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My iPhone prompts me to use my old apple id and password to update apps, and sends a verification code to a phone number i no longer use, what should i do?


Posted on Dec 12, 2019 12:27 PM

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Posted on Dec 12, 2019 1:30 PM

See if anything here helps.  If necessary, you can use account recovery as explained in the link at bottom of the article.


Verification code - how to get one and sign in with two-factor authentication


One option is to delete the apps/purchases made by the other ID and download them using the new ID if desired. If necessary, check your purchases history to see which apps/purchases weren’t made by the current ID. 


Purchase History Review

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Dec 12, 2019 1:30 PM in response to AaronTChikakuda

See if anything here helps.  If necessary, you can use account recovery as explained in the link at bottom of the article.


Verification code - how to get one and sign in with two-factor authentication


One option is to delete the apps/purchases made by the other ID and download them using the new ID if desired. If necessary, check your purchases history to see which apps/purchases weren’t made by the current ID. 


Purchase History Review

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