How do I change my Apple ID on my phone

How do I change my Apple ID on my phone.

Posted on Aug 23, 2012 3:37 PM

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Aug 23, 2012 3:47 PM in response to AAD24

No, when you go to update Apps, it will always require the password for the account that originially bought those specific Apps.


For instance if you bought Angry Birds a while back on your old account, and now that you are on your new account, it will still require your old password in order to update Angry Birds, because that was the account that bought it. Does that make sense?

Oct 7, 2012 3:37 PM in response to Noble Seven

Ok but what about if I let my friend plug his iPhone into my mac about 2 years ago, then I bought my iPhone last week and now I can't update anything as it comes up with his account. Please note that absolutely all of these were done on my account. I even have the friggin receipts :( please tell me it's possible as I'm now stuck with this phone for 2 years as my grace period just expired

Oct 7, 2012 4:48 PM in response to ChrisJ4203

ah yes ok I see it now. Just have to delete them all then reinstall while im logged in.


I think i must have not been signed into itunes when I synced my new phone with my mac, so as the last iphone plugged into it was my friends it stuck all his stuff on mine when i synced and somehow (??) decided to overwrite stuff we both had with his copy. Oof! hopefully this is gone now, im using old itunes and lepord still due to horrendous compatability issues with some old CERN software


thanks! 🙂

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