How do I sign out of iCloud on an iPad?

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How do I sign out of iCloud on an iPad?

My son has an iPad, but it's configured with my wife's iCloud account. Since he's a minor, we've used a 'family' account for music and apps purchases. I'm starting now to set up up with his own iCloud account, but I see that his iPad is already configured to use my wife's iCloud account.

How can I sign out this iCloud account, to begin the process of creating a new one for him?

I see under Settings - iCloud, there is a "delete account" at the bottom, which I'm very reluctant to use, since this is a valid account that my wife uses. SO - is using this button the equivalent of logging off, but not really deleting? Or will it really delete the account?

Posted on Mar 18, 2012 5:21 PM

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Answer 1

Mar 18, 2012 5:43 PM in response to Dr. Livingstone

Go ahead, tap the delete account button. Deleting the account from your iOS device will do just that, it will not delete the data in iCloud.

By the way are you aware that iCloud and iTunes are different accounts. You can maintain separate iCloud accounts and hence separate contacts, calendars etc, etc, though share an iTunes accounts and hence all your music and apps.

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Answer 2

Mar 18, 2012 5:48 PM in response to Winston Churchill

Thanks! That's what I thought, but needed to confirm (that 'deleting' an iCloud account from a device won't destroy the data in iCloud).

Apple accounts has been a challenge to comprehend all the nuances. I'll work to set him up with his own iCloud account, and keep the 'family' account for apps and music purchases.

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