Same apple-ID and password on iphone and imac possible?

I have an apple-ID working on my iMac. Can I use the same ID and password on my iPhone?

Thanks Dahveed! Problem is that my iPhone keeps showing my old e-mail adress, which was used when I registered my apple ID about a year ago. I have a new apple ID working on my iMac with the new and correct e-mail address. I thought I could use the same apple ID on my iPhone, but no way. It is, as you say, ridiculously complicated when I am trying all kinds of ways to get the same apple ID on these two devices.

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Can two people share the same Apple ID on two different iPhones and maintain different passwords? Yes, there is more to the story.

I have an iMac, and iPhone. I've had my Apple ID for a few years.
My wife got an iPhone 4S a few months back and the salesperson at Verizon set her Apple ID the same as mine, but gave her a different password. I don't know if this was ok, but that is what happened.
So, yesterday, we both upgraded to IOS6 and I had no problem logging in to my iPhone with my Apple ID. When my wife went to log in, she was told that she was entering the wrong password. We entered the password over and over again and still was wrong.
The question is... can two people share the same Apple ID on two different iPhones and maintain different passwords? (I have the feeling her iPhone is thinking that since it's my Apple ID, it wants my password.)
If not, can I still set up a new Apple ID for her even through she's had the iPhone for a few months?
Thanks.

Hi
You shold follow your feelings, its probably right most of the time.
You can have 5 different devices hucked upp to one Apple ID. What I have done is that my wife and I have one Apple ID, when I bye a new app on my phone, She gets it to. Thats nice.
You can allways set upp a new Apple ID for your wife.

HT204053 I cannot use the password to update apps on my second IPhone. It only works on one of the phones. They both have the same Apple ID and password.

I cannot use the password to update apps on my second IPhone. It only works on one of the phones. They both have the same Apple ID and password.

If it really does not work, change your password here https://appleid.apple.com (Manage account) and try to add the account again. I hope it helps.

My husband just got an iphone. I've had mine for a while. We use the same email address so I though we could use the same apple id and password. But now it appears everything on my phone also shows up on his phone and vis versa, even "Notes." Not good.

My husband just got an iphone. I've had mine for a while. We use the same email address so I thought we could use the same apple id and password. But now it appears everything on my phone also shows up on his phone and vis versa, even "Notes." Not good. How do I unlink them?

Read this planning tips:
iOS 5 & iCloud Tips: Sharing an Apple ID With Your Family

I recently restored my iphone. When i tried to set it back up, it will not accept my apple id password. Yet I can sign in the the apple store using the same apple id and password. How do i get my iphone to accept my apple id?

I recently restored my iphone. When attempting to set it back up it will not accept my password. Yet when i log into the apple store i have no problem logging in using the same apple id and password. How do i get the iphone to recognize my apple id and password?

Try This...
Close All Open Apps... Sigh Out of the Account... Perform a Reset... Try again...
Reset ( No Data will be Lost )
Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button and the Home button at the same time for at least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears. Release the Buttons.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1430
More Info Here > Troubleshooting FaceTime
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3367

HT204053 Do you not use the same Apple ID and password as you would use for ITunes, IPhone and email?

Having already established 2 apple ID's. I want to change the ID listed on my iphone. Placing the new, ID on my phone it will not accept it.
Do you not use the same Apple ID and password as you would use for your IPHONE, EMAIL and ITUNES?

Where/how are you trying to replace it and what happens ? You should be able to log out of the currently logged in account for the stores by tapping on it in Settings > iTunes & App Store and you should then be able to log in with a different account, and for icloud email via Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars to delete and then add an account.

Hi, face issue that can not activate iPhone but can log in iCloud wed page with same Apple ID and Password after Iphone been update to IOS 8. Need Help. Thanks

Hi, face issue that can not activate iPhone but can log in iCloud web page with same Apple ID and Password after iPhone been update to IOS 8.1.2
Also in the iCloud 'Find my iPhone" , no Device been found.
Been raise this incident, got the Case ID and call to Apple Support but it seems like out of office hour
Need Help Thanks

Yes, able to make a call to Apple Support but in the end still keep on going to try the Apple ID and Password.
And it seems like the iPhone ID in this device been locked
May to know is that possible to ask the Apple Technician to unlocked the ID so i could activate the iPhone without log in any Apple ID?

HT201365 I used to be able to track my daughter's iphone on my iphone with the same apple id and password. With the new update I am not able to do that. Any help?

I used to be able to track my daughter's iphone 4S on my iphone 4S, we use the same apple id and password. We both downloaded the new IO7 and I can not track her phone any longer. I do this as she is just starting to drive and I like to make sure she has reached her destination. Any help? Thanks.

Try using the Find My Friends app.

I found My iPhone contacts on my friends Iphone we both have 4s! But we use the same apple ID and ICloud ID! How can undo what happened? all my private stuff is now on his phone!!! help me plz!!?

I found My iPhone contacts on my friends Iphone we both have 4s! But we use the same apple ID and ICloud ID! How can undo what happened? all my private stuff is now on his phone!!! help me plz!!?

Of course if you are both connected to the same iCloud account you have the same contacts - what did you expect?. The contacts live on the server and are read from there by the devices; so as you've both managed to sync your contacts up to iCloud they are now inextricably mixed. You can only delete your contacts by deleting individual ones, and doing that will delete them from your phone as well.
You can only unravel this by
1. In the iCloud contacts page at http://icloud.com, select all the contacts, click on the cogwheel icon at bottom left and choose 'Export vCard'.
2. Sign out of System Preferences>iCloud
3. Create a new Apple ID and open a new iCloud account with it for your own use.
4. Import the vCard back into the iCloud contacts page.
5. Go to http://icloud.com and sign in with the original ID. This is now his ID. Work through the contacts individually deleting the ones you don't want him to have. When done sign out and advise him to change his password.
6. Go to the new iCloud account and delete his contacts individually.
Of course if you have also been syncing calendars and using the same email address there are problems with doing this.

HT204053 Dear Support Team, every time i tried to logon Icloud its gives me wrong user name or password and at the end it show me error " This Apple ID is valid but is not an ICloud Account" then how can i use one account for same Apple ID and ICloud???

Dear Support Team,
Every time i tried to logon Icloud its gives me wrong user name or password and at the end it show me error " This Apple ID is valid but is not an ICloud Account" then how can i use one account for same Apple ID and ICloud?
Thanks

It is not possible to create a new iCloud account using a Windows machine. You must create the account using a Mac (10.7.5 or more) or an IOS device (iPhone etc). Once that is done you can sign into and use the account on your Windows machine.

Me and my partner are currently using the same apple id and have no space left on our devices. We are currently waiting on the iphone 6 plus to arrive and don't know how to transfer all data to the new phones.

Me and my partner are currently using the same apple id and have no space left on our devices. We are currently waiting on the iphone 6 plus to arrive and don't know how to transfer all data to the new phones.?

I don't know if I'm asking this all in a way that can be understood? Thanks ED3K, however that part I do understand (in the link you provided!)
What I need to know is "how" I can separate or rather create another Apple ID for my son-who is currently using "my Apple ID?" If there is a way to let him keep "all" his info on his phone (eg-contacts, music, app's, etc.) without doing a "reset?') Somehow I need to go into his phone's setting-create a new Apple ID and possibly a new password so he can still use our combined iCloud & Itunes account?
Also then letting me take back my Apple ID & password, but again allowing us (my son and I) to use the same iCloud & Itunes account? Does that make more sense??? I'm sincerely trying to get this cleared up once and for all----just need guidance from someone who has a true understanding of the whole Apple iCloud/Itunes system!
Thanks again for "anyone" that can help me!!!

I have update my iphone 4 and my Mums they both use the same apple id and are both backed up to icloud now her contacts are on my phone.

Hi I updated my iPhone 4 and my Mum's iPhone 4 to software version 5.0. They both use the same apple id and they are both backed up to iCloud. Once I updated my mum's phone i noticed that her contacts are now on my phone i deleted some of them but then she noticed that they had been deleted off her phone to. Has anyone got any ideas please.

Welcome to the Apple Community.
Your password for logging into iCloud cant be different than your password for your Apple ID if you use that Apple ID to log into iCloud, it sounds as though you are using 2 accounts.

We have two iPads. mine is the first one purchased. I opened iTunes to put some photos from the Mac to my wife's iPad. I plugged in my wife's iPad. Both ipads have the same apple id and password. iTunes synced everything from my iPad to my wife's iPad. N

We have two iPads. mine is the first one purchased. I opened iTunes to put some photos from the Mac to my wife's iPad. I plugged in my wife's iPad. Both ipads have the same apple id and password. iTunes synced everything from my iPad to my wife's iPad. Now we have two identical iPads looking like mine. Everything on her ipad seems gone and replaced with mine, all her recent holiday photos, emails, settings, etc etc seem gone.
I'm toast!
Help!!
LJ

How to use multiple iPods, iPads, or iPhones with one computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1495
How to Share a Family iPad
http://www.macworld.com/article/1163347/how_to_share_a_family_ipad.html
Using iPhone, iPad, or iPod with multiple computers
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1202
iOS & iCloud Tips: Sharing an Apple ID With Your Family
http://www.macstories.net/stories/ios-5-icloud-tips-sharing-an-apple-id-with-you r-family/
How To Best Use and Share Apple IDs across iPhones, iPads and iPods
http://www.nerdsonsite.com/blog/2012/06/07/help-im-appleid-confused/
 Cheers, Tom

I have 2iphones with the same apple id and password. how do i change this without losing all info from phones

i have 2 iphone 4S that i set up with the same apple id and password. how do i change
with out losing info

Settings > Facetime > Apple ID > tap it and log out, log in with other Apple ID

Same Apple ID and password

My husband and I both have the same user name and password. When we downloaded find my phone both devices show the location of my phone. How do we get my husband's phone to show up on one of the devices? Have iphone 5s, IOS 7.1.1,

Find My iPhone has to be activated on his device in iCloud, and he has to be signed into iCloud with the same Apple ID and password as you are. Downloading of Find My iPhone app does not activate Find My iPhone on the devices. That app is used to locate other iOS devices from your device, although it will also show the location of your own device. You do not have to have the app installed on the phone for Find My iPhone to work.

When i log into icloud on my laptop,there is an error displayed? im using the same apple id and password that i use for itunes...helppp

even do i use the same apple id and password that i use for itunes.

Hi peacegraffiti,
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
I understand you are having difficulties restoring your new iPhone from a previous iCloud backup. The following article provides information to help restore from an iCloud backup.
Get help restoring from an iCloud backup - Apple Support
Cheers,
Jeff D.

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