Hi Pat.

There is only ONE App Store.
It is the same one that you access with any device.
So there is no need for different passwords.

> On 16 Dec 2018, at 12:06 pm, Ronni Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Pat,
> 
> It’s not Apple stuffing you around.
> When you changed your Apple ID password, I suspect you didn’t follow the 
> instructions to update your Apple ID on all your devices & Mac.
> 
> After you change your Apple ID or password, you normally need to update your 
> sign-in information with any Apple services that you're using.
> 
> What to do after you change your Apple ID or password
> https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT204071 
> <https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT204071>
> 
> If it's asking for a different Apple ID to update an app or apps, then they 
> have been purchased on the other Apple ID account.
> You can't change the Apple ID that an app has been purchased with. 
> Instead, delete the app from the device and purchase it again with the Apple 
> ID that you want the app registered to.
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> 
>  Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB 
> 
> 
> On 16 Dec 2018, at 11:34 am, Pat <clamsh...@iinet.net.au 
> <mailto:clamsh...@iinet.net.au>> wrote:
> 
>> Thanks, Stephen and Phillipe,
>> 
>> I have several devices plus my computer and they also all use the same 
>> passwords. I got it sorted out this morning with a phone call from an Apple 
>> person, but no explanation why the 2 different App stores don’t sing from 
>> the same music sheet.
>> 
>> Oh well, I just hope this all doesn’t happen again.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Pat
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On 15 Dec 2018, at 22:31, Stephen Chape <chap...@bigpond.com 
>>> <mailto:chap...@bigpond.com>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Pat.
>>> I got the same impression as Philippe.
>>> I only have one password for my Apple ID.
>>> Makes no difference if I am using my iPad, iPhone or Mac.
>>> 
>>> Sounds like you have multiple Apple ID’s for some reason ?
>>> 
>>>> On 15 Dec 2018, at 6:24 pm, Philippe Chaperon <laut...@me.com 
>>>> <mailto:laut...@me.com>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hi Pat,
>>>> 
>>>> Sorry to read of your log-in problems. I do not know if you have one or 
>>>> multitude accounts with Apple hence requiring different passwords for each 
>>>> account.
>>>> 
>>>> From my perspective I have two iMacs and 1 macbook and 2 iPads all 
>>>> registered under the One i.d. Hence when accessing Apple's App Store, the 
>>>> one identity and the one password work at all times.
>>>> 
>>>> Not being an expert in your particular situation, I wonder if you are 
>>>> registered with Apple under two different identities, hence the need for 
>>>> different passwords etc? Or else I have misunderstood the problem.
>>>> 
>>>> Kind regards,
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Philippe Chaperon
>>>> Perth, Australie Occidentale
>>>> Envoyé de mon  iPad
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> Le 15 déc. 2018 à 17:37, Pat <clamsh...@iinet.net.au 
>>>>> <mailto:clamsh...@iinet.net.au>> a écrit :
>>>>> 
>>>>> Apple is stuffing me around: I have a good new password which up to now 
>>>>> has been accepted everywhere—  the IOS app store accepts it, but the OS 
>>>>> app store does not. I entered it twice when trying to download something 
>>>>> and now it says I have to retrieve it, whatever that means. How does one 
>>>>> retrieve a password and why is the App store the odd one out?
>>>>> 
>>>>> How many passwords do I have to have???
>>>>> 
>>>>> Why doesn’t Apple just build a syringe into new macs so they can stab 
>>>>> your finger to get a DNA reading to be sure you are you.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Grrrr.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Pat in an unfriendly mood
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Regards,
>>> Stephen Chape
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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