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How to change apple id in old phone so that I can erase it

What is the trick to gaining access to your old iphones (so that I can wipe the memory and donate them) when I cannot remember the password to my old apple id.

Since I had these devices, I have changed my apple id to a different email.

The old devices seem stuck with the old id.

Any ideas?


iPhone 5s

Posted on Jan 12, 2021 8:42 PM

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Posted on Jan 12, 2021 8:50 PM

Do you still remember your apple id email? What you could do is attempt to recover your password by clicking "Forgot Apple ID or Password" at https://appleid.apple.com/.

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How to change apple id in old phone so that I can erase it

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