This guide is for switching Apple IDs on your best iPhone or favorite iPad. If you are looking for how to change your Apple ID entirely, we have a separate guide for that as well.
Whether you keep content on your iPhone or iPad or erase it, some of your data will stay on your devices even after you switch. For example, contacts, photos, and calendar events (not only in iCloud) will remain. Apps, music, books, and podcast subscriptions will stick around, but updating them will be a problem if you sign in to a different iTunes or App Store account than the one you purchased.
When signing in to a different Apple ID, you'll be able to merge the content on your devices with the iCloud data associated with the other Apple ID. So, if you signed out of a work Apple ID and want to keep your work contacts, save them to your iPhone and then merge them when you sign in to your personal Apple ID.
Launch the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad. Tap your Apple ID banner at the top of the screen. Scroll to the bottom and tap Sign OuTAfter signing out of your current Apple ID, you can sign in to your iPhone or iPad with a different Apple ID.
Launch the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad. Tap Sign in to your iPhone (or iPad).Tap Email and enter the email address associated with the different Apple ID. Enter the Password associated with the different Apple ID. Tap Merge if you want to merge the data on your iPhone with the iCloud account associated with the different Apple ID. Tap Don't Merge if you don't want the content on the iPhone uploaded to iCloud in a different Apple ID account.
If you use multiple Apple IDs, such as having one for personal use and the other for work, you'll be glad to know that you can use more than one Apple ID on your device for things like email, contacts, notes, and more. Here's how to add that:
Launch Settings. Scroll down and tap one of the following: Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Notes, or Reminders. Tap Accounts.On another note, it's highly recommended that you enable two-factor authentication on your Apple ID for an extra layer of security, primarily if you use multiple accounts.
Switch Apple ID on iPhone to change things up or start fresh
As you can see, switching Apple IDs on iPhone and iPad is pretty straightforward. There are many reasons why you may need to manage two Apple ID accounts on all of your devices, and it's a quick process. We highly recommend using 2FA if you do just for that extra security. You never know these days!