Hey Ronni. I am lost for words … literally ! > On 17 Dec 2018, at 5:48 pm, Pat <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks, Ronni, > > Apple must have changed its procedures some time back, and I had never heard > of multiple Apple passwords for different apps bought at different times. If > I had known, I would have kept track of what I bought with which password. It > is a very complex matter, and, really, Apple should be the entity to change > all the passwords for the customer. It would be easy to set up a program to > do it automatically. > > Plus, I didn’t buy iCloud: I haven’t used it before, but I wanted to get > started with it, but it would not accept either of my 2 most recent > passwords. > > If the only option is to throw the old apps out and buy new ones, then I > wouldn’t have many left, unless the pay-once protocol would allow me to get > them free. > > The instructions say, “If you are signed out, do this… and if you are signed > in, do that…” How do I know if I am signed in or out with anything? I’m > guessing I must be signed out to everything, but I don’t know for sure. > > It couldn’t be messier. Apple has lost its pristine halo in my books. In the > meantime, I am struggling to get back to my computer work. > > Pat > > > > > >> On 16 Dec 2018, at 12:06, Ronni Brown <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >> 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 > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
Regards, Stephen Chape
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