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iPhone ID password OK, but app store password not ok... Why? how to reset.

Hello.

I am able to start the phone and log in the iPhone account, so the password is fine but I cannot add / update apps. The verification fails.

1. the phone number of the recovery account is not linked to an iPhone anymore,

2. the user forgot is iphone password,


-> how can I reset the app store password?


thanks

iPhone XR

Posted on Oct 30, 2022 6:05 AM

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Posted on Oct 31, 2022 10:07 AM

Hello everyone, --> solution:


I had to call the support.

In the end, this is the fix:

1. Uninstall the apps that cannot be upgraded.

2. Reinstall them.

Some of the apps were somehow linked to the iTunes/ Apple App Store of my son, not of mine (because he had helped to install them) So it required the password of my son to upgrade, and not my apple ID.


If it can help anyone out there....

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Oct 31, 2022 10:07 AM in response to badema16

Hello everyone, --> solution:


I had to call the support.

In the end, this is the fix:

1. Uninstall the apps that cannot be upgraded.

2. Reinstall them.

Some of the apps were somehow linked to the iTunes/ Apple App Store of my son, not of mine (because he had helped to install them) So it required the password of my son to upgrade, and not my apple ID.


If it can help anyone out there....

Oct 30, 2022 6:18 AM in response to badema16

You are sign in here .  .  .  with your Apple ID & Password.

Your Apple ID is the personal account you use with all Apple products and services. It includes the email address and password you use to sign in, as well as the contact, payment, and security details that you use with Apple.

You can’t merge multiple Apple ID accounts.

What happens when you use the same Apple ID & Password that you use to sign in here?

 

Have you recently changed your password?

If so, then see -> What to do after you change your Apple ID or password

What to do after you change your Apple ID or password - Apple Support


Check also ⤵️

Manage App Store purchases, subscriptions, settings, and restrictions on iPhone

Manage App Store purchases, subscriptions, settings, and restrictions on iPhone – Apple Support (UK)


Prevent in-app purchases from the App Store

Prevent in-app purchases from the App Store – Apple Support (UK)


If you can't connect to the App Store, iTunes Store, or other Apple services

If you can't connect to the App Store, iTunes Store, or other Apple services - Apple Support

-> If you tried all of the above steps and you still can’t connect, contact Apple Support.

 

iPhone ID password OK, but app store password not ok... Why? how to reset.

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