Hi Ronni, I have had a read of this and it takes me down the same path 
suggesting I have too many devices associated to the Apple ID. I previously 
purged all old devices I no longer have from being associated (there were many) 
and I now have just 2 devices left associated with my Apple ID (I believe Apple 
permits up to 10 devices). But my new (used) iPad Air 4 and iPhone 11, neither 
are showing as associated devices in my “Manage Devices” window. All my 
playlists work in the Music app on these devices - made up of subscribed music 
and self bought music. I bought the iPad on Jan 13 2022 so still less than 90 
days from when the previous owner disassociated her Apple ID from the iPad and 
iPhone was delivered just last week. I suppose I have to wait until April 13th 
(90 days from purchase date) to see if the iPad corrects itself. I can’t see 
what else it can be.

Regards

Pete.

> On 29 Mar 2022, at 12:15 pm, Ronni Brown <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Hi Peter,
> 
> Have you read this 
> 
> https://www.ultfone.com/icloud/fix-this-device-is-already-associated-with-an-apple-id.html
>  
> <https://www.ultfone.com/icloud/fix-this-device-is-already-associated-with-an-apple-id.html>
> 
> Kind Regards,
> Ronni
> 
>  Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB 
> 
> 
>> On 29 Mar 2022, at 10:57 am, Peter Crisp <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi folks, a short while ago I bought an iPad Air 4 and did the usual easy 
>> Apple setup which all went fine. A few days into this new ownership I tried 
>> the Music app to play some song (I am an Apple Music Subscriber) Phil 
>> Collins Sussudio from the No Jacket Required album. On the iPad screen I got 
>> the following.
>> 
>> This device is already associated with an Apple ID Cancel or Transfer.
>> 
>> 
>> I have read lots of threads (Apple Discussions as well as others) on trying 
>> to resolve this issue but I have been unsuccessful. 
>> 
>> I am able to play this very same selected song from my Macbook (owned since 
>> new in 2013) Music app with no issues. 
>> 
>> I also did get myself a new (near new) iPhone 11 last week too - same 
>> problem there “This device is already associated with an Apple ID Cancel or 
>> Transfer”. Is it possible that both of these devices had a previous owner is 
>> the cause of this? They were provided to me in an erased state but I did a 
>> full erase of each before my set up though. 
>> 
>> I have also Managed the device count with my Apple ID and all old devices 
>> purged for there, still no change.
>> 
>> I hope someone has had this and successfully resolved so keen to hear tips.
>> 
>> Regards
>> 
>> Pete.
>> 
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