An Apple ID is essentially an account that allows you to sign in to all Apple services. It is not difficult to create it, but it is almost impossible to delete it yourself. This can only be done by the support service, if the whole situation is explained correctly. You can also delete the identifier for a while. To do this, it will be enough to delete your personal information and stop using your account. And if you stopped using iPhone and completely switched to another phone model, then you can turn off the iMessage function, which will allow you to receive SMS.
Below we will look at the most optimal methods on how to remove Apple ID from iPhone.
- Deleting an account without the possibility of recovery
This method is one of the most optimal for those who want to permanently get rid of Apple ID. How do I delete my account? Everything is very simple. This operation is carried out in several stages. Each of them has its own characteristics.
In the event that you do not want to lose access to your account and all purchases, then you can not completely delete your account. To do this, you should resort to changing your account information. How to do this correctly is described in the second method.
In order to make a backup copy of letters, you just need to move messages from the folder where incoming messages are stored to a folder on your computer.
All the necessary images should also be copied to your computer.
And as for a copy of all documents saved on iCloud Drive, then it is better to use a Mac computer with OC Yosemite or another version, earlier installed. Finding the files you want doesn't take long when you click the iCloud button in the Finder's file manager. Those using an iOS device will need to open documents in an application and copy them to their computer.
- Protecting an account that is temporarily down
Consider another method regarding Apple ID removal from iTunes. It includes the following several steps:
- Remove Apple ID from iTunes on computer. Before deleting an account, you need to make sure that it is no longer in iTunes. You should go to iTunes, click on the “Store” menu and select “View My Apple ID”. In order to remove the Apple ID from all devices where it was, you should click on the "Deauthorize All" button. After that, you need to click on the "Manage Devices" button and remove all devices, which will stop the automatic downloads. Then you need to turn off automatic renewal of all subscriptions.
- Removing Apple ID from an iOS device. Don't delete all of your data, first get rid of the Apple ID on your iOS device. This way you can log into the device with a new account. You need to open the Settings app and click on the iTunes & App Store tab, then click on your own account, which can be seen at the top of the screen, and then click on “Sign Out”.
- Sign in to appleid.apple.com with your account. Those who do not want to thoroughly delete their account need to clear it of all personal data and leave it idle for a while. This way, you can continue to use your data on iCloud and enjoy your old purchases. In order to enter the account management page, you need to enter your username and password.
- Change of personal data. To do this, click on the "Edit" button. Here you can change your name, date of birth and residential address. By the way, you may well use fake data.
- Deletion of payment data. When you enter the account management page, you will see the “Payment” section. You can also delete your payment data there. In the event that you have a debt or the region was changed, this procedure will not be possible to carry out.
- Change of email address. Not everyone has a desire to delete the email address attached to their account. Therefore, if you need to create a new account, you can change this address to something else, for example, to a free email address created on a popular mail service (for example, Gmail or Yahoo!). This allows you to make full use of your old email address in order to create a new account.
- Sign out of your account. When your account no longer has personal and billing information, you can temporarily stop it. In other words, you can use it to access your old purchases, but you won't be able to make a new purchase until you enter the correct billing information.
- Disable iMessage
As you know, in all its devices and services Apple uses a single system of user identification, which requires the latter to authorize by means of important actions - buying and downloading content, managing confidential data and settings, etc. At the same time, many owners of iOS devices and Macs often face the need to unlink or completely remove their Apple ID.
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Why Delete Apple ID?
In fact, under "Removing Apple ID" most users imply decoupling the identifier from a specific device. For example, when buying or selling an iPhone or iPad, so that the new owner does not get access to correspondence in iMessage, personal photos, contact list and in order to avoid problems in the future when using the device directly, it is necessary to unlink the iPhone or iPad from iCloud (delete Apple ID) and Disable Activation Lock (Find iPhone, Activation Lock)?
Another common case is the use of content from one account by multiple users. For example, you have a "corporate" Apple ID, for which the necessary set of content has been purchased (applications from the App Store, books in iBooks, a subscription, whatever), and ordinary employees log out of their personal Apple accounts at the right time (for example, to install updates) ID and are authorized under "corporate".
However, there are also cases when Apple ID needs to be deleted irrevocably. The ability to do this without directly contacting Apple technical support has appeared only recently, and at the end of this article we will talk about how to completely destroy all data about yourself stored on the company's servers.
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How to Remove iPhone or iPad from Apple ID to iCloud Remotely
How to remove iPhone or iPad from Apple ID in iCloud if you have the device in your hands
When you sign out of Apple ID on your mobile device, iOS will ask you to delete data, while you can leave some of them (for example, Contacts and Notes) or not delete anything at all, saving all the content on the gadget. It is important to understand that we are talking only about the information that is stored on the built-in physical storage, while most users additionally sync Photos, Contacts, Messages and other data with the iCloud cloud. This allows you to completely erase and unlink your iPhone from your Apple ID, and then easily and quickly restore all content to another device.
1. Open the app Settings and go to section Apple ID(at the very top, where your name and surname are indicated).
2. At the very bottom, click "Log off";
In the latest versions of iOS, the user is offered three options for logging out of the Apple ID account:
- Sign out of iCloud and Store- complete decoupling of Apple ID from the device;
- Exiting the Store- iCloud synchronization still works, applications from the App Store, for example, can be installed from another account;
- Sign out of iCloud- on the contrary, it leaves the user under the current Apple ID in iTunes (App Store, Apple Music, etc.), but disconnects the device from the cloud service.
3. In the pop-up window that appears, select Sign out of iCloud and the Store if you need to sign out of iCloud (unlink the device) and services from the App Store, iTunes Store, Apple Music, etc. Or paragraph Sign out of iCloud if you just need to unlink the device from iCloud.
4. Enter the password to disable the function Find iPhone and press Off.
5. Now go to the menu Settings → General → Reset → Erase Content and Settings.
6. After entering the password, press "Erase [device]".
After completing the above steps, the iOS device will be removed (untethered) from iCloud with Activation Lock turned off (Find iPhone, Activation Lock). In addition, the iPhone or iPad will be reset to factory settings, deleting all data.
Wipe Apple ID completely
There can be several reasons for permanently deleting Apple ID, most often it is connected with the user's desire to clear his "history" on Apple servers and create a new account. What will be deleted in this case?
- All personal data about the user without the possibility of recovery;
- All purchases in iTunes, App Store and other Apple services are non-recoverable;
- All data from the cloud service iCloud without the possibility of recovery.
To do this, you need to go to a special section of the Apple website dedicated to data privacy, log in with your Aplpe ID and answer security questions, select "Deleting an account" and start the process.
There are a few simple steps here, such as: specifying the reason for deleting an account, confirming that you have read the terms and conditions for deleting, entering an email address to receive information on the procedure.
This is followed by an important point - a 12-digit code will be generated, which will remain the only way for the user to verify his identity if he changes his mind to delete the account. The procedure itself takes up to seven days, which are required by the support service to confirm the legality of the request, after which the user will receive a notification to the specified E-mail or phone number.
Good afternoon. Does it make sense to talk about the benefits that an “Apple id” account brings with it? Do not know. But I will say a few words. You will lose the ability to download yourself and then install all kinds of applications, games, audio and video files from all services. And this is all sorts of App Store, Apple Online Store, iTunes Store, iCloud, iMessage, FaceTime and many others. If you do not save beforehand, you will lose all your information in the online storage “iCloud Drive”. All accumulated mail in “iCloud Mail”. Purchases made in Apple online stores will disappear.
One continuous chagrin, unnecessary problems with restoring all your data. Therefore, we would advise you to think a little about these consequences. We can delete everything, but then we will have to suffer for a long time doing the restoration of various information. You still have to come to terms with the idea that everything cannot be returned back. Some things will disappear forever. Well, if you have made a final, irrevocable decision, then how you can delete your ID on iPhone (forgetting or not knowing the password), you will learn from our article.
There are several possible ways in which you can lose your account. Personally, I only know three. Maybe there are many more, even a lot in this world. Do not know. Let's talk about them in other articles.
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Several ways to delete your Apple id
Most first(and in my opinion the most correct one) is to contact Apple support and by hook or crook to get your way. The stump is clear that they are extremely reluctant to do this. It is not in their best interest to lose clients. This is a time consuming method. Letters by e-mail from your inbox attached to your account. Then a long wait for an answer. Moreover, everything is in English. If you learned Norwegian at school, it will be extremely problematic to understand everything. Although you can use an online translator. I hope that if you give a good reason, they will go to your meeting and untie your account.
Or you can find the Support Service in your country. Try to call there. For me, this is a very simple, but quite reliable way. The TP is approached with such requests almost around the clock. They have ways to do it in no time. I am sure that too many people will not understand this method. We are always in a hurry somewhere, for some reason we want everything, more, at once. Let's move on to other ways to get rid of your “Apple ID “.
Second the method is much simpler, but it also carries with it many unpleasant consequences. We just log into our account “ Apple id “ and make changes there. For example, we change our email account for another and save the changes. There are already two ways here too. We put a non-existent or just our spare, to which we can turn in case of anything. At the same time, all our old data simply remains frozen. But we will not be able to use them.
Third the method is similar to the first, but we change all our data, save the changes, and thus when creating a new one "Apple id" we can again enter our truthful data. Name, address, credit card number, etc., etc.
I will repeat myself. You will lose a bunch of useful information that you have accumulated for more than one day. Therefore, before doing anything, copy it somewhere. Perhaps it will come in handy.
An Apple ID or a personal user account is a very useful thing. This identifier allows the iOS user to access all branded services - iCloud, App and iTunes Store, iMessage, etc. In other words, the absence of an Apple ID account significantly limits the capabilities of an "apple" device, and most of the owners of i-devices, of course, understand this, and therefore create and use Apple ID with pleasure.
However, if the user is going to sell his gadget, he must unbind the iOS device from the account without fail, otherwise the new owner will face a lot of problems.
In this article, using the iPad as an example, we will tell you how the old owner can delete his account, and the new one can enter his Apple ID data instead.
Apple ID registers on iPad in two places - section "iCloud" and "iTunes Store, App Store". Both sections are located in the "Settings" menu of the device. In general, by and large, you can untie Apple ID only in the "iCloud" section, because only in this situation you will need to specify the account password. That is, delete the old user's account from the "iTunes Store, App Store" section. and change it to his own, the new owner can even without knowing the password of the identifier.
However, we still recommend that you reset your account in both sections, because if you leave it in the "iTunes Store, App Store" section, a new user will be able to find out your Apple ID, and although he can do little with it without a password, there is absolutely no need provide unfamiliar people with unnecessary information about yourself.
How do I remove an account from iCloud?
But still, first of all, you need to reset the account in "iCloud". How can this be done? We follow this simple instruction:
That's all! If the password is correct, deleting the old account will be successful, and in the fields where your Apple ID data was previously specified, the new owner will be able to add his account settings.
How do I change my account in the "iTunes Store, App Store"?
It's even easier in this situation. What are we doing:
That's all, now here, too, the new owner will be able to enter his Apple ID details.
What happens if you don't untie iPad from Apple ID?
As you can see, changing and deleting an account on an iPad is very easy, and we strongly recommend that you remember to follow these simple steps before selling, because if you do not delete your account, things can take a very sad turn.
Again, you have every right not to delete from the "iTunes Store, App Store" section. The new user with the same success as the previous one can log out of the old account and provide their data (no password is required). But! When trying to update applications that were downloaded to the previous account, the stores will ask for the data of the OLD account. However, this is not such a problem, you can delete all applications downloaded using the old ID and download again using the new Apple ID.
Much more sad consequences are threatened if the previous owner has not left the "iCloud" section. It is even worse if the new user does not immediately pay attention to this fact. He just left the "iTunes Store, App Store" section and decided that he would not use iCloud - think about it, because you can create backups via a PC using iTunes.
But this user himself needs to update iOS, or he wants to restore the device through iTunes, because the tablet, for example, began to glitch. Each Apple user knows how the device update / restore procedures end - the device boots in the initial setup mode and needs to be activated. At the same time, if the "Find iPad" option is enabled on the device, and it is turned on automatically when specifying the Apple ID in the "iCloud" section, the user needs the login and password of the account, moreover, the one specified in the cloud storage settings. In the situation we are considering, this section will contain the data of the previous owner, which the new user, of course, does not know.
There are three ways to get around this screen - firstly, contact the previous owner and ask him to provide information and / or ask for a personal meeting, at which he will unlink from his Apple ID. If the person is honest, and a little time has passed after the purchase and the seller has not yet forgotten his data, he will help you.
If you cannot find the previous owner, we offer you a second way - contacting Apple support. They will definitely help you if you can prove that the device belongs to you - the receipt and the box from the tablet will come in handy here.
And finally, the third way. You did not find the previous owner and the support service failed to prove anything. In this situation, you just have to contact all sorts of unofficial organizations that offer services to remove the activation lock. In this case, success is not guaranteed, but there is still no other way out.
Let's summarize
So, now you know how to delete an account on the iPad (however, the instructions are universal and will work for other Apple devices too), and most importantly, you understand, the sad consequences that threaten a new user if the old one does not unlink his Apple ID. So we strongly recommend that sellers do not forget about this procedure, and buyers should always check whether the old account has been logged out, or even better, ask the seller for a receipt from the purchase of the iPad and the box from under it.
There are no good reasons for removing Apple ID, but if people demand, then we will share our knowledge in this area. This article describes all the possible steps you can take to permanently delete your iTunes account and unlink your mail from your Apple ID credentials.
The reason why it becomes necessary to delete the iTunes user record (or Apple ID) there can only be a release of the mail address to register a new Apple ID again. If the reason lies in this, then you do not need to permanently delete the Apple ID, because in the user information settings it is possible to simply change the virtual mail address. You can register another account at the address that will become free.
Ways to Remove Apple ID
To permanently delete all iTunes user information, consider two schemes.- This is changing the information in the settings to arbitrary;
- Composing a letter to the technical support service in which you need to ask to delete your account.
- computer, iPhone, tablet;
- Internet access.
How to change information in Apple ID settings
The first scheme involves changing the personal data specified during the Apple ID registration process to arbitrary. That is, change birth information, payment method, physical address. This option does not delete the account.To do this, you need to open iTunes on your PC or Mac, go to the store and click the "Login" button.
Then enter your username, password for your account and click "Login" again.
Select settings, then in the proposed menu, left-click "Account information and go" to "Account"
Make any necessary adjustments to the general user information and save. It will not be possible to specify a non-existent e-mail in the account settings, because a message is sent to the postal address to confirm any changes.
Similar actions can be carried out on the official Apple page, which is located here:. Before that, you need to go through authorization. This way, you can permanently remove your Apple ID.
Removing Apple ID through Apple Support
This scheme takes much longer. But it removes Apple ID permanently and irrevocably.Using your computer or any other device with an active Internet connection, you need to go to the page: and create a letter with a corresponding request sent to support Apple.
Next, enter the necessary data in the fields that are highlighted as important for filling, and click on the "Submit Suggestion" button.
Requirements for requesting deletion of iTunes account to Apple Support:
- all information entered into the fields is entered exclusively in English;
- "Email address" is your virtual mail address with your Apple ID registration;
- "Subject" - here you need to write a phrase like "Help remove all your Apple ID" (Help remove your Apple ID permanently);
- the "Comment" line should reflect the reason for wanting to remove all user information.
If you want to make a request to remove your Apple ID in support of Apple, but you do not speak English well, it is recommended that you search the Internet, for example, Google Translate, and use it.
An example of a request to Apple support to delete an Apple ID account
Good day! Let me turn to you, Apple technical support, with a specific request! I became the owner of an Apple ID (write your mail) and as a result of certain circumstances I want to delete it permanently. I don't want to use Apple services that require personalization with my Apple ID. I am not asking for a refund that I spent on purchases of games, movies, music programs in the iTunes and App Store. Therefore, please delete my Apple ID permanently.
Then translate this text with the help of the Google Translator translator and, as a result, you get the following content:
Good afternoon! Let me turn to you, Apple technical support to a specific request! I became the owner of the Apple ID (write your email) and as a result of certain circumstances I want to remove it permanently. I do not want to use Apple services with obligatory personalization by means of Apple ID. I do not ask to reimburse money that I spent on the purchase of games, movies, music, software, and the iTunes App Store. Therefore, please remove my Apple ID permanently.
If you have made spelling or punctuation mistakes, then you should not be afraid, since anyone, even a child, can authorize an Apple ID, and the company's technical support should understand the essence of your request.
After sending the letter, you just have to wait for a response. A request may be responded to after a few days or even a few weeks. So, you will receive a response from support to the email address registered with the Apple ID that you want to delete. This answer provides a link that confirms the deletion of user information. You need to follow it and your account is deleted.
As you can see, the Apple ID removal process is possible, but not easy. Sometimes you can even get rejected. And if it happened that you were refused, then you can repeat the procedure, but only this letter will not be a request, but a demand, which involves delaying the removal process for a certain period of time.
A quicker and easier option is to replace your information in your iTunes store record settings or by managing your Apple ID, thus forgetting about it forever. If you need to restore your account if you lose your Apple ID, then it's quite simple to do this.
