HT204053 both my wife and I have iphones but only one apple ID
we share my apple id for all apps and music, but she wants her own email (i gues now it would be an icloud account?) as I still have a .mac account, but she doesnt want to have to set up a new credit card, or loose the music and apps we already have. I realize this may be basic, but I could use your help, any ideas?
She can create a new Apple ID at http://appleid.apple.com and sign into System Preferences>iCloud with that instead of the existing one; but continue to use the existing one for iTunes.
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I have this question too (0) ReplyYour question is almost too much a personal one, begging the question "do we (husband and wife) feel comfy sharing one account on the Mac" maybe thats why nobody answered you.
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