Forgot Apple Id. What To Do? How To Find Out Your Apple Id?

Forgot Apple Id. What To Do? How To Find Out Your Apple Id?

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Here is what Apple ID is and what it is for. How to create it. here. I will not repeat myself.

Despite the fact that the Apple ID is the email address to which the account is registered, for example, i4negeek@gmail.com, there are times when users, along with the password, forget it. How so?

If you use e-mail only for registration, for example, on VKontakte, Facebook, Odnoklassinki, or Instagram, after a month you will not remember your e-mail. What can I say if a new mailbox is created at each new registration randomly? Write how you forgot your Apple ID in the comments. So the question is:

Forgot Apple ID and so what?

The most dangerous thing this can lead to is an activation lock that will not allow you to activate an iPhone, iPad or Mac without an Apple ID password. As a result, you will not be able to use your device. There is a problem. how to remember the Apple ID password, if you remember what mail it was registered to?

When the device is activated, the name Apple ID is published encrypted. only the first character of the identifier and the domain of the mail service are displayed, for example, instead of i4negeek@gmail.com i@ gmail.com. The number of “stars” () does not correspond to the actual number of hidden characters, that is, tokens 5, and there can be 3, 7, and 10 characters. So there is little chance that you will remember the Apple ID by the first character and mail domain (@).

Fortunately, the clear Apple ID can be found:

  • on iPhone / iPad;
  • on a Windows and Mac computer.

How to find out Apple ID on iPhone / iPad?

To the iTunes Store on the Music, Movies, or Sounds page (scroll to the bottom).

To the Podcasts program on the Selection page (scroll page to bottom).

If you connected your Apple ID in iPhone / iPad Settings, you can find your Apple ID in:

    The iCloud menu.

Menu “App Store, iTunes Store.”

The Mail, Address, Calendars menu in your iCloud account.

Menu “Messages. Sending / Receiving. “

The Music menu in the Home Collection section.

The menu in the Home Collection section.

Menu “Game Center”.

If you have logged into your Find iPhone app at least once, your Apple ID is available in the login window.

If your iPhone or iPad is locked with a password, does not turn on, or you activate the device, your Apple ID can be determined using a Windows, Mac, or Linux computer.

How to find out Apple ID on Mac?

If you are signed in to your iTunes account and Mac App Store:

    Launch iTunes and go to the Store menu. Your Apple ID will appear on the line “View account (your identifier).”

Or in the main iTunes window to the left of the search bar, click on the icon with an avatar and a down arrow. In the window that appears, you will see your Apple ID.

Launch the Mac App Store and go to the Store menu. Your Apple ID will appear on the line “View account (your identifier).”

Or, on the “Selection” page in the “Quick Links” side menu, click on the “Account” inscription. you will see your identifier in the authorization window.

If you aren’t signed in to your iTunes account:

    Launch iTunes, go to the “Programs” menu and select “My Programs”. a list of programs downloaded to iTunes will be displayed. Right-click on the icon of any application and click on “Details” in the context menu.

Click on the “File” tab. The identifier with which this application was downloaded will be displayed in the line “Buyer”, for example, “Alexander Varakin (i4negeek@gmail.com)”.

Also, Apple ID can be found in:

    “System settings. iCloud ”(if iCloud is connected).

“System settings. Internet accounts. ICloud Account ”(if connected).

In Safari, at http://icloud.com, if AutoFill is enabled and you’ve accessed iCloud at least once using Safari.

If you did not enter the iTunes and Mac App Store with your Apple ID, and also did not connect iCloud in OS X System Preferences, you can determine the Apple ID by a special request. For this:

    In a web browser, for example, Safari, go to the Apple ID management page and click on the words “Forgot Apple ID or password”, or follow the link.

Click on the “Forgot Apple ID” caption. the “Find Apple ID” page will load. enter the First Name, Last Name and email address that you could use when registering your account.

Practice shows that the search for Apple ID does not work by First Name, Last Name, nicknames (alternative e-mail) and even the backup email address. Why is such a search a mystery to me?

The cherished message “Apple ID Found” will appear only when you enter the correct Name, Surname and primary email address to which the account was registered.

Yes, the Mac is good at everything, but very expensive, for example, for the 11-inch MacBook Air in the Russian Apple Store start at 69,990.00 ply (can be found cheaper). There is a Windows computer in every home.

How to find out Apple ID on a Windows computer?

  • Launch iTunes, in the main menu of the program go to the line “iTunes Store” (if the main menu of iTunes does not appear, press the Alt key). If you are logged into your account, the Apple ID will be displayed in the line “View account (your identifier).”

Launch iCloud for Windows. If you are logged into your account, the Apple ID will be displayed in the main program window on the left.

If you haven’t logged into your iTunes and iCloud account for Windows:

    Launch iTunes, go to the “Programs” menu and select “My Programs”. a list of programs downloaded to iTunes will be displayed. Right-click on the icon of any application and click on “Details” in the context menu.

In the window with the description of the application, go to the “File” tab. The identifier with which it was downloaded will be displayed in the line “Buyer”, for example, “Alexander Varakin (i4negeek@gmail.com)”.

If iTunes has empty or no downloaded applications using your Apple ID, use the Apple ID search form on the “Find Apple ID” page. enter the Name, Surname and email address to which your account could be registered. If the data is correct, you will see a message: “Apple ID found.”

In case nothing comes out

If your iPhone / iPad:

  • blocked by password;
  • malfunctioning;
  • does not turn on;
  • not activated;
  • on the Windows or Mac computer with which it was synchronized, your account was not signed in to the iTunes and Mac App Store;
  • iTunes has no downloaded applications;
  • your hacked apple id

One thing remains. find a receipt for the purchase of an official device and contact Apple Support. There are no other ways to recover your Apple ID.

Conclusion

From the foregoing, the following conclusions can be drawn:

  • If you use the Apple ID to download games, programs, music, movies, in iCloud, iMessage and FaceTime, you will either not forget it or you will easily find it.
  • Even if your iPhone / iPad does not turn on, is locked with a password, or is not activated, you can find your Apple ID using your computer in iTunes.
  • Finding your Apple ID by First Name, Last Name, and Email address on the Find Apple ID page is useless.
  • If you have an official iPhone / iPad and have a purchase receipt, Apple support will help you recover your Apple ID.

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