Removing iCloud from iPhone. Correcting the email address of an old account on an iPhone


operating system iOS installed on all mobile devices Apple phones, has long been renowned for its stability, user friendliness and ease of everyday use. Her functionality, perhaps they are no different special variety, but for the majority ordinary users There are even enough of them in excess. And one of the few problems that the owner of an Apple smartphone may encounter is the overly “responsible” operation of the function iCloud.

What does this mean? The application provides synchronization personal information, the ability to share it with friends and acquaintances, individual cloud storage and a function to find a lost or stolen phone. But, as often happens, good intentions do not always lead to the corresponding result..

iCloud was created for your own safety. Only those people who know the code word will have access to this device

Apple suggests that every smartphone owner can memorize a code word that confirms legal ownership of the device. In other words, if you lose your loved oneiPhoneor it will be stolen from you, no one else will be able to use your private information. In practice, rarely does anyone bother to save their password in a safe place, which makes it impossible to gain access to a locked phone. It is also possible that the device was purchased at a thrift store or on the market, and the seller “does not know” the access code. What to do in this case?

  1. If you have forgotten your password or simply don’t know it, but can access the mailbox to which your Apple ID was registered, use the iForgot service. A link with further instructions will be sent to it.
  2. If you bought an iPhone from an authorized dealer and kept a receipt confirming payment or number payment card, call technical support. Most often, its employees go to meet clients and help revive the account (of course, if you can prove the fact that you own the device on legally).
  3. If you bought your iPhone secondhand, don’t know the password and can’t prove anything to technical support, you’ll have to go to extreme measures. Let's go to iCloud settings and one by one we disable all (!) services from “Photo” to “Keychain Access”. After this, we create a new Apple ID account and specify the login for it in the AppStore settings, having previously deactivated the data from the previous connection. ReanimateiCloud similar method or accessGame Center, alas, it won’t work, but you can already use the phone more or less fully.

In the settings of your device, in the “iCloud” item, you can disable services you don’t need or delete your account altogether

Deactivating iCloud

If all necessary information you have it and you bought it usediPhoneon completely legal grounds, old entryiCloudIt's better to turn it off right away. To do this, go to the “Settings” menu and select “iCloud”, “Delete account” and “Delete” in sequence. After this, you will only have to confirm your intentions and agree to the destruction of the previous owner’s personal data.

Hacking iCloud

Attention! The information below is not official and may lead to complete inoperability of the phone. Because any responsibility for Negative consequences that arose after it practical use, lies entirely with the end user!

In early buildsiOS7 companyApple looked at a fairly serious vulnerability that allows you to get full control over the system and reset iPhoneto factory settings without going to service center . At the same time, the iCloud account is erased and the “Find My iPhone” function is disabled, which, in fact, is what we will use. The algorithm of actions is as follows:

  1. Go to settings and select the “iCloud” section.
  2. At the same time (!) tap on the items: “Find iPhone” and “Delete account”.
  3. After these steps, your phone will be locked, and two requests will appear on the screen: confirming your intentions and asking you to enter a password.
  4. When this happens, long press the “Power” key to turn off the iPhone and, after a short pause, launch the “client” again.

We have already talked about what will happen after this. You will (or at least should) have a clean phone that you can do whatever you want with it!

Video instructions in Russian

Video instructions in English

The desire to delete an Apple account is most often due to the desire to free up an email address for registering a new one. Apple ID. iPhone users need to keep the following in mind: To “unpin” Mailbox, there is no need to delete your account absolutely– you just need to change your account settings by entering “ Email" another address. Doing this is much easier than achieving complete removal Apple ID.

How do I free up my email address to register a new Apple ID?

There are two ways to adjust your iPhone account settings. In the first case, you will need to go to the official Apple website, in the second, use a media combine iTunes.

Changing settings via the Apple website

Let's be clear: you can “unpin” an email address through the Apple website only if you offer in exchange another mailbox that you have access to. Change settings if necessary Apple ID Through the official website of the Apple company, you first need to log in to this portal - specify your email address and password.

Step 1. Use a search engine - enter the query “ Apple ID».

Step 2. Among the options that the search engine gave, find this one - “ Account data management Apple records ID" Follow this link.

Step 3. On the next page, scroll down to the information block " Changing your account information" In the block, select the section “ Apple ID email».

Step 4. In the instructions that open, find the link “ Apple ID Account Page" and click on it.

Step 7. Answer two security questions. These are among the ones you selected when you created your account.

If you don’t remember what answers you gave during registration, click on the “Reset” link Control questions" You will be able to select other security questions and answer them again, but you will have to enter your password to do so. Apple ID.

Step 8. After you answer the questions, the service will require a code.

A letter with a code is sent to new address Email. It looks like this:

Enter the code and click " Continue».

After this the data Apple account will be adjusted, and a notification about the changes will be sent to the “unpinned” mailbox.

If the user does not have access to the new mailbox, he will not be able to find out the code to enter Necessarily. Previously, it was possible to enter a non-existent email, but recently Apple has introduced protective measures aimed at reducing the number of “fake” accounts.

In iTunes settings

A way to change your account via iTunes, very similar to the previous one - and also demands work email . Unlinking a mailbox from Apple ID Through the media combine it happens like this:

Step 1. Open iTunes and click on the tab " Account».

Step 2. Select " To come in».

You will have to enter the password for Apple ID again.

Step 6. On home page website, select the country where you live. Our choice is Russia.

The described methods of freeing an email address are unpopular among users and it is obvious why: if a person already has an available email address to which he can register a new Apple ID, why should he empty a box that is occupied?

How to remove Apple ID through support?

On this moment the only way fully To delete an Apple account is to contact the support service of the “apple giant”. When applying, you will have to write a letter in English. Therein lies the rub: main reason, Why domestic users avoid communication with Apple employees - poor knowledge of foreign languages.

In fact, everything is simpler than it seems - thanks to these instructions, you can send a letter to Apple without even knowing basic English. Proceed like this:

Step 1. Follow the link to the Apple Support page.

Step 2. Fill in the form - You must write only in English.

All fields may not be filled in. Only those opposite which are marked “ Required" - namely:

« Topic Area" - letter subject. There is a drop-down menu here - you need to select one of the options presented. The most suitable option is " How-To & Troubleshooting Articles» (« How to fix the problem?»).

« Subject" - title. Enter the following text here: “ I want to delete my Apple ID"(without quotes). It is recommended to make the title as concise as possible and consistent with the topic of the appeal.

« Comments"—the main text of the letter. This field should describe the reasons why you are refusing further use Apple ID.

If you are not well versed in English enough to write a letter yourself, write an appeal in Russian and use free translator Google Translate. An automatic translator, of course, will translate the text crookedly, but Apple employees will be able to grasp the main idea.

You can also rewrite the text from ready-made template like this:

In addition to those listed, you should also fill in the field “ Email Address" It is not mandatory to fill out, but is directly related to the topic of our appeal.

Step 3. When you fill in the fields, click on “ Submit Suggestion».

This will open a ticket to Apple Support. All you have to do is wait - up to 15 days email you will receive an email with a link to confirm deletion Apple ID. You will need to follow this link - then you will get rid of the identifier forever.

How to change account on iPhone without a computer?

Step 1. IN " Settings"find the section " iTunes Store, App Store " and go into it.

Step 2. You will see a field in which the current one will be written in blue. Apple ID– click on it.

Step 3. A menu will appear in front of you - select the option " Go out».

If you click on the “View Apple ID” button, you will get access to a link that will take you to a page where you can change the email address of an existing account.

As you can see, change your account iPhone recording incomparably easier than deleting Apple ID at all.

How to delete an iCloud account?

Erase account iCloud- a matter of minutes. A computer is not needed - all you need is the gadget itself:

Step 1. On the menu " Settings"find the section " iCloud" and go into it.

Step 2. Once in the " iCloud", scroll down to the end - you will find the item " Delete your account" Click on it.

Step 3. Confirm your intention to delete your account - in the window that appears, click " Delete».

Step 4. The iPhone will ask you what you want to do with your contacts and browser data. Safari– that is, with objects that are associated with the “cloud” iCloud. Option two: leave on iPhone or wipe it off– it’s up to you to choose.

Step 5. Enter your account password iCloud– this is necessary to deactivate the “ Find iPhone».

Then click " Switch off" On this you can consider your account iCloud remote.

Before you delete your account iCloud, you should ask what data will “go away” with it. You will lose photos from photo stream, achievements in games, application documents iWork, notes that have been saved in the cloud. Contacts, messages, music will remain in place - you don’t have to worry about them.

Conclusion

The only way to remove Apple ID is to contact the company's support service. The user will have to wait: it takes Apple employees up to 2 weeks to approve the deletion. If iPhone owner you need to free up your email address for registering another account, it’s better for him to change the details of the current one Apple ID– you can do this through the official Apple website.

There are times when you need to sign out of your Apple ID account on your device. This procedure almost no different from the similar one in Android. Let's talk about how to remove iCloud and iPhone 5s and other models.

How to log out of your account

The iCloud account is disabled through the system settings. For this it is enough to know Apple password ID.

Note! For example, we use an iPhone with iOS 11 on board. At 10 or more earlier versions The location of the items is different.

After these steps, the iCloud profile will be deleted.

How to remove a device in iCloud

If you want to finally get rid of the device, you need to remove it from your account memory. Let's look at the example of the official website.


What to do if you forgot your data

If for some reason you don’t know your account password, that’s a problem. Apple's operating system is designed with security in mind. If a user's device is stolen, he can block it remotely. And the attacker will not be able to disable the protection without Apple data ID.

If you lose your password, you must contact support. Apple. The staff will verify that you are the owner (answers to security questions etc.), after which they will help restore access.

Personally, I can’t find any reason to permanently delete the Apple ID, but if such a need arises, then it makes sense to write about it. In the article “under the cut” we will tell you how to permanently delete account iTunes and how to unlink your email from your Apple ID account.

The only reason to delete an account iTunes recordings(aka Apple ID) which comes to my mind is to free up the email address for re-. If this is exactly what you need, there is no need to permanently delete your Apple ID; in your account settings, you can change your email address at any time, which is your login. You can register to the vacant address new account.

If you intend to finally get rid of your iTunes account, you can do this in 2 ways.

Ways to remove Apple ID

  • data change on the account management page to custom;
  • contacting support with a request (demand) to delete the account.

To delete your iTunes account you will need:

  1. personal computer (PC or Mac), iPhone, iPad or any other smartphone or tablet;
  2. active internet connection.

How to change data in Apple ID settings

In the first case, you can change the personal data used for Apple registration ID to custom: change date of birth, payment method, physical address. This method does not delete account.


The same can be done on the Apple ID account management page at: http://appleid.apple.com/ru/. You must first log in. Now you can safely forget about the existence of Apple ID.

Removing an Apple ID through Apple Support

The second method is much longer, but more civilized, and allows you to permanently delete your Apple ID without the possibility of recovery.


Requirements for requesting Apple Support to delete an iTunes account

  • data is entered in the appropriate fields only in English;
  • in field " Email address» should be specified email address to which the Apple ID is registered;
  • in field " Subject"you should enter something like " I want to delete my Apple ID» (I want to delete my Apple ID);
  • in field " Comment» (Comment) should be specified the reason why you want to part with your account.

What to do if you don’t have enough English knowledge to create a request?

If your knowledge in English to write a request for Apple removal Apple Support ID is not enough, use online Google translator Translate, for example.

Apple ID account deletion request template to Apple Support

"Dear technical Apple support!
Recently I am Apple owner ID (enter your e-mail) and for certain personal reasons I no longer need it. I don't want to use Apple services for which authorization is required Apple help ID. I understand that all funds spent on the purchase of games, programs, movies and music in the iTunes Store and App Store are non-refundable and I will not demand a refund. Please permanently delete my Apple ID."

After translation into Google Translate you will get the following text:

"Dear Support Apple!
Since recently I own Apple ID (enter your e-mail) and for certain personal reasons he no longer needed me. I do not want to use Apple services that require authorization using the Apple ID. I understand that all funds spent on buying games, software, movies and music from the iTunes Store and App Store are non-refundable and will not ask for reimbursement. Please permanently delete my Apple ID."

You don’t have to worry about spelling and punctuation errors; after all, even a child can register an Apple ID, I’m sure the support will understand the essence of the request.”

And then all that remains is to wait. After a few days, maybe a few weeks, an email from support will be sent to the email address to which the Apple ID being deleted is registered with a link to confirm account deletion. Follow it and your Apple ID will be deleted forever.

As you can see, although it is possible to delete an Apple ID (in certain cases it may be refused), it is not so easy to do. Of course, if your request is refused, you can write again and not in the form of a request, but in the form of a demand, but this process will drag on for a long time.

It’s much faster and easier to change your personal information in your account settings in iTunes or on the page Apple management ID and forget about its existence. Even if you forget your Apple ID, but someday you want to use it again, restore it forgotten Apple The ID will be quite simple.

The need to delete an account on iPhone 4, 5 or more advanced models may arise if you need to sell the phone, change an account or create new profile with a valid email. Worth it anyway take a closer look How to deactivate an account on an iPhone.

Complete removal of Apple ID

Unfortunately, you can completely remove the Apple id yourself impossible. The only way- contact support. To do this, you need to send a request and wait for a response from Apple. Previously, you could ask to delete your account by letter. After updating the site, Apple improved this option. Now, in order to send a request, you need to:

  • Go to the official website
  • Open the “Support” section and click on the line “Contact support”.
  • Scroll down the page a little and you'll see the Apple Experts section. Click on the blue “Get Help” line.
  • Select the “Apple ID” icon - “Other problems with Apple ID” - “No subject specified.”
  • You will then be asked to briefly explain your request. It is advisable to write in English or use an online translator.
  • Next, you have two options to choose from: contact now or later.

All you have to do is wait for a call from a specialist who will need to explain the current situation.

Replacing email

If you don’t need to completely delete your account on your iPhone, you can simply replace your current email. This will give you the opportunity to link another account to your email. This can be done in two ways:

  1. Via the official website.
  2. Via iTunes.

Please note that you must have access to the new mailbox. Previously, it was possible to specify a non-existent address, but now confirmation from the mail is required.

Via the official website

To change your email via the Apple website, follow these steps:

  • Open Apple's website and scroll down to "Manage your Apple ID."
  • By following the link, enter your details and log in to the site. After this, answer the two security questions that you specified during registration.
  • Click on the "Change" button next to your details.
  • Select Change Apple ID and enter your new email. Answer your security questions. If you have forgotten them, click "Reset".
  • After that, open the confirmation letter sent to your mailbox.

Ready. Your account is no longer linked to your email and you can register new Apple id.

Via iTunes

The second way is to free up your mail through iTunes.

  • Open the program and click on the “Account” button located at the top of the window.
  • Sign in. Skip this step if you've already signed in through iTunes before.
  • In the same context menu click "View".
  • On the right side of the window there is a line “Edit on appleid. apple.com."
  • You will be redirected to the official website, where you will have to select your country of residence.
  • After this you need to repeat three recent actions indicated above in the instructions for the official website.

This method is not popular, because if there is a valid mailbox, users prefer to register a new account for it rather than messing with the old mail.

Changing account

On an iPhone, changing an account is much easier than deleting it completely. You don’t need a computer for this; all actions are performed directly in the device itself.

  1. First, go to the settings of your device.
  2. In iOS 11, simply click on the first line that shows your first and last name. In earlier versions, open " iTunes store,App Store".
  3. For users latest version system, you need to scroll to the bottom of the page and click “Exit”. IN previous versions Click on your Apple ID and log out.
  4. After you log out of your account, you can connect a new one.

Changing your account takes literally a few minutes. This is the easiest and quick way quickly delete an account on iPhone.

Removing iCloud

Your iCloud account stores a lot of your data:

  • Photo.
  • Video.
  • Music.
  • Documentation.
  • Notes.

At iCloud removal, this information will disappear from your iPhone. Therefore, think carefully about whether you really need to delete cloud storage.

  1. In your iPhone settings, go to the iCloud section.
  2. Select the “Delete account” line located at the bottom of the page.
  3. Confirm deletion.
  4. The phone will ask you whether to save contacts and safari data on the phone or delete them. The choice is yours.
  5. Next, enter your password and turn off Find My iPhone.

After these steps, iCloud will be completely removed from your phone.

Consequences of account deletion

Many iPhone users wonder what will happen if they delete their Apple ID. In fact, You won’t have any problems after deleting your account.. You will be blocked from accessing the App Store and some other apps because they require you to sign in to your account. If you need to access these programs again, please log in to your existing or new account.

When selling your phone, be sure to log out of all your accounts. This is necessary in order to New user phone did not gain access to your files. It is quite difficult to completely remove an Apple id, but it is usually not necessary.


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