Can I use imessage with an apple ID which is not connected to any iphone / iPad ?
Hay dude. I have just upgraded to Mavericks in my macbookpro. I have used an apple ID to log in to my imessage. That Apple ID is not connected to any iphone/iPad. Can I still use that apple ID to use my imessage feature and send free message to my friends for free? If yes, Then how ?
Your help will be highly appreciated. Thank you.
Waiting to hear from you.
Thanks Dude
I have done the set up already but still unable to send message. I just can send message to myself. So I am asking here.
Can I still use that apple ID to use my imessage feature and send free message to my friends for free?
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when connect my ipad a my rmbp 15" appears this message "iTunes could not connect to this iPhone. This device is no longer connected." and ipad is connected and disconnected all the time. but when connect the Ipad in my rmbp 13" not have a problem.
Please I need help. i hope not to have another disappointment with apple product.iTunes could not connect to this iPhone. This device is no longer connected.
iPad 2 7.1.2
iTunes 11.3 (54)
iMac 27 in 10.9.4
Follow these steps to resolve your issue for iPads
Troubleshooting time is about 30 minutes - 1 hour
Step 1
Unplug the usb 2.0 cord from the 27 in iMac and iPad 2 64 GB (or what ever version you have) Power down the iPad
Step 2
Select your HD (Hard Drive) ( I did this form my desk top)
Next select the applications folder, Next right click the iTunes icon and select show package contents, select Contents.
1. Next select info.plist, right click and select move to trash (A message should appear Finder wants to make changes. Type your password to allow this)(Enter your password) Select ok, (This moves the file to the trash).
2. Next select pkginfo, right click and select move to trash. (A message should appear Finder wants to make changes. Type your password to allow this)(Enter your password) Select ok, (This moves the file to the trash).
3. Next Select version.plist, right click and select move to trash (A message should appear Finder wants to make changes. Type your password to allow this)(Enter your password) Select ok, (This moves the file to the trash).
4. Remove "iTunes" from your dock
5. From the Finder, choose Go > Go to folder.
6. Type the following and then press Return: /var/db/lockdown
7. Choose View > as Icons.
8. The Finder window should display one or more files with long alphanumeric file names.
9. In the Finder, choose Edit > Select all. Then, choose File > Move to Trash. Enter an administrator password if prompted. Note: Do not delete the Lockdown folder itself.
Delete only the files contained inside the Lockdown folder.
Step 3
Follow the below steps to troubleshoot the issue.
1. In Finder, click the Go menu and then choose Go to Folder. Enter the following location into the text field that appears: /System/Library/LaunchDaemons
2. Click Go.
3. Locate the file "com.apple.usbmuxd.plist~orig" and drag it to the Trash. (Do not move the similarly named "com.apple.usbmuxd.plist" file to the Trash.) If you DO NOT HAVE file "com.apple.usbmuxd.plist~orig" I DELETED THE FOLLOWING (com.apple.usb.plist)
4. In the Finder, locate iTunes in the Applications folder and drag it to the Trash. (This will not remove any of your iTunes media or your iTunes library.) You may be presented with the following message “iTunes” can’t be modified or deleted because it’s required by OS X.) Do not worry click ok and proceed troubleshooting
5. Choose Go > Go to Folder. Enter the following location into the text field that appears: /System/Library/Extensions
6. Click Go.
7. Locate the file "AppleMobileDevice.kext" and drag it to the Trash.
8. In Finder, click the Go menu and then choose Go to Folder. Enter the following location into the text field that appears: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks
9. Click Go.
10. Locate the folder "MobileDevice.framework" and drag it to the Trash.
11. In Finder, click the Go menu and then choose Go to Folder. Enter the following location into the text field that appears: /System/Library/LaunchDaemons
12. Click Go.
Step 4
Goto your hard drive in the finder
1. Goto Library
2. Goto Launch Daemons
3. Throw this in the trash: com.ghughes.wifisync.root.plist and anything with the words iTunes
4. Goto Library
5. Goto Application Support
6. Throw this in the trash: Wi-Fi Sync (it's an entire folder) and anything with iTunes
Step 5
(Before restart book mark the link command and D). Restart the Mac.
Download iTunes and reinstall it. After the install, connect the 2.0 usb device to the iPad 2 while the unit is still powered off, next connect the 2.0 usb cord to iTunes, power the iPad on. iTunes will read the device and ask to trust device, select continue. Backup the iPad device to the 27 in iMac.
Step 6
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Can't Delete icloud with old Apple ID (which is not an email address)
Alright a couple of years ago apple made the switch to an email address as the main log on, which I was cool with. Fast forward to today now that I am interested in backing my phone up to the cloud I can not because it is prompting me for the password of my log in due to the fact the find my phone is on. Meaning my log on back in the day was a random word same as my screen name "VERSE13" not an email.
Any help would be apreciated. I tried all the switching of emails to holding magical massage rocks on the back of my phone.This is what worked for me. Should also work with the other problems with old email address and what not.
First save all your important data. I backed up all my contacts to OUTLOOK and took all my photos off the iphone. This is important as you won't be restoring from an early sync.
The next thing I did was went into my itunes library and deleted all the apps that were associated with my old log in name. (I made a note so I could redownload these later). In Itunes library click on apps then click list. Right click on app and select get info. On the summary tab you will see the apple ID it was purchased/associated with.
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When the apple icon comes on release the power button (continue to hold home button).
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Click Ok.
Then click restore iphone.
Then confirm to restore and update.
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Do not select restore from backup. This will just cause the same problems with screen IDs.
At this point just disconnect your Iphone and go through the startup steps on your phone.
Sign in with the Apple ID/Cloud ID that you want to use.
When you are complete with that sync with Itunes library.
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While I'd rather use the iPad app from Apple to do this - any reccomendations of free (or paid) iPad apps that allow this are welcome.
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http://www.apple.com/support/systemstatus/
Cheers, Tom -
Hello Apple. Iphone6 ios8.0.2. I have problem with activation imsg and fctm. My number doesnt display on both apps. I can only use them with my apple ID. How can i fix this problem. Country:Azerbaijan. Number: *******
<Edited by Host>Hello Khayalh,
You should be able to link your phone number by following the steps in the article below. From your iPhone, sign out of FaceTime and iMessage and then sign back in and it should link. Check in the Start Conversation With and I Can Be Reached at section in iMessage and FaceTime respectively.
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I had my itunes acct with a yahoo mail, now Im using icloud with my apple id, which is different than itunes I had. how can I merge this 2 accounts? I still have money in my old itunes acct. 2 acct
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Ok so I used remote wipe data by using find my iphone app in order to fix something. Now I can't use imessage with my number. I see it but it's not checked in the send
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Can I use ajaxOnLoad with a function to which I give a parameter?
I accidentaly posted this on the live docs... So here I go again:
Can I use ajaxOnLoad with a function to which I give a parameter?
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Cheers
Boris -
When i try to connect my iphone to itunes it comes up with a message saying "itunes could not connect to this iphone, an unknown error has occured (0xE8000012)
i have recently bought new laptop and downloaded/installed the newest itunes and this has happened.. any ideas?read
Error -50
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Can i use iCloud with one apple id but app store with another; especially on iOS 6?
My household has multiple devices. I own iPhone and iPod, both on iOS 5.1.1, and iCloud (used for apps, iMessage, and backup.)
I almost never buy music, but I buy some apps.
My SO has iPhone (also on 5.1.1), and she uses my apple id for purchases (mostly kid apps.) She does not (yet) use iCloud (paranoid about it
She uses iMessage (with her own apple id.)
Anyway, I suppose at some point she would switch to iCloud too. It is also likely that we would move to iOS 6 once it is released (me first, likely.)
I know that Apple does not allow transferring app ownership from one account to another, as well as splitting or merging accounts.
Question: would she be able to use her own ID for iCloud (photo stream, backups) but my ID for app purchases? (I like it, let me control app expenses.)
If any of you are using IOS 6 preview, can you try this scenario (different IDs for app store, backups, and iMessage.)
Unsure if iOS 6 feature set is already public - if not, let me know 5.1.1 situation. Thanks!thank you, @randers4!
(sorry for using twitter notation - hope you would not mind.)
for other commenters (especially Tawnii) - I view Apple ID (which was before essentially Store ID) as a purse with money. Money is shared in our family; I don't like "get your own milk license, and mark your bottles" approach.
Currently my spouse uses her own ID for iMessage (and she does not use icloud for mail, calendar, reminders, etc - pretty much iMessage and iOS Store are only apps she uses), but we use same set of apps (mostly kid apps) on all of our devices (including iPad, which is used by our little daughter). It does feel a little weird when purchases on one device appear on another (but this is an option which can be turned off.) We almost never buy music or books from iTunes store.
iCloud backup for my devices uses my ID (which is same ID we use for Store.) My spouse does not use iCloud backup. I suppose Mountain Lion can give her incentive to use shared Photo stream, and perhaps bookmarks.
Just so you guys know, we live in a country which did not have App store permitted until recently, so it was not possible for my SO to obtain her own ID for purhasing apps, even if she wanted (my ID is U.S.-based, where I used to live before.)
I feel that Apple model works fine for individuals but does not work well for family environments - for example, I want to listen to music from both of our computers on our Apple TV, but it is not easy: I can share iTunes collection or iTunes Match music set to Apple TV, but only from one account.
And I also suppose our two-year old would not be able to use her own account, even though she is iOS user for about a year already (iPads work great for kids, we tried 50+ different apps and have our own set.)
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I am using iMessage across 3 devices with 1 apple id. This has worked sofar. Currently the iPad 3 refuses to accept the apple I'd. How can I solve this?
Dear AnaMusic,
Actually it did not solve my problem. But I probably did not explain it correctly. I want all my devices to get the same messages. At home I have an Imac and an Ipad and then i use one ipad at work. They were set up with one Apple Id and used to work perfectly on that id. However suddenly the Ipad at work rejected the apple id and I thus do not get any messages. The Imac also stays inactive. I have checked the apple id and nothing is wrong. It all works well. Except imessage no longer functions. Any suggestions? -
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iMessage Activation
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Welcome to the Support Communities!
It sounds like you need to confirm or update your Apple ID password and settings.
Frequently asked questions about Apple ID
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5622
You can change your Apple ID Name at My Apple ID. Click on Manage your Apple ID and sign in with your Apple ID name and password. Click Edit and enter the new information, then click Save Changes. Changes take effect immediately. You can also use My Apple ID to change your personal information, such as your mailing address or email address.
Apple ID: What to do after you change your Apple ID
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5796?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
Then restart your iPad and reset it.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1430
In the Settings app, sign out of your iTunes Store and iCloud accounts. Then sign back in with the correct information.
If the above steps do not resolve your issue, then you may need to reset all of the settings on your iPad:
Reset iPad settings - iPad User Guide
http://help.apple.com/ipad/7/#/iPad9a74dc01
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Reset All Settings: All your preferences and settings are reset.
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