What to do when breaking up a shared Apple ID account
by GLENN FLEISHMAN
Dec 13, 2017
4 minutes
Apple’s cloud services (iTunes, iCloud, etc.) require you to create an Apple ID, which is essentially your key to access. Each person using Apple’s services should have a unique Apple ID, but sometimes people share IDs for convenience. That could led to some issues, however.
For example, if an Apple ID is being shared by a couple, it can create a problem if the couple breaks up. A reader writes in with such a story:
My partner and I broke up. We shared the same iTunes account. Everything downloaded on one phone appears on the other. How
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