Hi everyone,
Years prior to Apple creating their “Family Sharing and Apple ID for your child” option, we had to associate one our children’s e-mail IDs to my parental Apple ID – sort of like a pseudonym. One of my children’s Gmail IDs has been such a pseudonym to my Apple ID, and now that she is over 13 years of age, I need to know how to convert her pseudonym account under my Apple ID to her own account using her Gmail ID as her Apple ID. I am not going to change her Gmail account to a new one just so she can have her own Apple ID. When she was only a toddler, I signed her up for a Gmail account ID that will be suitable for the rest of her life, be it on a resume or in professional correspondence. In today’s e-world, that Gmail ID is as relevant as the name on her paper birth certificate. I have spoken to both Apple support and the team at the local Genius Bar, and there doesn’t appear to be a clear path toward accomplishing this. Has anyone been down a similar path and succeeded?
Cheers
Marc - Sydney, Australia
Years prior to Apple creating their “Family Sharing and Apple ID for your child” option, we had to associate one our children’s e-mail IDs to my parental Apple ID – sort of like a pseudonym. One of my children’s Gmail IDs has been such a pseudonym to my Apple ID, and now that she is over 13 years of age, I need to know how to convert her pseudonym account under my Apple ID to her own account using her Gmail ID as her Apple ID. I am not going to change her Gmail account to a new one just so she can have her own Apple ID. When she was only a toddler, I signed her up for a Gmail account ID that will be suitable for the rest of her life, be it on a resume or in professional correspondence. In today’s e-world, that Gmail ID is as relevant as the name on her paper birth certificate. I have spoken to both Apple support and the team at the local Genius Bar, and there doesn’t appear to be a clear path toward accomplishing this. Has anyone been down a similar path and succeeded?
Cheers
Marc - Sydney, Australia
