I have changed everything on my iPhone 5S to new ID, except for iCloud. How do I do that when the old ID is invalid?
Tried to reset the phone and content, but it asks for the old invalid ID and not the new ID. Please help.
iPhone 5s, iOS 9.2.1
If you mean that you are being asked for a password to a different Apple ID to your current Apple ID and that ID is a previous version of your current ID, not an entirely different one.
This feature has been introduced to make stolen phones useless to those that have stolen them.
However it can also arise when the user has changed their Apple ID details with Apple and not made the same changes to their iCloud account/Find My Phone on their device before upgrading to iOS 7, or if you restore from a previous back up made before you changed your details and some other circumstances.
The only solution is to change your Apple ID back to its previous state with Apple at My Apple ID using your current password, you don’t need access to this address if it’s previously been used with your Apple ID, nor do you need to verify it, once you have saved these details enter the password as requested on your device and then turn off "find my phone" and delete the account from your device. It may take a short while to remove the account.
You should then change your Apple ID back to its current state, save it once again and then log back in using your current Apple ID. Finally, turn "find my phone" back on once again.
This article provides more information about Activation Lock.
Tx Winston. LOL, not stolen.
I have the iPhone 6s now and trying to clear my old phone for my daughter. As you have suggested, I tried to change the new email ID on My Apple ID to my old ID, BUT it wants a verification code which it is sending to this old ID email address. This email address is not valid either.
Any ideas?
You shouldn't need to verify an address that has been used before, ignore the option to verify.
I did not use iCloud in the past at all, but had to set up the login. Now that I created a new login, I don't think the old is linked to the new. I think this is a mess.
It does not allow for me to not verify the old ID email, either verify or cancel.
Did you sign out of the old account before entering details for the new one?
When I was setting up my new phone, I tried using my old ID, but it didn't work. When I then tried to reset the password for it "My Apple ID" stated that the old ID was not a valid ID anymore. So I setup a new ID for the new phone.
When logging in on this platform it first populates my old ID, which I obviously have the option to change with my new ID which works.
Old invalid ID is proving a serious stumbling block.
Yes or no would have answered my question, as it is I have no idea what you did.
So, (answer yes or no) have you signed out of the old account yet?
No, I cannot, as I don't have a password and cannot get 1 as Old ID in invalid.
Take it to Apple for evaluation.
Thanks Csound1, apologise for my ignorance, but how do I do that?
Take it to an Apple Store
Old iCloud ID on iPhone5S invalid, how do I replace it with my new ID
