iPhone asking for random Apple ID passwords after restore

I can only assume this is the result of a glitch in one of the builds used to restore refurbished phones. Has anyone with the scdance@gmail.com problem had it on their original iPhone, bought from an Apple Store? Or is it all on phones that have been replaced by Apple?

Look i had just same problem with an ID that i didn't know at all. I donwloaded (not on itunes) an album from Placebo, which was origanlly buyed in Itunes(i didn't know that first) and now after replacing content trough resync it asked me this password of a guy elliott03@gmail.com( kmward@roadrunner.com too and swiftgw@hotmail.com) which i don't know at all. Do you ever download music trough peers torrents? You can check too if you go in itunes store app on your iphone and then click more and then at bottom Downloads: all the songs there aren't from your account. Check this maybe you got some songs from others without you knowing it...

Oh and btw i had a replaced Ipod but it was on my first (before it crashed) too...

Hasn't happened in a little while, but was happening quite frequently after getting a replacement phone from Apple and restoring from iCloud. Did not happen before the new phone or when backing up via USB before iCloud.

Did you go into the iTunes store on your device and check to see if there is content pending download?

I went into iTunes Store on my device and cleared out all pending downloads. I even signed out of my own Apple ID, hard reset the phone and re-booted and tried to remove the content again(which wasn't there.) Still no luck.

I think I fixed this problem by entering my own details instead of the asked details.

My iPhone was asking for other random and unknown mailadresses, though.

I have to say that the device is not fully recovered via iCloud yet, but I have faith!

If the problem still persists I'll let you guys know.

same problem, refurbished iPod, iCloud backup restore, and strange login info

I'm having the same problem - isn't this a breach of data protection? We can find out the owners of the previous Apple IDs showing up - for example, I typed one of these IDs into Google and it turns out someone I went to school with used to own this iPhone!

The same thing just happened to me. After reading your posts and going through my phone, I believe this is happening on replacement units that had "Find My (iPhone/iPod/iPad)" enabled. Somehow the information of the previous owner is being retained on the Cloud. If you cancel the unkonwn Apple ID prompt and open "Find My (iPhone/iPod/iPad)" you'll notice that the Apple ID information is blank for that app. Sign in with your Apple ID.

The cause of this problem is very simple and isn't related to privacy issue or "left over ids" from refurbrished devices.

You have PIRATED music in your library. When restoring the back-up, iOS tries to authenticate the PIRATED files and realizes the account has been locked down.

So good job posting on a public site you have pirated files (identified by asking about these "random" email addresses.)

Guess if you / your significant other / kids / neighborhood kids / the "computer guy" hadn't put stolen music your deivce, you wouldn't be having this problem in the first place.

100% correct.

Sort your media by "kind" and look for "Purchased..." then look at the info for the first file in the list and keep clicking "Next" until you see the scdance@gmail.com account. Delete that junk. Sync and enjoy.

Also, stop downloading music that you didn't buy.

Do I pirate music if I convert my physical CD media into iTunes? Do a favor to yourself, and shut up.

How do you sort your media by "kind"?

I'm trying to fix this problem as well.

I found an extremely quick fix for this issue.

As previously mentioned, the Apple IDs belong to the people who purchased songs in the iTunes Store which you then downloaded. First, identify which songs are the ones that are affiliated with Apple IDs of other people. To do so, go to your media library and add the extra column "Kind". Next, sort all your media by this column. Scroll down to "Purchased AAC audio file". These are the songs that are giving you the Apple ID prompts.

Select all songs that are labeled "Purchased AAC audio file" under column "Kind". Right click and press "Create MP3 version". This will create a copy of the song but in MP3 format, clearing the song of any previous Apple ID information. The songs in MP3 format can be found in the same folder as your original songs.

Next, import all the newly created MP3s (one by one...) and delete their "Purchased AAC audio file" counterparts. This may or may not be needed, in my case the newly created MP3 files were also automatically imported into iTunes. To see whether they are already imported, go to some of the songs that were giving you trouble and see if they show up in duplicate. If so, delete the one that is tagged "Purchased AAC audio file".

Your new songs should now all carry the label "MPEG audio file".

Enjoy!