<s>
Apple	B-General_Concept
ID	I-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
user	O
account	O
by	O
Apple	O
for	O
their	O
devices	O
and	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	B-General_Concept
IDs	I-General_Concept
contain	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
personal	O
data	O
and	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
an	O
Apple	B-General_Concept
ID	I-General_Concept
is	O
used	O
to	O
log	B-General_Concept
in	I-General_Concept
to	O
an	O
Apple	O
device	O
,	O
the	O
device	O
will	O
automatically	O
use	O
the	O
data	O
and	O
settings	O
associated	O
with	O
the	O
Apple	B-General_Concept
ID	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Apple	B-General_Concept
ID	I-General_Concept
account	O
can	O
be	O
created	O
on	O
the	O
My	O
Apple	B-General_Concept
ID	I-General_Concept
web	O
page	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
change	O
their	O
passwords	O
or	O
personal	O
information	O
on	O
the	O
My	O
Apple	B-General_Concept
ID	I-General_Concept
page	O
by	O
selecting	O
the	O
"	O
Manage	O
your	O
account	O
"	O
link	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Changes	O
that	O
a	O
user	O
makes	O
to	O
an	O
Apple	B-General_Concept
ID	I-General_Concept
account	O
,	O
whilst	O
they	O
are	O
using	O
one	O
Apple	O
product	O
,	O
are	O
also	O
recognized	O
by	O
other	O
applications	O
where	O
the	O
user	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
Apple	B-General_Concept
ID	I-General_Concept
account	O
(	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
online	O
Apple	O
Store	O
,	O
iCloud	O
,	O
or	O
iPhoto	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
confirming	O
the	O
changes	O
,	O
users	O
may	O
still	O
be	O
asked	O
to	O
verify	O
their	O
information	O
the	O
next	O
time	O
they	O
use	O
their	O
Apple	B-General_Concept
ID	I-General_Concept
to	O
purchase	O
online	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
using	O
the	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
also	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
an	O
Apple	B-General_Concept
ID	I-General_Concept
but	O
users	O
must	O
contact	O
Apple	O
customer	O
service	O
to	O
make	O
such	O
a	O
change	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
use	O
different	O
Apple	B-General_Concept
IDs	I-General_Concept
for	O
their	O
store	O
purchases	O
and	O
their	O
iCloud	O
storage	O
and	O
other	O
uses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
includes	O
many	O
MobileMe	B-Application
users	O
who	O
have	O
always	O
had	O
difficulties	O
as	O
they	O
were	O
forced	O
to	O
use	O
more	O
than	O
one	O
Apple	B-General_Concept
ID	I-General_Concept
,	O
because	O
on	O
signing	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
MobileMe	B-Application
service	O
a	O
new	O
Apple	B-General_Concept
ID	I-General_Concept
was	O
automatically	O
created	O
using	O
the	O
me.com	B-Application
email	O
address	O
being	O
created	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
meaning	O
users	O
could	O
not	O
change	O
their	O
previous	O
Apple	B-General_Concept
ID	I-General_Concept
email	O
address	O
to	O
be	O
their	O
me.com	B-Application
email	O
address	O
and	O
has	O
always	O
remained	O
so	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Apple	B-General_Concept
ID	I-General_Concept
is	O
not	O
required	O
to	O
place	O
an	O
order	O
on	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
lets	O
buyers	O
place	O
orders	O
on	O
its	O
online	O
store	O
without	O
an	O
Apple	B-General_Concept
ID	I-General_Concept
by	O
using	O
the	O
Guest	O
Checkout	O
Feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Apple	B-General_Concept
ID	I-General_Concept
and	O
the	O
Guest	O
Checkout	O
Feature	O
both	O
allow	O
the	O
customer	O
to	O
access	O
order	O
info	O
such	O
as	O
invoices	O
,	O
check	O
the	O
order	O
status	O
,	O
and	O
track	O
the	O
shipping	O
package	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Apple	B-General_Concept
IDs	I-General_Concept
allow	O
users	O
to	O
customize	O
their	O
Apple	O
Online	O
Store	O
experiences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iCloud	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
store	O
data	O
such	O
as	O
music	O
and	O
iOS	B-Application
applications	I-Application
on	O
remote	O
computer	O
servers	O
for	O
download	O
to	O
multiple	O
devices	O
such	O
as	O
iOS-based	O
devices	O
running	O
iOS	B-Application
5	O
or	O
later	O
,	O
and	O
personal	O
computers	O
running	O
OS	B-Application
X	I-Application
10.7.2	I-Application
Lion	I-Application
or	O
later	O
,	O
or	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
(	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
service	O
pack	O
2	O
or	O
later	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iCloud	O
replaced	O
Apple	O
's	O
MobileMe	B-Application
service	O
,	O
acting	O
as	O
a	O
data	O
syncing	O
center	O
for	O
email	O
,	O
contacts	O
,	O
calendars	O
,	O
bookmarks	O
,	O
notes	O
,	O
reminders	O
(	O
to-do	O
lists	O
)	O
,	O
iWork	O
documents	O
,	O
photos	O
and	O
other	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
also	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
wirelessly	O
back	O
up	O
their	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
to	O
iCloud	O
instead	O
of	O
manually	O
doing	O
so	O
using	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Every	O
Apple	B-General_Concept
ID	I-General_Concept
comes	O
with	O
5	O
GB	O
of	O
free	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Apple	B-General_Concept
ID	I-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
valid	O
email	O
address	O
,	O
protected	O
by	O
a	O
password	O
set	O
by	O
the	O
user	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
eight	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
Apple	B-General_Concept
ID	I-General_Concept
without	O
specifying	O
a	O
credit	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2013	O
,	O
Apple	O
launched	O
two-factor	O
authentication	O
for	O
Apple	B-General_Concept
ID	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
feature	O
uses	O
the	O
Find	O
My	O
service	O
to	O
send	O
a	O
four-digit	O
pin	O
code	O
to	O
a	O
trusted	O
device	O
associated	O
with	O
the	O
Apple	B-General_Concept
ID	I-General_Concept
when	O
the	O
second	O
verification	O
step	O
is	O
required	O
for	O
authentication	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
9	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Apple	O
unveiled	O
a	O
single	O
sign-on	O
provider	O
built	O
around	O
Apple	B-General_Concept
ID	I-General_Concept
known	O
as	O
"	O
Sign	O
In	O
with	O
Apple	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
OAuth	O
2.0	O
and	O
OpenID	O
Connect	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
designed	O
as	O
a	O
privacy-focused	O
alternative	O
to	O
other	O
social	O
login	B-General_Concept
services	O
,	O
minimizing	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
personal	O
information	O
sent	O
to	O
a	O
service	O
,	O
and	O
allowing	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
disposable	O
email	O
addresses	O
forwarding	O
to	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
Apple	B-General_Concept
ID	I-General_Concept
email	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Apple	B-General_Concept
ID	I-General_Concept
may	O
be	O
disabled	O
for	O
security	O
reasons	O
if	O
the	O
password	O
is	O
entered	O
incorrectly	O
multiple	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	B-General_Concept
IDs	I-General_Concept
and	O
passwords	O
can	O
be	O
retrieved	O
by	O
answering	O
account	O
security	O
questions	O
on	O
or	O
by	O
resetting	O
from	O
a	O
trusted	O
device	O
with	O
enabled	O
and	O
an	O
unlock	O
passcode	O
set	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
security	O
reasons	O
,	O
if	O
Recovery	O
Key	O
or	O
Two-Step	O
Verification	O
(	O
not	O
Two-Factor	O
Authentication	O
)	O
is	O
turned	O
on	O
,	O
Apple	O
will	O
not	O
reset	O
the	O
password	O
for	O
an	O
Apple	B-General_Concept
ID	I-General_Concept
account	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
error	O
is	O
"	O
Your	O
Apple	B-General_Concept
ID	I-General_Concept
has	O
been	O
disabled	O
"	O
without	O
specific	O
disclosure	O
of	O
a	O
reason	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
reported	O
as	O
occurring	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
on	O
Macs	O
and	O
PCs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
can	O
request	O
a	O
review	O
of	O
an	O
Apple	B-General_Concept
ID	I-General_Concept
by	O
contacting	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
Store	O
support	O
at	O
www.apple.com/support/	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
August	O
2021	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
accuracy	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
the	O
decisions	O
to	O
disable	O
Apple	B-General_Concept
IDs	I-General_Concept
are	O
rarely	O
overturned	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
likelihood	O
that	O
the	O
system	O
would	O
incorrectly	O
disable	O
any	O
given	O
Apple	B-General_Concept
ID	I-General_Concept
is	O
less	O
than	O
one	O
in	O
one	O
trillion	O
per	O
year	O
(	O
most	O
likely	O
due	O
to	O
CSAM	O
detection	O
,	O
a	O
safety	O
feature	O
that	O
Apple	O
had	O
proposed	O
but	O
was	O
later	O
shelved	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
too	O
much	O
time	O
has	O
passed	O
since	O
the	O
Apple	B-General_Concept
ID	I-General_Concept
has	O
been	O
disabled	O
,	O
it	O
will	O
be	O
permanently	O
disabled	O
and	O
the	O
user	O
can	O
no	O
longer	O
unlock	O
it	O
nor	O
create	O
any	O
new	O
Apple	B-General_Concept
IDs	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
