Am using two apple IDs on my iPhone 4s--I wish it were just one!

Hi, I got two free app code cards for the app, Fast Camera, when at a Starbucks recently. I put one on my wife's iphone and registered it to her Apple ID/PW. Then I put the other on my phone and instead of registering it to my Apple ID/PW I mistakenly entered my wife's Apple ID/PW again. So it's on my phone and it works, but when in iTunes where I can see the app in INFO in the Apple Store, it displays it with HER ID--an ID she currently uses on her phone. Her phone and apps are fine. But how can I change this so my copy is under my Apple ID? This will help if and when I need to restore/recover my phone, etc. Thanks.

Thanks for the quick and thorough reply. Wow, what a pain! You'd think there'd be a way. For me it is almost worth it to just delete it and re buy the app (now $2.99) because it's a pta to deal with if and when updates, upgrades and any other unforseen issues arise (which they actually have since I got it--and I sat here for a while trying to deal with it). Well, now I know... don't make costly typos! Geesh

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Does anyone know if I can use two apple ids on my iPhone. Basically I have a problem where I can't download an app because its not available in the Australian store but I am considering starting a new apple id linked to my Hong Kong credit card so I can purchase this app
app
if I do this will I only be able to see the apps downloaded using each particular apple id account on my iPhone at any one time...?

wjosten wrote:
That only applies if you turn on Automatic Downloads or iTunes match.
To the OP, you can ignore Philo124's post.
No, it Applies if you download content from one then switch to another and download content from the other. Automatically or not.
Apple Wrote:
Association of Associated Devices is subject to the following terms:
You may auto-download iTunes Auto-Delivery Content or download previously-purchased iTunes Eligible Content from an Account on up to 10 Associated Devices, provided no more than 5 are iTunes-authorized computers.
(ii) An Associated Device can be associated with only one Account at any given time.
(iii) You may switch an Associated Device to a different Account only once every 90 days.
Not sure if its only limited to past purchases or new ones as well though.

Is there a work around to use two Apple IDs across and iPhone and a MB Pro?

iPhone 5 and Macbook Pro Retina late 2013. iOS 8.1 and Yosemite.
It's a company iPhone and a personal MBP. Phone has an Apple ID associated with company credit card and MBP personal Apple ID with personal credit card.
There is a cross platform issue as you cannot use two Apple IDs in Facetime and Messages. Therefore my iPhone and MBP do not interoperate correctly, for example, a text message in messages on the iPhone will not appear in Messages on the MBP. Similar situation for FaceTime. When you try to enter the second email associated with the second Apple ID on either platform you get "cannot verify because email is already in use".
Any work arounds?
This is something Apple should have really anticipated as iPhones become more widespread in corporate use.

Thank you for your continued interest and research on my behalf on this situation. I was on the phone with Apple support (at no charge) for over an hour yesterday. Becasue I have what they cal a "vintage computer"(7 1/2 years old), there are some additional issues. We thought it was solved at teh end of the phone call but aparently it was not. I am going to call them now and see what else can be done. I will keep you posted.
Thanks again.

Using two apple IDs on one Itunes account

I recently purchases a ipad for my 86 year old mother. I want to also add music to it that I have cd's for. She now has an Apple ID of her own and I have my own Apple ID. The problem is this, when I log out of my itunes account and log in as her, I can still see all my music library as her. How do I see NOTHING under her account, until I actually load in music for her. Then can i sync her ipad using my OWN Mac and have it appear on her ipad? I have not enabled home sharing at all. Thank you!

Phil, I am confused about your statement/answer:
""Is it possible to create two Apple IDs on one iTunes account?"
Yes. I have two."
Apple says:
"An Apple ID is a user name you use for everything you do with Apple. Creating an account for an Apple service, such as the iTunes Store or the App Store, creates an Apple ID. Apple ID allows you to access other Apple services. You don't have to create a new account for each service—just use your Apple ID."
Thus an Apple ID is the same as the iTunes account.
Did you mean can yu use more than one Apple ID on one iPod because yuo know the answr is yes.
Or have I go something wrong?

Got two apple ids on an ipod touch. How do you make one the default?

Got two apple ids on an ipod touch. One child shared account with other sibling. Has now set up own apple id and wants that one to be default id. Every time goes to apple id, shared one comes up. How do we change the settings so that new id is the default?

Without knowing what you are doing when the other ID pops up:
CHANGE ID
The ID is used in the following locations and y have to change them.
Settings>Messages>Send and Receive
Settings>FaceTime
Settings>GameCenter
Settings>iCloud
and Settings>iTunes and App store
You have to sign out of ID (for iCloud you delete the iCloud account from the iPod) and sign in with other ID.
Note:
- Apps are locked to the account that purchased them.
- To update apps you have to sign into the account that purchased the apps. If you have apps that need updating purchased from more than one account you have to update them one at a time until the remaining apps were purchased from one account.
If the iPod has iOS 7 then you have the enter the password for Apple ID presently sign in Settings>iCloud.
Also, a Restriction can be set (Settings>General>Restrictions) the prevents changing accounts

Can I use two Apple IDs for my purchases

Say spouses have separate AppleID's for purchases, can they both be used on a single user account Mac with iTunes?
Will iTunes handle two distinct accounts?
I assume it's not an issue for two iPhones as they're separate.
I guess the only other option would be one AppleID for Apps and purchases and separate AppleIDs for iCloud synching?
Again, wondering if a Mac or even an iPhone can accomodate purchases made under two separate AppleID's?

Apple IDs and iCloud - http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4895 - including multiple AppleIDs, and backup
iTunes: How to share music between different accounts on a single computer - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1203 - relocating iTunes' media folder to a shared area but leaving separate library files - extra tip at https://discussions.apple.com/message/17331189
Chris CA's instructions on sharing one iTunes music library between multiple user accounts - https://discussions.apple.com/message/8974074 - Multiple users using a single library file - similar post at: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3753008
Suggestion by Turingtest for multiple users and one library - http://discussions.apple.com/message/9117622 - use smart playlists and tags to isolate groupings.
Discussions on using purchases from multiple AppleIDs in one iTunes library - https://discussions.apple.com/message/19543804
https://discussions.apple.com/message/24659889

HT204053 Can I use two apple ids with 1 iTunes library ??

Both myself and my partner have apple products phones iPads Apple TV ... Can we both have separate apple ids and still share the same library and photo stream??

Yes, you can mingle content from multiple IDs in the same iTunes content library. You just need to authorize the computer to use content from each ID.

Using two apple Ids on one PC

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Thanks for the quick and thorough reply. Wow, what a pain! You'd think there'd be a way. For me it is almost worth it to just delete it and re buy the app (now $2.99) because it's a pta to deal with if and when updates, upgrades and any other unforseen issues arise (which they actually have since I got it--and I sat here for a while trying to deal with it). Well, now I know... don't make costly typos! Geesh

I have two apple ids. How do I get all my itunes to one account?

I have two apple ID's. Most of my iTunes music was purchased using ID #1 and resides on my MAC. The MAC runs an OS so old that I cannot upgrade to the current version of iTunes. about 1/4 of my music was purchased using ID#2 (the current one) and resides on my windows based machine. Using the Home Sharing feature I can see all of my music on the Windows machine. However, upon upgrading to iPhone 6plus it seems that I only have music purchased via my phone (so about 1/4 of the 1/4 portion that is under ID#2). I have tried backing up to an external HardDrive, I have tried syncing using iTunes. I cannot seem to get all of my music on one account. Ideally, all of my music would be under ID#2, accessible by my MAC, my Windows based machine, and my iPhone 6plus....SOMEONE PLEASE HELP. I've read countless threads on the topic and nothing I try seems to work.

Sign out of the account you don't want and then Sign In with the account you want to use.

I have two Apple IDs. Is there any way to consolidate them into one?

I have two Apple iTunes accounts and didn't realize it for a while so some of the music I purchased is associated with one account and some music is associated with the other. I was wondering if there is any way to connect the two accounts and consolidate into one so that all my music is connected to one account and I don't have to manage the account separately?
Thanks and I appreciate any input!

From Here http://support.apple.com/kb/HE37
I have multiple Apple IDs. Is there a way for me to merge them into a single Apple ID?
Apple IDs cannot be merged. You should use your preferred Apple ID from now on, but you can still access your purchased items such as music, movies, or software using your other Apple IDs.

HT204053 Can I use two Apple IDs for iCloud?

I have an Apple ID in both US and Germany. Can I use both IDs with iCloud?

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HT5621 I have two apple ids showing up on apps and I want to delete one. How?

How do I delete an apple I'd I don't use anymore?

Delete all of the items you have downloaded with the ID you want to delete. Then sign in to your device with the Apple ID you want to keep.

HT204053 I have two Apple ids, how can I get all music I have purchased in one library?

I have used two Apple IDs to purchase music. I want to consolidate the music to one library. How can I do this?

Wooookay ..... I need to slow down some here.
OK. Thanks for this. Yes I was confusing two things.
Forget the Store.
In my iTunes Library there are some songs I purchased (with ID2) along with those from ID1. There are a few songs with a "!" in the first column on the left of my songs listing. When I click on those songs I get a message which says "can't play this song as itunes cannot locate the file, then it gives me the option to locate it. Once I take that option I am in finder but cannot find the song. it is not in the location other "playable songs" are.
somewhere in frogging around i did see a location that looked something like //file/xxxxx/xxxx/user/etc. but I cannot find this location. somehow a few songs from a specific download have been sent to this eroneous location which itunes cannot find. I want to get them moved to where itunes can find and play them.
I can later deal with ordering music with two different IDs.
Thanks for helping

HT204053 Using 2 Apple IDs for the App store on iPad

Hi there,
We're looking to set up and use two Apple Ids, so each can make and control their own app downloads on an iPad Mini.
This is our first experience in the ios environment and we're a bit lost with how to handle the Apple ID settings, specifically for app downloads, less for iCloud. On previous Android app stores, there was no need to give an ID + password for each single download.
Many thanks for any advice and help!

We're looking to set up and use two Apple Ids, so each can make and control their own app downloads on an iPad Mini.
That's not going to work. You can only sign into an Apple ID on an iOS device once every 90 days. An iPad is a single user device. Yes, you can comingle the content from different Apple IDs on the same iPad, but it is best to download and comingle the content in the iTunes library of a single account on a Mac or PC and then to sync the comingled content to the iPad.

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How do I make sure my devices are associated to the right now? And...How do I delete the Apple ID I don't want?
Thx

Apple ID: Changing your Apple ID
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5621
You can't delete an Apple ID. Just don't use it. If you downloaded apps using the ID you want to delete, you won't be able to update those apps unless you use that ID.
 Cheers, Tom

Am using two apple IDs on my iPhone 4s--I wish it were just one!

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