all computers, you deauthorize all the accessories too you've once authorized with this account (including iPhone, iTouch, iPad).

iDevices are not mentioned at all because they are not authorized/deauthorized.

Note, that the article is a bit outdated, now you have the account menu at the bottom of iTunes Store, in the Manage column

??? Where do you see this?

Select the iTunes store in iTunes.

Click on the account name at top right.

Select View account.

Hi Chris,

1, Actually I did the same as I described above, because I thought that there is some bug around this and iCloud (it didn't help me though). It said that I have 3 authorized stuff, and I have only a Macbook, an old Mac Mini, and an Ipod Touch - that's 3, and I'm not aware of anyone else would use my Apple ID elsewhere.

2, Open iTunes, and choose Home (the little house icon at the top before Music, App Store, Books, Podcasts, iTunes U), roll down to the bottom of the window, there is a section called "iTunes Store". There are four columns for me - Explore, Features, Help, Manage. In the Manage column there are four items, called Account, Redeem, My Whish List, Change Country. But it really leads you to the same place 🙂

Cheers,

dRm

LaszloMako wrote:

Hi Chris,

1, Actually I did the same as I described above, because I thought that there is some bug around this and iCloud (it didn't help me though). It said that I have 3 authorized stuff, and I have only a Macbook, an old Mac Mini, and an Ipod Touch - that's 3, and I'm not aware of anyone else would use my Apple ID elsewhere.

If you reinstalled your OS without deauthorizing in iTunes before doing so, that would still count as an authorization.

2, Open iTunes, and choose Home (the little house icon at the top before Music, App Store, Books, Podcasts, iTunes U),

This is in iTunes on the computer?

Thanks Chris.

1, I didn't reinstall this computer ever, however I upgraded from the original Leopard to Snow Leopard, and later from Snow Leopard to Lion. Does this counts as a Reinstall? If so, then it shouldn't have shown 4 authorized computers? (Leo, Snow Leo, Lion, Mac Mini) - As we go deeper, it starts to be even more and more complicated 🙂 Haha... But I'm really curious about the answer now 🙂

2, Yes 🙂 Here's a screenshot:

http://www.falex.hu/files/screenshot.png

Cheers,

dRm

LaszloMako wrote:

Thanks Chris.

1, I didn't reinstall this computer ever, however I upgraded from the original Leopard to Snow Leopard, and later from Snow Leopard to Lion. Does this counts as a Reinstall?

No but something could have gotten messed up.

As before, .iDevices are not counted here

2, Yes 🙂 Here's a screenshot:

http://www.falex.hu/files/screenshot.png

Okay. You can still click on the account name at top right of the iTunes window.