Apple ID Website Gets Design Overhaul

[SketchyClown]

One nice touch with the redesign, is the ability to finally edit/change your BILLING ADDRESS for your payment method and not just the shipping address. It says it is only editable on iOS, through Settings, not through the web browser on my desktop, but this has been a long time coming.

 

[dz5b609]

Long overdue

 

[JPSaltzman]

Juli -- and while you're at it, get rid of your Dopey 4th-grade Avatar.

Are people still using Microsoft Paint?

 

[TonyC28]

Oh look! The ability to merge AppleID’s!!!

*Coming in 2033

And we’re calling it Apple ID Pro!

 

[Darkwalker]

Why does Juli have so many iPads? ?

 

[testcard]

Oh look! The ability to merge AppleID’s!!!

*Coming in 2033

Didn’t Tim promise this when he took over from Steve Jobs? I’d really like the option to merge both of my Apple IDs.

 

[littlebobbytables]

Is the site still impossibly slow to use, like the panel in Settings? I swear, the iCloud preferences pane in Settings on iOS makes the device I am using slow to a crawl and become unusable for minutes at a time.

 

[TonyC28]

I would gladly pay a one-time fee to merge my original iTunes account email address, which now governs all of my subscriptions, with my newer iCloud ID/email.

 

[testcard]

I would gladly pay a one-time fee to merge my original iTunes account email address, which now governs all of my subscriptions, with my newer iCloud ID/email.

I would too.

 

[Mr. Heckles]

Is the site still impossibly slow to use, like the panel in Settings? I swear, the iCloud preferences pane in Settings on iOS makes the device I am using slow to a crawl and become unusable for minutes at a time.

I have zero issues, I thought it normal speed like any other site I use.

 

[BWhaler]

Nice update.

 

[ThirteenXIII]

i don't understand how it can't transfer or merge data from apple id to another with all of the existing ways to sync to the cloud… such iCloud photo library, iCloud music library, it can't truly be that difficult. i have a lot of purchases i don't want to rebuy on an old apple id that was used with a non iCloud address and lost that domain but recovered the appleid, was able to regain access but already started buying content under my new appleid

 

[SketchyClown]

Is the site still impossibly slow to use, like the panel in Settings? I swear, the iCloud preferences pane in Settings on iOS makes the device I am using slow to a crawl and become unusable for minutes at a time.

I know what you mean, and I would say the site seems snappier to me.

 

[ApfelKuchen]

Is there any practical reason for them never allowing us to merge Apple IDs?

Yes. It prevents hijacking of accounts.

Say Person 1 gains password access to Person 2's account (could be a spouse, lover, or other family member, or a total stranger in a phishing scam). Person 1 merges the contents of Person 2's account into a new account. Person 2's account disappears/is deleted after the merger. Bam!

Basically, I'd expect Apple has zero interest in the liability that might come from allowing this sort of thing to happen. How could Apple determine whether the person merging actually has the legitimate right to merge the accounts? The process of validating identity to a sufficient level.... nope, why take the responsibility?

In addition to this, there's the more day-to-day practical issue of, "Is merger really the right thing to do." Spouses merge accounts, then five years later it's one more thing to untangle in a divorce.

 

[kycophpd]

Is anyone out here still carrying @ me.com or @mac.com email address?

I love using my @Mac address. It is my main email and Apple Store ID I use. Nothing like the look on the Apple employees faces when they see the @Mac.com domain. I usually get a double take like what the heck is this. Most of the younger employees have not seen those very often.

 

[TonyC28]

i don't understand how it can't transfer or merge data from apple id to another with all of the existing ways to sync to the cloud… such iCloud photo library, iCloud music library, it can't truly be that difficult. i have a lot of purchases i don't want to rebuy on an old apple id that was used with a non iCloud address and lost that domain but recovered the appleid, was able to regain access but already started buying content under my new appleid

I’m actually at a point where I’m willing to repurchase apps. I have an Apple Music subscription so I’m not worried about paying for songs again. But can we even do that? If I sign out of my iTunes account with my original iTunes ID would I be able to sign in using my iCloud info? I would try but I’m always worried I’ll mess it all up.

 

[Phil77354]

Is @Mac still available? Sounds like it still works (obviously).

I had forgotten all about that.

And I think the new Apple ID interface looks great. Not that I use it very often.

 

[macintoshmac]

Is there any practical reason for them never allowing us to merge Apple IDs?

They are yet to figure out how to monetise that.

Improved photography every year makes people spend thousands. Merging Apple IDs isn’t causing ruckus enough.

 

[rmiller065]

OMG this so much!! I don't understand why this hasn't been done yet. I hate having to have my old account for my purchases than my iCloud email used for my apple ID. UGH.

This NEEDS to happen

 

[NMBob]

That’s a lot of iPads, Juli! ?

She keeps losing control of the credentials and can't disown them.

 

[jimbobb24]

I have a separate App ID/Password (for the app store) and iCloud user id/password. This was LONG before family sharing was a thing, my wife and I shared the app store login to avoid paying twice for apps. Not sure how we can ever merge that app store id with 2 different icloud accounts... we are stuck with 2 forever I guess.

Same situation. Except we have two shared (one contacts/calendar/backup and another for music/apps) and one for my wife and I.

 

[Mick-Mac]

I still use my mac.com (and the courtesy me.com and icloud.com that subsequently came with it). I've used them separately many times to qualify for limited quantity coupons or purchases. I'm happy to have these merged so long as I can still use them independently for such purposes.

 

[Mick-Mac]

What really burned me up was that when the mac.com addresses were opened up I got in early to try to grab mick@mac.com but some other lucky schmuck beat me to it (probably in Australia because those guys get first dibs on midnight!).

 

[jimbobb24]

Yes. It prevents hijacking of accounts.

Say Person 1 gains password access to Person 2's account (could be a spouse, lover, or other family member, or a total stranger in a phishing scam). Person 1 merges the contents of Person 2's account into a new account. Person 2's account disappears/is deleted after the merger. Bam!

Basically, I'd expect Apple has zero interest in the liability that might come from allowing this sort of thing to happen. How could Apple determine whether the person merging actually has the legitimate right to merge the accounts? The process of validating identity to a sufficient level.... nope, why take the responsibility?

In addition to this, there's the more day-to-day practical issue of, "Is merger really the right thing to do." Spouses merge accounts, then five years later it's one more thing to untangle in a divorce.

Good points but other services have allowed mergers.

The solution to the other problem is easy…don’t get divorced. Easiest trick in the book.

 

[nazuk]

Is anyone out here still carrying @ me.com or @mac.com email address?

Yes,

me.com
mac.com

I stick with me.com as my main email address

It’s nice to part of a privilege club ?