northwesterly
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Q: Moving from employer iPad to personal (do I need to change ID?)

I'm currently using a work-issued iPad with an apple ID linked to my work email. I'm changing jobs and will be returning the ipad, and have bought a new one for my future personal use.

 

How can I proactively manage the transition? I have app purchases on the work iPad that I've made myself, and that I'd like to transfer to the new device.

 

Would it be possible to:

 

1) Change the email address associated with my apple ID to my personal email, then

2) Log in to the new personal device using that same apple ID

3) Transfer my own purchases

4) Keep using it that way, now free of ties to my old workplace?

 

Or is the apple ID I created for work going to be permanently linked to them even if I change the email address?

 

Not trying to keep anything that they bought for me, just my own stuff!

iPad Air, iOS 9.3.2

Posted on May 31, 2016 11:55 PM

by DavidOpdyke,Apple recommended
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A:

Changing the e-mail address on the AppleID should work sufficiently, but I cannot stress the following enough:

 

MAKE SURE Find my Device is turned off on EVERY device logged in with the work AppleID before you make that change.  I would log out of iCloud entirely after disabling Find my Device on those devices, and ONLY THEN change the primary Email address to your personal one.  This will save you a lot of headaches

Posted on Jun 1, 2016 11:06 AM

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Q: Moving from employer iPad to personal (do I need to change ID?)

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  • by DavidOpdyke,Apple recommended

    DavidOpdyke DavidOpdyke Jun 1, 2016 11:06 AM in response to northwesterly
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    Jun 1, 2016 11:06 AM in response to northwesterly

    Changing the e-mail address on the AppleID should work sufficiently, but I cannot stress the following enough:

     

    MAKE SURE Find my Device is turned off on EVERY device logged in with the work AppleID before you make that change.  I would log out of iCloud entirely after disabling Find my Device on those devices, and ONLY THEN change the primary Email address to your personal one.  This will save you a lot of headaches

  • by rccharles,Apple recommended

    rccharles rccharles Jun 1, 2016 11:29 AM in response to northwesterly
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    Jun 1, 2016 11:29 AM in response to northwesterly

    How can I proactively manage the transition? I have app purchases on the work iPad that I've made myself, and that I'd like to transfer to the new device.

     

    Apps are owned by the apple id.  Apps cannot be transferred between apple ids.  If the apps on the apple id are both paid for company apps and personally bought apps, you will have to sort this out with your company. Someone will have to suffer a loss.  Does the company use on mdm?  This may change the situation.

     

    Or is the apple ID I created for work going to be permanently linked to them even if I change the email address?


    What is your old work placing going to think? Maybe they bought some apps for you to use and they may want them back.  Hence they will want to retain the apple id.  You can logon to the apple id and change associated credit cards and address info.



     

    What to do before selling or giving away your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5661

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201351

     

    Verify that your ios device is free of the activation lock.

    How to check if the activation lock is active on a device

    https://www.icloud.com/activationlock/ 

  • by rccharles,

    rccharles rccharles Jun 10, 2016 2:50 PM in response to northwesterly
    Level 6 (8,522 points)
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    Jun 10, 2016 2:50 PM in response to northwesterly

    Apple does not provide a means of transferring apps from one apple id to another.

     

    R

  • by Briansyddall,

    Briansyddall Briansyddall Jun 12, 2016 10:15 AM in response to northwesterly
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    Jun 12, 2016 10:15 AM in response to northwesterly

    Hi

    All apps are tied to the apple ID they are downloaded with you could keep the apple id email & just change

    Your password .

    Cheers

    Brian