In macOS 15 Sequoia, iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and watchOS 11, Apple has formally renamed Apple ID to Apple Account. The brand new identify is a barely extra smart time period as a result of you may sign up to an Apple Account that holds your data, whereas an Apple ID was primarily an identifier—it’s an e-mail deal with—that didn’t inherently indicate that it saved information. The identify change is usually a distinction and not using a distinction, however you ought to be conscious of it when studying assist documentation or tech articles. You’ll see the brand new time period in System Settings on the Mac and Settings on the iPhone and iPad.
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