Why does iMessage on my wife's iPad ask her to sign in with her Apple ID and password?
When my wife tried to open iMessage this morning a dialogue box came up saying:
iMessage
iMessages can be sent between iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and Mac
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Apple ID: (given in dialogue)
Password: (wants you to enter)
Sign In
Forgot your Apple ID or password?
Create New Apple ID
She has used iMessage frequently without being required to sign in. This issue doesn't affect her iPhone or my iPad. There is no way of dismissing the message and using the App. I guess we're concerned about whether this is legitimate or not or somebody trying to access our account illicitly. Any thoughts?
it is legitimate.
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I keep getting this message: "That Apple ID is already in use.If this Apple ID was created by you, simply sign in with your Apple ID and password.If it does not belong to you, try again using a different name."
I'm trying to create a new id and e-mail using an e-mail address that is mine and has been mine for over a year - any ideas why this could be happening?Trying where? What sort of email address? The following answer is based on a guess as to what you are talking about.
If you already have an @me.com address, perhaps as a result of having had a MobileMe account, and you are now setting up an iCloud account with an Apple ID you will find you will be asked to create a new @me.com address, and that you can't add your existing one because it is already an Apple ID.
You can do one of two things:
1. Sign out at System Preferences; sign in with your existing @me.com address and enable Mail.
2. Stay signed in with the present ID and add your @me.com address in System Preferences>Mail, Contacts & Calendars.
If you have further questions, or if your situation is different from what I've assumed, do please post back, but in a suitable forum - this one is specifically about using these Forums. -
I do not have the option to change my security information when I sign in to my Apple ID and goto Password and security. Why not?
Just to be clear - what are you signing into? You could be talking about connecting or setting a computer or device to your icloud or itunes account. You could be talking about logging into your icloud account using a browser to icloud.com. Or you may have followed a link to an Apple page that lets you edit your account.
If you can't remember your security questions/answers then go to Express Lane and select 'iTunes' from the list of 'products' in the middle of the screen.
Then select 'iTunes Store', and on the next screen select 'Account Management'
Next choose 'iTunes Store Account Security' and fill in that you'd like your security questions/answers reset.
You should get an email reply within about 24 hours (and check your Spam folder as well as your Inbox) - but some recent posts are saying that Apple have temporarily suspended the reseting of security question/answers whilst account security processes are improved, so it may take longer. -
I began to follow the steps after the "restore" and when I got to the point where I add my email address, this is the message I recieved. I cannot use my iPod now because of this update! help!
Trying where? What sort of email address? The following answer is based on a guess as to what you are talking about.
If you already have an @me.com address, perhaps as a result of having had a MobileMe account, and you are now setting up an iCloud account with an Apple ID you will find you will be asked to create a new @me.com address, and that you can't add your existing one because it is already an Apple ID.
You can do one of two things:
1. Sign out at System Preferences; sign in with your existing @me.com address and enable Mail.
2. Stay signed in with the present ID and add your @me.com address in System Preferences>Mail, Contacts & Calendars.
If you have further questions, or if your situation is different from what I've assumed, do please post back, but in a suitable forum - this one is specifically about using these Forums. -
IMessage isn't working on iPad .. It ask me to sign in with my Apple ID then it tell me some kind of error happene ..please help !!!!!
hi,
This thread is marked as Correct (Finished).
It is not even about iOS 6
You would be better off starting a new thread and stating how far along setting up an Apple ID you are.
11:42 PM Friday; September 21, 2012
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I just restored my ipod as a new ipod. It will not let me sign in with my apple ID and says that it has a problem connecting with the server, even though I am already connected to the wifi.
Yes, of course. Did you set up with your Apple ID?
Reset the iPad to factory and set it up with your Apple ID and password. You can still sync different apps, music and other stuff onto the iPad, the devices need not mirror each other.
I have an old wifi iPad, an iPod touch and a new iPad mini with cellular. All on the same Apple ID and password, different content on some apps, same on others. -
I have one Apple ID and password, when I sign in iCloud enter Apple ID and password but can not Sign up " This Apple ID is valid but is not an icloud account." Why?
You can not create an iCloud account using a PC, set the account up on a Mac or an iPhone/iPad, then you will be able to sign into it on your PC.
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i bought a second hand ipad 4 4g the first user forgot the apple id and password, how can i restore the ipad and create a new id and password for it?
You cannot get around Activation Lock without the oringinal owner disassociating the iPad from their account.
See the Activation Lock FAQ for what you and they need to know. -
Every time I do something on my iPad it asks me to sign in with my apple ID?
Every time I do something on my iPad it asks me to sign in with my apple ID, how do I stop it?
What exactly are you trying to do when you are asked to sign in? You say everything? What do you mean?
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please tell me why i cant sign in to icloud with my apple id and password its driving me mad
Do you have an iCloud account (did you make one?)
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I was having trouble purchasing candy crush updates (for no apparent reason, as it has been fine previously). I thought perhpas I needed to download some new software and promptly started the IOS 6 update. It installed and then asked me to complete the final few steps by signing in with my apple id. When I try to do that it says "it cannot connect to the server". I have tried turing it off and on and over riding it, but it won't let me do anything at all now on my ipad mini.
Can anyone help? I literally can't function!!!!You can't override it no matter what you do. The device has to connect to the server to complete the iOS update. You could try rebooting the iPad and see if that lets you connect to the server after it starts up.
Reboot the iPad by holding down on the sleep and home buttons at the same time for about 10-15 seconds until the Apple Logo appears - ignore the red slider if it appears on the screen - let go of the buttons. Let the iPad start up.
If that will not work, you can try connecting to iTunes on your computer and see if the activation will complete. Sometimes when thes activation issues arise, you end up having to restore the device again, but first things first. Reboot and see what happens. -
i can't able to activate ipad
I forgot the apple id and password.
can anybody tell how to get the apple id and passwordtry:
http://iforgot.apple.com
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How do you sign on to IMessage when it won't let me sign in with my apple ID and my password
How do you sign on to IMessage when it won't let me sign in with my apple ID or my password
No.
Purchases are tied to the iTunes account they were purchased with.
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See:
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