Double Apple ID-How do you relink your cell phone number to a new ID?

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Double Apple ID-How do you relink your cell phone number to a new ID?

I have two Apple ID's one linked to an email from my childhood (that I no longer have access to, which has all my purchases etc) associated with my cell phone number. I have a new Apple ID with my MacBook that is linked to my current email address and I am getting a new iPhone. I'd like to have my Apple ID on my new phone be my current email Apple ID. How can I relink my cell phone number to a new Apple ID?

Also if I used Family Sharing and used my current email Apple ID as the organizer, and linked it to my old Apple ID, could I essentially link my purchases from my old ID to my new one? Or does the organizer need to be the ID that made the purchases in order to share them with the new ID?

iPhone 11

Posted on May 21, 2020 5:29 PM

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Eric Root

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May 21, 2020 5:36 PM in response to lwrncjmsw

Reference the last paragraph, if you can organize Family Sharing, you can share purchases, no matter which ID made the purchase. Who the organizer is doesn't matter. If you can't access your old ID, you probably can't set up Family Sharing with the ID.

You need to be able to access the ID so you can log in and remove the cell number if you want the number associated with the new ID. If necessary, contact Apple ID Support. See the Apple Support articles below for contact information.

Apple ID - Official Apple Support.

Contact Apple for help with Apple ID account security - Apple Support. (Link doesn’t always load)

Get Support Work through the screens to get a chat option.

Apple Support schedule phone call

https://twitter.com/AppleSupport

From the Apple Support article below.

Without proof of your identity via security questions and other carefully selected criteria, Apple Support can't help you reset a password or perform any other actions on your account. These policies are audited and reviewed on a regular basis.

Security and your Apple ID - Apple Support.

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Double Apple ID-How do you relink your cell phone number to a new ID?

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