How to change Apple Id in iMessage

THANK YOU, that worked for me.

Hi.....I have tried all of the above notes but still cant get imessage on mac to sync (same message) on iphone. I too changed my Apple ID and i have been trying for hours to get this too work. I have updated icloud details, message details on phoneas instructed but no luck...dont know what else to try...can anyone offer help..?

That fixed my problem, thank you!

Good morning Randers,

You seem to be the pro with imessage and I was wondering if you could explain to me how to actually log out of my apple id on imessage and to update it with my new id. It wont let me delete or even sign out when I go to account details 😟

Please help!

Thank you.

Just go to Settings>Messges>Send & Recieve and sign out, entering the new Apple ID

Worked for me. Thank you for the direction.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HE70 - to check for multiple Apple IDs

http://www.apple.com/support/appleid/manage/ - to correct/edit your ID info

Im having problems with imessage and face time. Ive reset my password and when i go to setting . Messages it askes me to enter my apple id and password and then it says imessage activation that the username or password is incorrect?...its driving me crazy

Thanks

For anyone else coming across this thread, log in to your My apple ID page and change your phone number in there to your new number. Turn iMessage off and on. Took me 5 minutes.

Hello Randers,

It looks like you are the real guru here.

Please help me with the following:

I have given my old Ipd to my son, who is living seperately from me.

Now I recently found out that all my text messaging is appearing on his Ipad, and my ex enjoys all the conversations there...

I have now disabled Imessaging on my Iphone, but that does not seem the perfect solution.

I still want my son to be able to purchase games on my account.

Wiping out the other Ipad is also another but very cruel solution.

Maybe I can change my Icloud settings on my devices which I have under control? Would changing my Apple Id password help?

Would apreciate the solution, thanks!

You should be able to just take his iPad and in Settings > Messages > Send & Receive, to sign out of your AppleID account and either sing into his, or just not have him sign into anything.

iTunes is separate from iMessages, so that can still remain to be signed into your account, so your son can purchase games.

If for whatever reason you will have issues signing out of your account on your old iPad, turn off iMessages, then turn off iPad for few minutes, turn it back on and try to sign out then. There was the only way I was able to sign out myself, when I change my primary Apple ID email on my account.

Hope that helps. 🙂

I had to change my apple id email and didnt log out of Messages before doing so. (mistake). Now, When I try to change my apple ID in messages, i must sign in as the old email address, but thst doesnt work since it doesnt exist anymore. help

Genius!

I solved it by using step 3 in this guide: http://support.apple.com/kb/ts5223