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  1. Laisha

    MacBook has me confused with my husband. Help!

    About two months ago, I had to borrow my husband's laptop, a MacBook. I made an account for myself, took care of business, and returned it. Now, when he logs into his account, it thinks he's me! It wants to update iTunes and three other apps, but it won't let him use his Apple ID. It says that...
  2. ItsAShaunParty

    Messages Mystery... Please Help this Damsel in Distress

    Hey all! My problem? Can't get into Messages on my Macbook (explained below). Authentication. This is killing me. It's driven me nuts since the beginning of October. I spend a solid 5-10 hours a week trying to fix it. Called Apple (they sent it to engineering and took a log of my computer when...
    • ItsAShaunParty
    • Thread
    • apple id apple store authentication authentication error imessages messages app osx sierra system tech support
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: macOS Sierra (10.12)
  3. m4v3r1ck

    Resolved Changed Appl-ID email, can't enable iCloud Mail & Notes!?

    Hi, For the first time since using Apple devices, I had to change my Apple-ID email address! I'm having some serious issues installing iCloud fully again (with new Apple-ID email address) on my Mac Pro with OS X 10.10.5 (14F1912), after changing my email address because I got a new ISP: 1...
  4. xFormational

    Apple ID isn't working

    I cannot login to iMessage, log out of iCloud, do anything in the App Store. When I try to login to iMessage: "An error occurred during authentication" When I try to go to the App Store: "Didn't get a response from the apple software update server" I have tried everything from deleting...
  5. B

    Apple ID Login Issues with iTunes on MBP

    2006 MBP; MacOS 10.7.5; iTunes 12. Hi folks. I have a problem google and I can't find the answer to. I have a beloved MBP that I have had since brand new (2006) and have used repeatedly and exclusively with my one and only Apple ID: The problem is when I launch iTunes and login I get a popup...
  6. T

    Ipad2 new user same stuff

    i have been using wife's old iPad for a while but would like my own Id will I have to reinstall everything? Am sure a complete reinstall would be good for the system Your thoughts and how to do it appreciated.
  7. S

    Confused about iCloud/Apple ID passwords and Keychain Access

    I recently had an issue with pop up password requests asking for my iCloud password for Messages. I entered what I thought was my 'AppleID' password, which I have been using for years to log into the Apple Store and iTunes Store, thinking this is what I was being asked for, but it was rejected...
  8. Ninja054

    iPod iPod activation

    I got an iPod 5th gen from someone. I restarted it. I don't know the original owners apple I.D. and have no way of getting in contact with them. I really need to know how to bypass the activation security. Please if anybody can help I am desperate.:confused: Thanks :);)
    • Ninja054
    • Thread
    • 5thgen activation activation bypass apple id bypass help ipod restart security touch
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: iPod touch and iPod
  9. M

    App Admin Tweak Problem

    So I found a really cool tweak called "App Admin" which allows you to downgrade your apps directly from the App Store, and I downgraded iMovie and I want to transfer that version to my Mac via iTunes. But here's the thing, iTunes doesn't want to transfer the app to my Mac. It just ignores...
    • Macinoah
    • Thread
    • app admin app downgrade apple apple id cydia downgrade imovie itunes transfer tweaks
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: iOS Jailbreaks
  10. MikeeW

    Two Apple IDs on new iMac

    I have been using MacBooks for a while with one Apple ID. No particular issues. However, I just got a new iMac and set it up with a new Apple ID. Several reasons for this, but the end result is I now have two Apple IDs. I'd like to load some of the purchased apps onto the new iMac. I've read...
    • MikeeW
    • Thread
    • app store apple id os x
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  11. J

    Apple Sign in Screen keeps popping up when opening Music App …Help!!

    Hello Forum: I have an iPhone 6s Plus, purchased in December 2015, carrier is AT&T. I previously had an iPhone 5, so my current issue has NEVER occurred with either device until 2 days ago. I do not use the Cloud for any purposes. I solely utilize my Apple iTunes account/functions on my PC...
  12. O

    Old User ID not working

    I recently bought a new iPhone 6s. I decided I would log into my old apple ID (which is not an email) so I could download my purchases onto this new device. However I keep getting told my password is wrong, which it is not, and when I try to change the password by going through iForgot I cannot...
  13. ytech

    Removing a lost iPhone from find my iphone/apple id

    My iPhone was stolen back in february, since than it was on pending lost mode... by now I realized I will not see it again so I removed it from my apple id and from find my iPhone, now I saw that the activation lock was disabled which means that someone can re-use it, but the fact that I removed...
    • ytech
    • Thread
    • apple id find my iphone iphone
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: iPhone
  14. S

    Can't verify apple ID for developer program?

    Hi, I think I remember reading somewhere that now apple lets you use xcode and it's tools for free without having to pay the 99 dollar annual fee and I wanted to try it out. I have xcode downloaded and I was looking into more developer tools to download but I can't seem to be able and verify my...
  15. M

    App Store and Apple ID issue.

    Hi Guys! I'm having a bit of an issue with the App Store. I changed country from US to Canada in Apple ID to download a Game that was not available in the US. When i go back to change it back to US store it says that I need a payment method to change the country and then i can remove payment...
  16. C

    Facetime under 10.6

    I recently bought Facetime from the App store for my 10.6 machine. Sadly I have never been able to login to my appleid account (that works fine with facetime under e.g. 10.8). I have tried using app specific passwords as well as creating a new (local) user to make sure it wasn't a setting...
  17. firtha16

    iPhone 5 - remove linked Apple ID

    Hello to all I'm a new user on here. I hope this is to be posted in the right place on this website. I just recently got an iPhone 5 which was password protected and I managed to update that to remove the password... -Now I'm stuck on a bit that says Activate iPhone - ................. There...
  18. HIKH

    iOS 9.3beta RUINED MY LIFE

    Hello everyone, Here is my story, I backed up my iPhone 5s that runs on iOS 9.3beta3 via iTunes and restore that backup to my new iPhone6s+. I signed in with my iCloud id and download the beta profile and update it to last beta version which is 9.3beta3. Now I have big problems, I can't signe...
    • HIKH
    • Thread
    • apple id appstore-app icloud backup ios 9.3 ios 9.3 beta restoring from back-up
    • Replies: 72
    • Forum: iOS 9
  19. B

    iBooks not syncing last page read on my iPhone

    The last page read does not sync on my iPhone (the eBooks I am reading are purchased from the iBook store). It does sync between my iPad and my Mac, but the iPhone doesn't reflect the progress made on other devices, and pages read on the iPhone don't propagate to the them either. What is...
    • bob24
    • Thread
    • apple id ebook ibooks sync sync-issues
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: iOS 9
  20. gccumber

    Two factor authentication glitch?

    This morning I got two emails from Apple that my authorized device "Persepolis" had been removed as a trusted device. However when I logged into my account - Apple ID - it was still listed as my primary trusted device. Anyone else have this issue? Should I be worried?
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