App Store asking for wrong Apple ID password for app updates

Pebblett wrote:

Hi. No it wasn’t his phone: mine from new. I could update as normal till a couple of weeks ago and no I’ve not downloaded any apps on my phone under his details.

If you set up the iPhone from a backup of a previous one, it could have apps form a previous phone that were downloaded with his Apple ID. The fact remains these Apps where downloaded with his account which is why they are requesting it now.

If I reinstall all apps (currently doing that, it’ll take a while), will the App Store then show my email address?

For the Apps in question, yes. For the general App Store the Apple ID being used is defined in Settings ➜ Account ➜ Media & Purchases. If your Apple Account is not logged in there then deleting the app and re-downloading them will do nothing as the apps would continue to be tied to whatever Apple ID is logged in there.

A few apps are saying I’ll delete all data if I delete the app (Facebook being one), do I just go ahead?

Yes. Facebook will restore everything once you log back in.

What about the phone’s own apps: Mail, Photos etc? Ok to delete and reinstall those?

Those should not be tied to another Apple ID, since they aren't usually downloaded from the store to begin with, and those get updated with the OS, so no need to delete them. But yes, it's fine to delete those apps also, and re-download them from App Store for the ones that allow this. Not all of them do.

You downloaded one or more apps using your husbands Apple ID at some point in the past. Was this phone his previously?

You’ll have to update apps one by one. When an app asks for his login you delete the app, then get it again thru the AppStore so it’s tied to your Apple account.

Apps are forever tied to the Apple ID that originally downloaded them. At some point some apps where downloaded with your Husbands Apple ID, and as such continue to require it for updates.

The only way to resolve this, is to remove the apps tied to your husband's Apple ID and redownload them with your own.

If the App Store asks for the wrong Apple ID password during app updates, try these steps:

1. Sign out of the App Store and iCloud, then sign back in.
2. Check if the app was originally downloaded with a different Apple ID.
3. Restart your device.
4. Update apps individually from the correct Apple ID account.

The Apple Account that is tied to the apps downloaded is the one you find at Settings > [name on top] > Media & Purchases. In most cases, this is the same as the main Apple Account on the top of the page, but it certainly is possible to use a different account there to be used for apps downloaded from the App Store.

If it is your husband's account that is listed at Media & Purchases, then it requires their password to update apps with the apps downloaded using that account.