delete wrong apple ID from the appstore login

Hi Gandolf,

Apparently you've been spending too much time in the Shire - annfrombath's post was in 2011....

The problem she described is likely not an issue with the wrong Apple ID being signed on, but rather a situation where the apps were purchased with an old Apple ID, and a new (separate) one has since been created. Apps are forever tied to the ID they were purchased under. So, when a new (separate) Apple ID is created, the apps purchased under that old ID will continue to ask for that old ID's password when updating apps.

Cheers,

GB

I am having a similar problem except the Apple ID they want a password for isnt mine . My phone is brand new, and i dont even recognize the apple ID that comes up! has my phone been hacked?

Kaytee107 wrote:

My phone is brand new,

Where did you get this iPhone?

I bought the phone brand new from Rogers at the end of June. I ended up deleting the app them reinstalling it. Seems to be okay so far. The Apple ID that came up was a very foreign hotmail acct.

Sometimes that's not an option.

Apple includes apps with the hardware, then ties them to a particular Apple ID.

This is a HUGE pain in the *** when dealing with business computers.

tbobx wrote:

Sometimes that's not an option.

Sometimes what is not an option?

Apple includes apps with the hardware, then ties them to a particular Apple ID

Preinstalled apps on the iPhone are part of the OS and aren't tied to anything.

Any apps you have are tied to your AppleID so just redownload them.

Wiping the machine and starting from scratch.

This happens to be in the iPad forum, but this is the closest thing I can find to the fact that I'm having this issue on a Mac.

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After splitting up with my partner I kept the iMac that we originally bought jointly. I am now unable to update most apps as it requires his login details and does not give me the option to change it due to the AppleID being an un-editable field. I am hesitant to delete the apps as other threads have suggested as it would mean deleting the apps that came with the computer e.g. iMovie being the latest requiring an update.

I would appreciate advice on what to do in this situation.

Thanks in advance.

If you don't know his password, then you have no other choice than to delete the apps and re-purchase them under your own ID.

Sorry,

GB

Just ran into this with a company iPad. It was wanting to install updates to some apps, but gave me the finger, wanting an old account's password. Read through this thread and this is what worked for me...

1. Uninstalled the apps installed under the old ID

2. Signed out of iTunes/App Stores

3. Signed back in with current ID

4. Reinstalled the apps

Fortunately, all of the apps on this thing are free.

Apple constantly reminds me why I love my Android so much

exactly thing is happening to me! 😟

This thread is over 3 years old. Do you want to explain what your issue is so we can help?

Cheers,

GB

Thank you!

3 ******* years later and still the same problem. Are you ******* kidding me Apple? Get your thumbs out of your @sses!! I'm just glad this is my mum's phone and not mine as I would never buy into the piece of crap that is Apple. #endrant

My mum's phone is doing the same stuff. When she first got it I wasn't there to set up her phone, so some twit did it for her and put his Apple account in because he probably didn't want to go through the hassle of initial setup which takes hours and hours of setting up accounts and passwords (I understand the poor guy). Fast forward 1-2 years and a couple of months ago I made my mum her own Apple ID and went through all the stuff with her. Took about 2-3 hours I kid you not (emails, FB integration, iCloud, Apple ID + security Qs, payment details, the whole package). So she received an update a couple of nights ago for iOS 8.1.2. Did the update, came back with the exact problem everyone is complaining of in this 4 year old thread that keeps on going with a 4 year old and 4 OS versions old bug that has a 10 minute developer fix time (thanks to the people in this thread with Jailbroken phones, you don't even have to look for the files that need changing)!

Got 5 updates, when trying to update it asks for the password of the email of the guy that initially set up her iPhone 2 years ago. Tried everything (I am very computer literate and also have contacts that know iOS better than me) and there is nothing to be done. Needless to say I can not find the guy who did her initial setup. What now Apple? User friendly and ease of use my ***. Sometimes the more basic a software is for users the more problems you get as opposed to having advanced settings on Android which let you solve almost anything.