iPhone 4s keeps asking for the wrong Apple ID

If you don't remember or never had a password for the appleid that pops up and it is the wrong email address, so you can not reset with emails, here is what you do -

Settings>iTunes & App Store>Apple ID>Sign Out

It is that simple.

Tap the incorrect Apple ID that shows at the top. Then sign out. The incorrect appleid will be removed.

Then sign in again with your correct appleid and away you go.

llbeaty wrote:

If you don't remember or never had a password for the appleid that pops up and it is the wrong email address, so you can not reset with emails, here is what you do -

Settings>iTunes & App Store>Apple ID>Sign Out

It is that simple.

Tap the incorrect Apple ID that shows at the top. Then sign out. The incorrect appleid will be removed.

Then sign in again with your correct appleid and away you go.

Great! You posted the exact same response as very first response in this thread, over 3 years ago!

Hi Why do you need to use a PC you can download updates and everything over Wifi If a PC has been linked to another Apple ID that will cause problems Since ios 7 wifi downloads are the best way. I have not use my PC to connect IPHONE /iPad for over a Year. Cheers Brian

This happened to me and what worked for me is going to Settings---> ICloud---> Delete Account (all the way at the bottom) Then It asked If I want to delete it from my iphone...I said Yes and then I was able to key in my right id and also password agreed to the terms and signed up for "find my iphone" (upto you) and Viola!!

Go into the App Store and or iTunes Store. Select Featured, scroll to the bottom, and sign out and sign back in using the correct Apple ID. Sometimes, settings say one thing, and iTunes says another. Hope that helps 🙂

I notice similar complaints, with slight variations, however, if the problem is iPhone 4/4S receiving the "wrong apple sign in ID" when downloading apps, this suggestion worked perfectly for me....duh! Go to 'settings' app, select "iTunes & App Store" and that will take you to "Apple ID whateveryourappleidis' tap on that link, then a popup box appears, select "Sign Out" then you can either create a new account, or sign back in with the ID you prefer/previously created.

I've tried all of the suggestions on this thread except for completely wiping the phone and reinstalling all of the apps. Nothing has worked. I have 40 apps pending updates and my wife's ID is what is popping up. And, no, the apps did not come from or through her account. With over 77K points I would expect that you would be a likely source for furnishing a viable solution? If so, I'd greatly appreciate hearing from you. Thanks.

You logged out of Settings > iTunes & App stores?

Signed out. ID showing was mine. Entered my pw and signed back in. No effect on updating apps; still prompts for my wife's pw. It's a 4s and I'm current with 8.2.

And, yes, it was in iTunes and Apps store.

Any chance that your wife also has those apps? The reason I'm asking is because I'm wondering if it is possible that you restored your device to a backup of hers, or if the apps in the iTunes library you sync with are the ones that she may have purchased, downloaded to your library, and then they got sync'd to your device?

For whatever reason, the apps that are on your device that are asking for her ID are tied to that ID. So, we need to get to the bottom of why those apps are on your device.

Cheers,

GB

She may have some of them. But, if so, she would have downloaded them independently and to her own devices. The vast majority of my apps would not be on her devices. We once shared an iTunes account but that was sometime ago and apps downloaded before and after we got separate itune accts are affected.

Well, understand that when you are updating Apps, if any of them (even only one) needs the other Apple ID password, that is going to pop up. I have an app on my device that is associated with my husband's Apple ID, and if it is being updated in a gang of updates, it won't update anything past that app until I put in his password.

See if you can identify the one that is linked to her ID by clicking the update buttons individually for the apps. When you encounter the one that is asking for her password, then you know that it is the one you want to delete and re-download.

Cheers,

GB

That's the problem, GB. They all prompt for her pw. Just attempted to update a sample of 23 apps - the 10 oldest (pending updates), the 10 newest, and 3 in the middle. Bupkus.

GWKO

My husband's new iPhone 6s was getting these prompts from one of my old apple IDs that I had gotten rid of. Very annoying- it came up every few minutes. I signed out and back into his iTunes account (even though it said he was signed into it) and the message no longer pops up! Thank You!