Hi Ronni,
I possibly didn’t fully explain my problem but thanks for all your
input. I have managed to fix up the apple id but am still unable to change the
iCloud id on the phone or iPad. I have even tried to remove the old account
but to no avail.
regards
John
On 22 Sep 2014, at 12:19 pm, Ronni Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote:
> Hi John,
>
> On your iPhone & iPad - Go To:
> Settings > iTunes & App Stores >tap the Apple ID shown, sign out, sign back
> in with new ID.
>
> Cheers,
> Ronni
>
> 13-inch MacBook Air (April 2014)
> 1.7GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost to 3.3GHz
> 8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM
> 512GB PCIe-based Flash Storage
>
>
> On 22 Sep 2014, at 11:20 am, John Thompson <jetj...@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
>
>> Thanks Ronni,
>> I have been through all that already but am still unable to change the
>> ID on the iPhone 4s or iPad 3.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> John
>> On 22 Sep 2014, at 9:49 am, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>> Hi John,
>>>
>>> <http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5621>
>>>
>>> Change your Apple ID
>>> Learn how to change the email address that you use as your Apple ID.
>>>
>>>
>>> In most cases, your Apple ID is also the primary email address of your
>>> Apple ID account. You can change your Apple ID to any address, except an
>>> address used by another Apple ID. You can change the address of any Apple
>>> ID, except an Apple ID that ends with @icloud.com, @me.com, or @mac.com.
>>>
>>> Sign out of iCloud, the iTunes Store, App Store, FaceTime, Find My Friends,
>>> Find My iPhone, and iMessage on each device that uses your current Apple ID
>>> for these services.
>>> Go to My Apple ID (appleid.apple.com).
>>> Select “Manage your Apple ID” and sign in. Forgot your password?
>>> Select Edit next to “Apple ID and Primary Email Address.”
>>> Enter the email address to use as your Apple ID, then select Save Changes.
>>> Apple will send a verification email to that address.
>>> Open the email from Apple, then click Verify Now in the email. Didn't
>>> receive the email?
>>> When the My Apple ID page opens, sign in with your renamed Apple ID.
>>> When you see a message that verification is complete, you can begin using
>>> your renamed Apple ID. You should also update the features and services
>>> that you use with Apple ID.
>>>
>>> Visit the Apple ID support page for more information about using and
>>> managing your Apple ID.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Ronni
>>>
>>> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 22 Sep 2014, at 9:05 am, John Thompson <jetj...@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
>>>
>>>> A stupid request I know, but here it is.
>>>>
>>>> I recently (last month) changed my internet provider and, consequently, my
>>>> email address. With the old account closed, my Apple and iCloud ID’s
>>>> (which were the email address) had to be changed. I thought, stupidly,
>>>> this will be a simple little task. How wrong can one be? I have managed
>>>> to change both on my Mac Mini and Macbook Pro and, thanks to Time Machine,
>>>> restore all my contacts and some other items that disappeared. My problem
>>>> now is, how do I reset the ID’s on my iPhone 4s and iPad 3 without having
>>>> to delete the existing id and creating a new one?
>>>>
>>>> There should be a very simple method but I seem unable to find it.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> John Thompson
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