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How do you change your Apple ID?

How do you change your Apple ID? Not the password your ID.

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Change in what way exactly?


If you want to change Apple Account logged into a device for different one, you can log out of the Apple Account from the device, and log in with the new one. Settings ➜ Account ➜ Sign Out.


If you mean change the email address you use as your Apple Account, then see the following support document and video. Click here ➜ Change your Apple Account primary email address - Apple Support



If you mean something else, then please clarify.


Yes I need to change the previous owners apple account and ID to activate and put my Apple account and I'd was deceased " if you know I am currently talking to Microsoft what apps or not I can use with chrome book or Motorola phone was it the out outlook?

Only thing is I cannot get past the unknown password. And Yahoo account linked to it with find my.what would be easiest steps to do that? Reset password or try an change account linked to the Apple iPad that I now own I do have apple account id

Zer0Kool1 wrote:
Yes I need to change the previous owners apple account and ID to activate and put my Apple account and I'd was deceased " if you know I am currently talking to Microsoft what apps or not I can use with chrome book or Motorola phone was it the out outlook?


Activation Lock is intended as a theft deterrent, and is intentionally difficult to bypass.


We can’t help, and — absent convincing proof — Apple won’t.


If this was a deceased family member, you can request access:


If this was a recent purchase, contact the seller. Otherwise, you have a brick.

If you see a "Locked To Owner" message or one referring to Activation Locked (iCloud locked), read this Activation Lock removal article --> How to remove Activation Lock - Apple Support To remove the lock you will need either:

-The account information that set the lock (if the previous owner is deceased, read —> Request access to a deceased family member’s Apple Account - Apple Support )

OR

-The original sales receipt from Apple itself or an Apple approved vendor. Other ways you may think might be “proof” of ownership or purchase, such as having the box, or a receipt from a third party vendor such as Ebay, will likely not be acceptable by Apple. Apple may have no way of verifying the authenticity of other methods. If you have an acceptable receipt, ask Apple to unlock the device —> https://al-support.apple.com/#/additional-support


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