Reader Craig Gorsuch writes in with a commonly asked question about OS X and Apple IDs. He notes that in his family, they pass older computers down to other members as they acquire new computers. But even removing all his identifying information, the old computer still asks for his Apple ID for updates.
This issue affects my wife’s/son’s computer, my daughter’s new computer and my mother’s new computer. Is there any way to force these three computers to accept the Apple IDs of the primary operator of the computer and not my Apple ID? Is the only solution a complete reset of the hard drive and a manual copying of profile data?
When Apple switched to handling routine software updates for OS X and its own applications via the App Store a few years back, it also effectively encoded the “purchaser” of OS X and the apps into the installations. Even though OS X has no charge associated, and some apps either come free and installed with a new Mac or can be installed at no cost, and updates are free, they’re still connected with the Apple ID in place at the time of the initial download.
You’ll see this crop up when OS X was downloaded or updated by one user via the App Store, and another takes over the computer. Even when you log in with the new user’s Apple ID in the Mac App Store, you’re still prompted for updates or downloads using the old user’s login identity.
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However, you’ll notice that the account name field can be modified. The current user can enter their legitimate Apple ID and password for OS X, free updates, and free software, and then it will be downloaded under that ID. In many cases, this will avoid a prompt that prefills the original owner’s account name in the future. For paid software, you’ll wind up having to use the buyer’s Apple ID and password forever.
And when I go to the App Store to manually start the download, the box pops up which says 'sign in to iTunes Store'. When it says sign in to iTunes Store, it asks for my parents email Apple ID password. App Store asking for other Apple ID when updating apps. Ask Question. And it was asking me for the password for an Apple ID (say, #2) different from the one that the phone was logged in to (say, #1). I removed the app, and purchased it again under ID #1. App Store says Apple ID is disabled when updating apps.
Though iPhone is treated as a never go the wrong device, you may see some issues bothering you as you keep using it. One such major problem faced by the iPhones users is the iTunes that keep on asking you to enter your Apple ID over and again. IPhone Asking Password For Previous Apple ID In case the problem of an iPhone asking for the password of a wrong or unknown Apple ID is happening on a used iPhone, it is clear that the previous owner has not removed his/her Apple ID from iPhone.
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My friend's mate reset his phone to prove him wrong about a situation and ever since then when he tries to update his apps it asks for his mom's iCloud password yet it says at the bottom of the App Store, iTunes and iCloud that it's signed into his account.
We have tried backing it up into his computer but that didn't help. What can be done?
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App Store Asking For Password For Wrong Apple Id On Mac Windows 10
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If it's asking for a different Apple ID to update an app or apps, then they have been purchased on the other Apple 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.
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