Apple now allows you to transport purchases from one account to another

Apple seems to have changed its opinion regarding one of the greatest disappointments of users: transferring purchases between accounts. And, as they indicate MacromersThe company now allows you to move digital purchases from the Apple account to another.

The company published a document on your website, in which you have prepared instructions for changing the account, Offer community purchases, From a secondary account from Apple to another basic. And expands for all digital content associated with Apple ID.

In this sense, the transfer of applications, music, books, television programs and films from a secondary account in the main account so that users who have a separate iCloud account for their personal content and various Apple identifier for your purchases can Get all the content in one Apple identifier.

To migrate purchases, it is necessary to provide an email address of the main account, phone number and password of both accounts, and it is also necessary to activate the authentication of two factors. Of course, keep in mind that this process works only in any sense: when migration is carried out, The account that you entered for use with ‌icloud‌ will be the main account of AppleAnd the Apple account related to purchases will become the subsequent account.

Migration of purchases from Apple to another account is not available around the world

In addition, in order to perform the process, you must enter the system with two different accounts on the iPhone or iPad, one for ‌icloud‌, and the other for purchases. And one more thing: this process is not used to transfer purchases from other regions to another: you must make sure that both accounts are configured in one country and make sure that the secondary account does not have the remaining balance.

The process of merging of accounts can be completed by opening a configuration by visiting the carrier and purchases, and then seeing and choosing the option Migration of purchasesAfter migration, the secondary account can no longer be used to make more purchases, and you must enter the system with the main account (iCloud) On all Apple devices where you want to download or use applications, books, etc. And one more thing: all payment methods related to the secondary account will be transferred to the main account of Apple, and subscriptions will also be transferred. Without turning back. You also cannot transfer purchases, if the main account of Apple and the Apple secondary account, available from the music library associated with each of them.

This new function is not yet available all over the world, and the time to write these lines The process cannot be initiated, for example, in the European Union, Great Britain or India.