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I am retiring and losing my iphone. my current apple ID is my work email which I will no longer have access to. I have purchased a new phone like my work one. How do I change my apple ID and transfer my data?

I am retiring and losing my iphone. my current apple ID is my work email which I will no longer have access to. I have purchased a new phone like my work one. How do I change my apple ID and transfer my data?

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Posted on Apr 30, 2020 4:58 AM

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Posted on Apr 30, 2020 5:09 AM

Will you be allowed to change the Apple ID on the work phone? Post back if no. If yes,


See the instructions below for changing an Apple ID.

 

Change your Apple ID  https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202667 Read these two sections very carefully to see what is allowed: If your Apple ID is a third-party email address and How to change your Apple ID if it ends with @icloud.com, @me.com, or @mac.com.

 

Before changing your Apple ID using a computer, sign out of all Apple services that use your Apple ID. If you are going to use an iPhone, iPad, or iPod, then stay signed in with your Apple ID on only that device. This instruction is taken from the above document under the heading Before you change your Apple ID.

 

For sign out purposes, see Where can I use my Apple ID? https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202659 “This list is provided for informational purposes only and is subject to change without notice. It's not intended to include every feature or service that uses Apple ID. Visit the Apple ID support page for more information.”

 

And see What to do after you change your Apple ID or password 

 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204071

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Before making the change in Apple ID, see About backups for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204136 I recommend doing a computer backup.


And, see:


Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204184

 

Restoring an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch backup from iCloud or from a computer when a later version of iOS is required https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203434


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Apr 30, 2020 5:09 AM in response to Doc519

Will you be allowed to change the Apple ID on the work phone? Post back if no. If yes,


See the instructions below for changing an Apple ID.

 

Change your Apple ID  https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202667 Read these two sections very carefully to see what is allowed: If your Apple ID is a third-party email address and How to change your Apple ID if it ends with @icloud.com, @me.com, or @mac.com.

 

Before changing your Apple ID using a computer, sign out of all Apple services that use your Apple ID. If you are going to use an iPhone, iPad, or iPod, then stay signed in with your Apple ID on only that device. This instruction is taken from the above document under the heading Before you change your Apple ID.

 

For sign out purposes, see Where can I use my Apple ID? https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202659 “This list is provided for informational purposes only and is subject to change without notice. It's not intended to include every feature or service that uses Apple ID. Visit the Apple ID support page for more information.”

 

And see What to do after you change your Apple ID or password 

 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204071

_____________


Before making the change in Apple ID, see About backups for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204136 I recommend doing a computer backup.


And, see:


Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204184

 

Restoring an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch backup from iCloud or from a computer when a later version of iOS is required https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203434


I am retiring and losing my iphone. my current apple ID is my work email which I will no longer have access to. I have purchased a new phone like my work one. How do I change my apple ID and transfer my data?

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