How to Get Rid of Someone Else’s Apple ID on My iPhone
Last Updated on February 15, 2022 by Jack Robertson
It’s utterly a nightmare when there’s someone else’s Apple ID on your iPhone, you may encounter such a situation due to purchasing a secondhand iPhone on which the owner forgets to sign out the Apple ID. Or you lent your iPhone to your friend and he/she has logged in the Apple account on the App Store without signing out.
Both situations will lead to multiple inconveniences. For instance, you cannot download apps or purchase items on the App Store anymore. Also, if the iCloud is logged into someone else’s Apple ID, the data on this iPhone will not be transferred to your iCloud account. What’s worse, when you try to reset this iPhone, you may encounter an Activation Lock screen and get completely locked out of the iPhone.
To help you get rid of someone else’s Apple ID on your iPhone, several positive methods are listed below. You can choose one and solve your problem in no time.
Note:
No matter how you are going to remove the ID on your device, a data loss will probably happen.
To preserve your data on this iPhone, you’d back up your data with no iTunes and iCloud. Since the Apple ID on this iPhone is not yours, using iTunes and iCloud to back up data will send all the data to the account, not yours.
How to get rid of someone else’s Apple ID on your iPhone
If you purchased a secondhand iPhone with a registered Apple ID, you can get rid of it with the following 3 methods. Check them out and pick up one that is helpful.
Method 1: Remove the Apple ID with the account owner’s help
When you purchased a secondhand iPhone, to remove the Apple ID from this iPhone requires the previous owner’s help.
- If luckily, the owner’s around.
Take out your iPhone, go to Settings > [Apple ID] > Sign Out, and ask hem/her to enter the password to make the sign-out.
When the process is executed, your iPhone will be linked to no Apple ID, you can sign in your own ID on this iPhone.
- The owner is far away from you and does not agree to give your password to sign out the account.
You can ask the owner to remove the device from this Apple ID through iCloud.com. Show him/her the following steps.
Step 1 Log in to iCloud.com
Step 2 Locate the iPhone
Click All Devices, and choose this iPhone from the drop-down list.
Step 3 Remove from account
Hit the Erase iPhone button, the iPhone will be reset in seconds. Then, click the Remove from Account option.
In this way, this iPhone will be completely removed from the previous Apple ID.
Method 2: Remove the Apple ID with Aiseesoft Screen Recorder
Can you just get rid of the ID when the owner is not willing to help? Try Aiseesoft Screen Recorder. This is a professional iOS unlocking program, with its special and powerful ability, you can easily remove the Apple ID on your iPhone without the account password. You can simply achieve your goal with a handful of steps with no techniques.
Here’s how to remove someone else’s Apple ID on your iPhone.
Step 1 Download iPhone Unlocker on your PC
Step 2 Launch it and choose Remove Apple ID
Launching the software, you can see 3 general functions on the interface.
- Wipe Passcode: erase the locked screen for locked or disabled iDevice.
- Remove Apple ID: remove the linked Apple ID on iOS device.
- Screen Time: reset the Restriction passcode on iPhone/iPad.
Here, we need to Remove Apple ID.
Step 3 Connect your iPhone to the PC
Use a USB accessory to connect your device to the PC, make sure you have a stable connection.
Step 4 Remove the ID
Click Start to remove the Apple ID, here, there’ll be 2 situations:
- If Find My iPhone is disabled on this device, clicking Start is the last thing you need to do. iPhone Unlocker will automatically remove the ID and you just need to wait.
- If Find My iPhone is enabled on this device, you need to turn it off first. You can go to Settings > General > Reset > Reset All Settings on your device, reset the settings on your device will turn off Find My iPhone. Then, you can click Start on iPhone Unlocker to delete the Apple ID on your handset. But, this only works on devices running on iOS 11 or earlier versions.
With 4 simple steps, your iPhone will not be linked to any Apple ID, you can sign in your own account and enjoy the Apple services with no worries.
Tips:
There isn’t a tool that can help you remove the Apple ID from an iOS 15 or later iPhone when Find My iPhone is enabled on it. But there’s a tool that can help you block the previous Apple ID and enable you to log in your own account on this iPhone, Tenorshare 4Mekey.
The program is designed to bypass the iCloud Activation Lock on the iPhone, and it can also help you easily get rid of someone else’s Apple ID without a password. You’ll be able to sign in your Apple ID on this iPhone with 4Mekey’s effort.
However, Tenorshare 4Mekey will jailbreak your iPhone to cut off the connection between the Apple ID and the Apple server, which will disable the SIM related functions on your iPhone. Your iPhone cannot recognize a SIM card, and you cannot make phone calls, send text messages, and use cellular data on it. But you can still connect it to a WiFi network and download items from App Store.
Also, if there is an Activation Lock on your iPhone, 4Mekey can help you bypass that as well. So you can have access to this iPhone.
If the outcomes are acceptable, you can download the program and start removing the Apple ID on your iPhone.
Method 3: Remove the Apple ID with iCloud Keychain
There is a chance for you to obtain the password to sign out the Apple ID, even though it’s not your account. But to get the password, make sure Keychain is on iCloud. You can go to Settings > [Apple ID] > iCloud to find out.
While the Keychain is on, we can use the locked screen passcode of this iPhone to reset the Apple account password. You can then use the new password to sign out the Apple ID.
Follow the methods below:
Go to Settings on your device, then, go to [Apple ID] > Password & Security, then, tap Change password, here you need to enter the passcode on this handset to enter the interface of changing your password.
Once you enter the passcode, you can set up a new password.
Now, you have the new password of the account, sign it out: Go to Settings > [Apple ID], scroll down, and tap Sign Out. Enter the password to turn off Find My iPhone, tap Sign Out afterward. Wait for a while and the ID will be completely removed from your device.
How to get rid of someone else’s Apple ID on App Store
When your friend forgets to sign out his/her Apple ID on the App Store, you cannot download apps from it since you have to enter the password to confirm a download. Luckily, you can easily remove the account without entering the password.
Here’s how you can remove the Apple ID on your App Store:
- Take out your iPhone and tap Settings, and then hit the Apple ID tab.
- Tap iTunes & App Store, after that, tap on the Apple ID at the top of the screen.
- Hit Sign Out.
After the 3 steps, the ID will be completely removed from your App Store. You can then tap the Sign In button to log into your Apple ID. Finish signing in, you are available to make purchases or download apps on the App Store.
Now, you know how to get rid of someone else’s Apple ID on your iPhone, you can pick up one method and start doing it yourself. Just don’t forget to back up your iPhone data to avoid a possible data loss.