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'Apple ID' Renamed to 'Apple Account' Across iOS 18 and Other Updates

Earlier this year, we reported (https://www.macrumors.com/2024/02/28/apple-id-to-apple-account-rebrand/) that "Apple ID" would be renamed to "Apple Account," and this change has now been officially announced.



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Apple confirmed the change in a press release (https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/06/new-features-come-to-apple-services-this-fall/) today, with "Apple Account" branding now used across iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia, and watchOS 11:

With the releases of iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia, and watchOS 11, Apple ID is renamed to Apple Account for a consistent sign-in experience across Apple services and devices, and relies on a user's existing credentials.

There are still some places where Apple ID branding remains for now, such as the Apple ID sign-in page (https://appleid.apple.com/) on the web. The transition to "Apple Account" will likely be completed by time iOS 18 and the other software updates are publicly released later this year.



"Apple Account" is certainly a more straightforward name, but "Apple ID" had been used for over two decades and had a lot of sentimental value.<div class="linkback">Related Roundup: iOS 18 (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ios-18/)</div><div class="linkback">Tags: Apple ID (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/apple-id/), Apple Account (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/apple-account/)</div><div class="linkback">Related Forums: iOS 18 (https://forums.macrumors.com/forums/ios-18.244), iPadOS 18 (https://forums.macrumors.com/forums/ipados-18.245)</div>
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