Yeah interesting. I hope I myself don't have to do that. that would just make my day lol!
thanks for the info. and take care. On Feb 12, 2012, at 10:17 PM, Geoff Waaler wrote: > Hi Catherine, Esther and others. > > Though it can be messy, some times it works out better in the long run. It > was out of mom's control last Summer, when her ISP literally went away over > night. She ordered her 4S by phone, and the sales rep created a new Apple ID > because eMail communication was the only way that she could agree to the > carrier's contract terms. So I was tasked with merging the two ids while > retaining access to the apps purchased under the old ID. > > What I learned is that Sarah's suggestion should (but does not always) work. > If the change can not be completed via signing out/in under the Store menu in > iTunes, it may be necessary to deactivate the old id at the itunes site. > If you have Apple care, they can talk you through it over the phone; I don't > recall the exact procedure, and I suspect that Apple is making this info > difficult to find in Google. What I recall was signing in with mom's old > Apple ID and then appending text such as a period (.) and a word such as > delete, disable, or remove. So the prompt would be something like > [email protected] and after entering the password and confirming, its > gone. > > The whole process does not take much time and will retain your DRM info from > the old ID, but Iit may be best to call Apple and make sure you do it right. > The other nice thing is that you'll once again get receipts when making > purchases, and receive confirmation of genius bar appointments, etc. > > Best regards. > Geoff > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Esther > To: Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility > Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2012 6:49 PM > Subject: Re: Changing my password on IPhone > > > Hi Catherine, > > Your Apple ID is not the same as your email address. That's why I asked. > You can continue to use it, I think, even if that no longer works as an email > address. Changing it gets pretty messy. > > Esther > > On Feb 12, 2012, at 1:47 PM, Catherine G wrote: > >> I need to change it because the ISP I used as my ID is no longer valid, so >> in order to validate a real account, I changed it. I'll try what you >> suggest and see what happens. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Esther >> Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2012 3:41 PM >> To: Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility >> Subject: Re: Changing my password on IPhone >> >> Hi Catherine, >> >> I think you find the Apple ID under Settings > Store. When I go there, my >> Apple ID shows up at the bottom of the screen. If I double tap it, I have >> the options to "View Apple ID", "Sign Out", or "Cancel". Double tapping >> "View Apple ID" prompts me for my login password, and lets me edit my >> account settings, such as payment information. >> >> Before you make any permanent changes, where did you go to change your >> Apple ID, and what is the reason you are changing it? That my help to make >> more constructive suggestions about how to proceed. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Esther >> >> On Feb 12, 2012, at 1:30 PM, Catherine G wrote: >> >>> Where do I sign out? 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