I have changed my Apple ID multiple times in the past and never experienced this; what I haven't done is purchase anything using 2 different IDs, I simply changed the email address of the existing account. Does this issue arise only in the latter.
It does appear lacking that Apple doesn't allow you to combine accounts either merging them by updating one set of purchases to be linked to the new account or letting you list old accounts below your primary account. In fact that last point would be really nice for those who have mutiple users each with their own Mac or iDevice, it would allow the sharing of purchases with consolidated billing whilat allowing for security through individual authentication (and potential purchase limits). Alastair On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 16:18, Stephen Watson <[email protected]> wrote: > Good news Phil. > > I asked my self those two questions over and over and …. during the three > nightmarish weeks that Apple took to sort it out. It was as bad as NTL and > that is saying something … > > The thing is this Authorisation issue has happened two times since I > changed my Apple ID and, apart from obviously when I changed my Apple ID, > I've never found what has triggered it. > > Here's to happy listening for you. > > Stephen > > On 22 Aug 2011, at 15:13, Phil Ward wrote: > > Stephen, > > Thanks for that, I thought my problem had disappeared down when of the very > few SMUG black holes. > > I think I may have fixed the problem by authorizing using the old Apple ID > (I'm sad enough to have remembered the old password). The whole thing does > seem very flakey though – why on earth when a user's Apple ID changes does > iTunes not automatically apply the new ID to all previously authorised > iTunes items? And why does the problem suddenly pop up out of the blue like > some unwelcome ghost? > > Phil > > > The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. - Albert > Einstein > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. > -- P Before you print think about the ENVIRONMENT -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB.
