This includes “free” apps, because such apps can have in-app purchases, which would also be associated.
IDGĪpps purchased or downloaded with another Apple ID will persist in prompting you for that account’s password when they need to be updated.Īpple associates app purchases with the account that made the purchase. Macworld reader Arthur is trying to download updates via the Mac App Store, but is stymied, because an Apple ID associated with the previous owner of the machine appears prefilled in the Sign In dialog and can’t be changed.
