Merging of Apple ids

I've an @me.com account and another gmail account which used to be my apple id. Can I not merge them?

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  • HT204053 Can you merge two Apple IDs into one?  It was a common issue caused by the iPhone 4 and has been corrected, but transferring purchases in iTunes is a pain with two IDs.

    For a brief time when iPhone 4, iOS 4 came out, many of us ended up with two Apple IDs.  I want to know if anyone can please provide me with simple step-by-step instructions on merging two Apple IDs into one?  It would make transferring purchases on iTunes much easier and reliable.  I realize i desperately need an iOS update, but i had no laptop for over two years!  I'm posting a cry for help on that in another community.  Thank you all.

    No,
    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.

  • Merging Multiple Apple IDs

    As we all know, Apple will not merge multiple Apple IDs you may have used over the years. However this is the next best thing:
    But, using Family Share, you can share all of your Apple IDs with your primary account.
    In order to do this you'll need to change the e-mail addresses for all of your old Apple IDs you are no longer using in iTunes.
    Then, set up a user profile on your Mac for each of them. T
    hen invite all of them (up to 6) from your host Apple ID, and accept the invite for each user profile in its own iCloud settings on the Mac.
    Now all of the content for all of your Apple IDs will be available under the one Apple ID you are currently using on all of your devices.
    Took me a while to figure this out but it works like a charm.

    That post is 3 years old. Since nothing has been said about it officially or un-officially since, chances are its not going to happen.
    In reality, it would open a can of worms Apple and the Media rights holders are unlikely to want to open. 
    With that said, we really cannot speculate on Apple's plans. So if they ever decide they want to pursue this, we can only wait until they make an announcement for it.

  • Merge 2 apple ids

    I had an old apple id when I got my iphone but the person setting it up decided I needed a new one. I am now not able to access my old library for my phone because it is under the old id. How can I fix this?

    Purchased items are apple id specific, You can not merge two apple ids.

  • HT204053 how can I merge two Apple-IDs?

    how can I merge two Apple-IDs?

    The Apple Support Communities are an international user to user technical support forum. As a man from Mexico, Spanish is my native tongue. I do not speak English very well, however, I do write in English with the aid of the Mac OS X spelling and grammar checks. I also live in a culture perhaps very very different from your own. When offering advice in the ASC, my comments are not meant to be anything more than helpful and certainly not to be taken as insults.
    Apple will not merge two Apple IDs, nor will Apple transfer content from one ID to another.
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HE37

  • Can't merge two apple IDs and can't download purchases from both onto the same iMac

    Some time ago I discovered that I had inadvertently created two apple IDs. One that I had used many years ago as a student and then the other I created when I bought my first iPhone. These days I only use the newer account I created however I still own a few songs which were purchased on the older account back when I was a student. SO recently I logged into the older account to get those old songs that I'd purchased and download them onto my work iMac - GREAT! ...Right up until I wanted to now download some newer songs I'd recently purchased directly onto my iPhone using the new account - UH-OH! NOPE! I'm not allowed to download those songs for 90 days! Are you frickin kidding me?! They're both MY accounts! They're both linked to me - use the same details, same address, same credit card, same everything else!!! But apple won't let me download songs that I now own for 3 months onto my iMac because I happen to have two accounts. This is insanely ridiculous! I would happilly merge the two accounts if it was possible but of course there is no way to do this either. I understand that the intention is to stop people from sharing songs by linking to a friends apple ID and downloading their songs, however I am in no way trying to do this. I just want to have access to all the songs that I own on all my machines. I want to listen to songs that I have legitimately purchased on my work machine as well as on my iPhone, my iPad and my home iMac. Surely this is not too much to ask? C'mon apple!! Can't you find a way to either link/merge my two accounts or to verify that they both belong to the same person so I don't run into this problem? I don't think I should have to wait 3 months to get access to songs I have purchased!

    1. Click here and ask the iTunes Store staff for assistance.
    2. Use the Transfer Purchases function to import them from the iOS devices, and manually move the iTunes libraries between the computers.
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  • HT5625 How do you merge two Apple IDs into one account?

    I have two Apple IDs (it's a long story) with mixed content.  I'd like to merge the accounts into one account, in order to synchronize my apple products.  How do I do it?

    1. Click here and ask the iTunes Store staff if they'll do it. They probably won't.
    2. Because Apple generally doesn't permit that.
    3. Because the content remains associated with your Apple ID when you share it with other people.
    (102945)

  • HT204053 Can you merge multiple Apple IDs?

    I have somehow collected 3 IDs over the years and want to merge them so I don't keep having to log out and resign in every time I need to update my apps on my iPhone and iPad.
    Any thoughts?
    Thanks!

    Apple IDs cannot be merged.
    See here:
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HE37

  • Can i merge two apple ids into one

    i have two apple IDs that i need to merge.  money is both accouts, paid apps on both accounts.
    What are my options?
    thanks

    http://appletoolbox.com/2012/10/can-i-merge-two-or-more-apple-ids-using-multiple -apple-ids/
     Cheers, Tom

  • How do I merge 2 Apple IDs?

    Basically I have 2 Apple IDs. I have my primary one that I set up years ago with my Hotmail address & it has all my iTunes purchases & iPhone stuff associated with it. My other one was a mobileme account, that I have since "upgraded" to an iCloud account & I now I only really use it for email. All I want to do is merge the accounts so I can use my nice @me.com email address with the account that has all my purchases. Can anybody help?

    No, there is absolutely, positively no way to merge Apple IDs.
    ... All I want to do is merge the accounts so I can use my nice @me.com email address with the account that has all my purchases.
    It would be totally reasonable to associate your nice new @me.com email address with your Apple ID ending in @hotmail but Apple won't let you since it is considered "already in use" by someone else. The fact that the "someone else" is you appears to be irrelevant.
    Frequently asked questions about Apple ID
    The whole Apple ID situation is kind of a mess IMO.

  • HT204053 Can I merge my apple IDs?

    I just got an ipad mini and tried signing in with my "boodahpuhnk" apple ID, but it said it needed to be an e-mail, so i used "[email protected]" which is the mail associated with my "boodahpuhnk" ID. But now when I log in to the itunes store with "[email protected]" it shows that I have $0 in credit, but when I login with "boodahpuhnk" it shows me the $20 in credit that I have. I would love to be able to use that credit to buy apps for my ipad, which is set up with the "[email protected]" ID... how can I do that?
    Thank you!
    -Natasha

    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.

  • HT1918 How can I merge two Apple IDs?

    Had a previous account but then when I bought my first iPhone. (iPhone 5) I thought I had to set a new account. So now I want to be able to use one ID that has all.

    Sorry... You Cannot...
    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 merge two apple IDs?

    Problem: My email account was hacked so I had to get a new email and so I thought I need to create a new apple id... so now I have two apple ids; is there any way that I can merge the two or transfer the purchases from one to the other?

    You can't do this on your own; if one Apple ID is completely inaccessible, click here and request assistance.
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  • Want to merge two Apple IDs

    I've had iTunes for a long time.  When I originally set up iTunes, I had a Comcast email account.  Then I moved and switched to Yahoo for my email.  Now, I have albums in iTunes that require my old Comcast account, which is no longer active.  I don't remember the password for that Apple ID and when I try to reset it, I get a message that it doesn't recognize my birthdate.  What I would like to do is associate the my yahoo email address to the album instead of my Comcast account.
    I only want to use one account.  How can I achieve that?

    Sorry, but merging iTunes Store accounts/ Apple IDs is not possible. If you need help getting access back to the old account and the "I Forget" site isn't working for you, contact the iTunes Store for assistance:
    http://www.apple.com/emea/support/itunes/contact.html
    Regards.

  • Can you merge 2 apple IDs

    I bought some apps on an old ID, no longer in use. But now, I need to update apps, but I pad won't acknowledge my new apple ID, or let me use the old one... Any help???  Can I merge the IDs ??

    It's not currently possible to merge ids, nor to copy/transfer content from one account to another - content will remain tied to the account that originally bought/downloaded it, so only the old account will be able to download updates to its apps. What problem are you having with the old account ?

  • I want to use Icloud on my iphone, ipad, desktop and labtop, but 2 have different account names- can I merge my apple ids or find a way to connect them all?

    Hello Hello-
    I want to connect all of my computers together but over the years I must have created 2 accounts.  Is there a way to merge accounts or sign in in all of them the under the same account. 

    If by "merge accounts" you mean merge iTunes accounts (using your Apple ID), then the answer is no.  If you bought songs, apps, etc. using both accounts over time, then your are stuck.  You need to choose one account for your iTunes.

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