2 Ways to Combine Apple IDs Into One [Updated]

For some reason, some people have created two Apple IDs before and use both of them. For example, many Mac users had one Apple ID for iCloud and another one for iTunes. And many people need to have two Apple IDs, one for work and another for personal use. But now they feel quite annoyed to sign in and sign out on their iDevices again and again, so they want to merge the two Apple IDs (Merging iTunes and iCloud accounts). But how to complete the job? In this article, you will get the answer.

Also Read: How to Transfer Data from iCloud to iCloud >

Can I Merge Two Apple IDs Directly?

Unfortunately, the answer is NO. You can’t merge Apple IDs directly with Apple services. Since Apple released the iCloud service, it has never allowed users to combine two Apple IDs into one. It means if you want to seek help from Apple support, that would be impossible.

For most people, merging Apple IDs together is to better manage their iCloud accounts. So if there’s a way to combine the data in two iCloud accounts, it could be regarded as a solution to merge Apple IDs.

How to Combine Two Apple Accounts

The quickest way to combine data from two Apple IDs is to use a third-party tool, AnyTrans – iOS Data Manager. As is designed for iOS data management, AnyTrans enables you to merge iOS contents in different Apple IDs together. Since it only needs four steps to merge two Apple IDs successfully, we list it as the first solution to your demand.

Except for merging Apple IDs, AnyTrans can also manage your iPhone apps, transfer & back up WhatsApp data, back up your iPhone easily, and restore backups quickly, etc. Here are the features of AnyTrans. Check them to get a better understanding.

How about giving it a try? Click here to download AnyTrans and then follow the steps below to merge two Apple IDs.

Step 1. Open AnyTrans > Choose iCloud Manager > Log in to your source iCloud account (the account contains the files you want to sync to another account).

Step 2. Click Add Account to log in to your target iCloud accounts > Click on the iCloud Sync option.

Step 3. Select the target account > Click the Next button to continue.

Step 4. Choose the categories you want to merge > Click Next to confirm. You can also tick to select all the categories or skip duplicates at the bottom of the page.

To preview and select special items to transfer, follow the steps below.

• Log in to your accounts > Scroll down to enter category management page > Select the items you want to merge like Contacts.
• Preview and select the contacts you need > Click on the To iCloud button.

Combine 2 Apple IDs on iPhone

If you don’t want to download third-party tools, you can try the following method. However, this is more complicated than the first method. And you need to do more operations on your iPhone. Also, make sure that the phone will not break down due to a shortage of space. Last but not least, charge your phone beforehand so it won’t go off when you are combining two Apple IDs.

If you are ready, follow the steps below to merge Apple IDs.

Step 1. Sign out of the source Apple ID(the one you want to sync data from)

• Get into Settings on your iPhone or iPad.
• Tap on the Apple ID banner at the top of the screen.
• Scroll to the bottom and tap on Sign Out.
• Click on Sign out of iCloud if you have different accounts for iCloud, iTunes, and App Store. Otherwise, skip this step.
• Enter the password to sign in to your Apple ID.
• Tap on Turn Off for Find My iPhone.
• Turn on the category for any data you want to save to your iPhone. And when you sign in to another account, the data saved will merge with the new Apple ID.
• Tap on Sign Out, you need to tap Sign out twice to confirm that order.

Step 2. Sign in the target Apple ID(the one you want to sync data to)

• Click Settings on your iPhone or iPad.
• Tap on Sign in to your iPhone (or iPad).
• Tap on Email to enter the email address associated with the target Apple ID.
• Enter the password and tap on Merge to merge the data saved on your iPhone with the target Apple ID.

The Bottom Line

As you can see, there are two ways to merge Apple IDs. But the second way just takes too much time. While AnyTrans can help you combine data from different Apple IDs easily and quickly. Just download AnyTrans and give it a try! If you have any questions, feel free to contact us via email or leave a comment and we will help you out as early as possible.