Apple ID is now Apple Account

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For all the
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and everything else coming to
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operating systems this year, there is one other notable update. The company is rebranding Apple ID to Apple Account in
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and
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.

The reason behind the change is to provide "a consistent sign-in experience across Apple services and devices," the company
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. Apple Account "relies on a user's existing credentials," so you won't have to change anything.


The betas of the new operating systems already use the term Apple Account, but
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notes that Apple ID is still used in some places, such as the account sign-in page on Apple's website. The company is most likely going to complete the Apple Account transition by the time it rolls out the latest major public versions of the operating systems (which also include tvOS and
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) this fall.

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