What is an Apple ID _ Apple Support

Your Apple ID is your personal account for the entire Apple universe .

With one account , you can access all of Apple's products and services like icloud , the App store and a lot more that means you'll have the best experience with your Apple devices and services .

If you use just one Apple ID and don't share it with anyone else .

Why do you need an Apple ID ?

When you get a new Apple device , you can sign in with your Apple ID to store and access all your personal data in icloud , like your files , photos , contacts and calendars .

You can download previous purchases from the itunes store and App store and sign in to Apple Music .

If you ever lose a device , you can find it by signing in to the find my app .

Your Apple ID is also your account for iMessage and facetime with so many features and personal info tied to one account .

You can probably see why everyone should have their own Apple ID and avoid sharing it .

Say you let your child use your Apple ID on their iphone or ipad , they could accidentally delete your important notes or contacts and facetime calls for them would ring your phone too .

Instead everyone should have their own Apple ID to share itunes store and app store purchases and icloud storage with your family .

You can set up family sharing .

How do you keep your Apple ID ?

Secure first , use a strong password that you can remember .

Don't reuse it anywhere else and don't share it with anyone .

Then make sure you're using two factor authentication , which is designed to keep someone else from signing in as you .

Even if they know your password , when it comes to Apple , your Apple ID is the most important login you have .

So make sure the only one who can access it is you .