Apple ID
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OS X Apple Music Apple Pay Microsoft Windows, iOS, iTunes, App Store, Apple Online Store, Game Center, Apple Support Communities |
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| Website | appleid |
An Apple ID is an all-in-one account used to log into various online systems that Apple Inc. offers for many of its products, such as iWork, iCloud, the iTunes Store, and the Apple Store, using a customer's existing email address from any email provider.
An Apple ID is available free of charge and can be obtained by signing up at the My Apple ID webpage. An Apple ID must be a valid email address, protected by a password that is an alphanumeric string of at least 8 characters, and case sensitive.
When a user creates a new Apple ID, Apple will send a verification email to the email address that the user provided during registration. The user is required to follow the URL that is included in the verification email to activate the account, then the user will be able to use their Apple ID. It is possible to create an Apple ID without specifying a credit card.
In March 2013, Apple ID launched an optional two-step verification security feature for authentication. When enabled, a second verification step is required when using the Apple ID under certain conditions, such as a web login, or making a store purchase from a new device. The feature mak service to send a four-digit pin code to a trusted device associated with the Apple ID when the second verification step is required for authentication.
Users can change their passwords or personal information at the My Apple ID page by selecting the Manage your account link. Changes that a user makes to his or her Apple ID account, while he or she is using one Apple product, are also recognized by other applications where the user uses the same Apple Account (for example, the online Apple Store, MobileMe, or iPhoto). Apple requires the user to confirm the changes by following a verification URL that will be sent to the account’s email address. After confirming the changes, users can still be asked to verify their information the next time they use their Apple IDs to purchase on-line, e.g., on iTunes Store.
Apple also allows users to change the name of their Apple IDs but the users are required to contact Apple customer service to make such a change.
An Apple ID can be disabled for security reasons if the password is entered incorrectly multiple times. The user will be warned with the following error message when the account has been disabled: “This Apple ID has been disabled for security reasons". Apple IDs and passwords can be retrieved by answering account security questions on iForgot. For security reasons, Apple will not reset the password for an account.
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