Associate apple id with a used iPhone I bought

I bought an iPhone from my friend. How do I associate it with my Apple ID instead of his?

On the phone you purchased, turn off iMessage, FaceTime & then delete the iCloud account. Once you do that: Settings>General>Reset>Erase All Content & Settings. Now, set it up using your ID.

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TS2755 I shared my apple id with my sons iphone. Now dont want him seeing my imessages. I changed my apple id on my phone for imessages and facetime. But he still is getting imessages sent to me? Help

I shared my apple id with my sons iphone. Now dont want him seeing my imessages. I changed my apple id on my phone for imessages and facetime. But he still is getting imessages sent to me? Help

Hi fredfromcan,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities. I would recommend signing out of your Apple ID for iMessage on your son's iPhone, instructions for which are found here:
iOS: Troubleshooting FaceTime and iMessage activation
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4268
To sign out of your Apple ID
Go to Settings > FaceTime, tap your Apple ID, and select Sign Out.
Go to Settings > Messages > Send & Receive, tap your Apple ID, and select Sign Out.
You may also want to make sure his phone number is deactivated for your Apple ID:
iOS: Deactivating iMessage
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts5185
To deregister your phone number, tap Settings > Messages and turn iMessage off.
Cheers,
- Ari

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Got any ideas??

Donate it to a women's shelter or senior center.
Sell it on Gazelle -> http://www.gazelle.com.
Use PowerOn thru Apple and get an Apple Store gift card -> http://store.apple.com/us/iphone/reuse-and-recycling

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how can i get a new apple id with out using credit card or visa card?

Hi xianlycier06,
If you are looking to create an Apple ID without using a credit card, you may find the following article helpful:
Apple Support: Creating an iTunes Store, App Store, iBooks Store, and Mac App Store account without a credit card
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2534
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hey guys,
i have a problem with my new iphone. i bought an iphone on ebay and now i want to use ist with my t-mobile-sim-card, but it doesn't work. First it worked, but i found out, that the iPhone was jailbreaked, so I updated it to firmware 3.1.3 to delete this jailbreak. but it doesn't work now with my simcard (it's not a prepaid) and itunes says, that the card isn't compatible. maybe someone can help me... it makes me very angry. i spend so much time to get the money for the iphone and now this ****...

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Hello there, fnoevo.
The following Knowledge Base article offers some great steps for troubleshooting apps purchased form the App Store:
iOS: Troubleshooting apps purchased from the App Store
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1702
Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.
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Pedro.

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I have problems with my used iphone.

Hello there. I recently purchased a used iphone from a friend. However he took the sim card out as he needed it for his other phone.
I have tried inserting my new at&t sim card, as well as a new blank one but when i want to activate the phone itunes keeps saying "there is a problem with your iphone". What can i do in this situation? Thanks.

Yes, you should go back to AT&T and let them know the SIM card is for an iphone. Only iphone SIM cards will work in the iphone. AT&T sells SIM cards that will work in many different phones, but only the SIM card designed for the iphone will work in it correctly.

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I just purchased a new MacBook Air and have all of the latest updates done to it. I try to associate my Apple ID to the computer and get an error message saying I have reached my limit of Authorized computers 5 out of 5. I went into my account and clicked on Manage Devices, but I only see 1 MacBook listed as a device (a previous computer of mine), the others are iPads & iPhones, which totaled more than 5 to begin with. I tried deleting/unauthorizing a few of these devices and tried registering my account again on the MacBook Air, but am still getting the error message.
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Hi jmcaninch,
I apologize, I feel there may be a bit of confusion regarding authorizing a computer vs. associating a computer/device, which are two similar but seperate processes. All Associated computers/devices are also Authorized, but not necessarily vice versa. There are different limitations on each, and the Manage Devices screen will only show Associated computers/devices, not Authorized computers. For more information and clarification, you may find the following articles helpful:
Authorize your computer in iTunes - Apple Support
iTunes Store: Associating a device or computer to your Apple ID - Apple Support
In particular for your specific issue, you may find this portion from the first article helpful:
What happens if I run out of authorizations?
If one of your 5 authorizations is on a computer you don't use much anymore, deauthorize it. If you've sold or given away a computer that used one of your 5 authorizations, you'll need to deauthorize all of your computers and then re-authorize each one you still use.
How do I know how many computers I've authorized?
If you've authorized more than 2 computers, you can see how many are authorized.
Open your account in iTunesand sign in with your Apple ID. (Or, open iTunes, click Store > Sign In, and enter your Apple ID and password.) In the Apple ID Summary section, you’ll see the number of computers that you’ve authorized with your Apple ID. You can’t see the names of those computers.
Do I need to authorize my iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch?
No. You don’t need to authorize your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, but you do need toassociate your iOS devices with your Apple ID. Your iOS devices don’t use your available authorizations.
Regards,
- Brenden

Associate apple id with a used iPhone I bought

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