Benjamin Levicek The Californian giant prides itself on the fact that its products are intuitive and easy to use. In addition, it also excels in the security and privacy category, which can be seen both with individual devices and, for example, with Apple ID security. In this article, we will look together at 4 tricks to manage and secure your Apple ID.
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Remove access to Apple ID from individual apps
Recently, it is necessary to create an account to use the vast majority of services. However, constantly entering e-mails, gender, age and creating a password is tedious to say the least, so there are options to register with an Apple ID, Facebook or Google account in just a few clicks. Especially in the case of Apple, this login is one of the most secure, but if you do not find a use for this function, for example because you use a Windows computer, and it is easier for you to log in via Google or Facebook, you can remove access to individual applications. However, you will almost certainly lose all the data you have added to the application, and it will be necessary to create a new user account - so think carefully about this step. Move to Settings, click further Your name, then select Password and security and in the Sign in with Apple section, click Apps using Apple ID. Here you can individual applications remove access by tapping on Stop using Apple ID. After confirming the dialog box, you will remove access to this application.
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Generate a password for a specific application
The fact that Apple cares about account security is also proven by the fact that even when you want to connect a certain service with third-party products. If you want to connect, for example, the Calendar on iCloud with Amazon Alexa speakers or any email client with iCloud, you cannot log in with your classic password - you must generate a special password for the application in question. In your web browser, go to Apple ID settings page, go down to the section Security and click here Generate password. First you to him add a label and then complete everything with the button Create a password. After creating it, you can enter it in the application where you need to log in.
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Editing account information
If you entered some information incorrectly when registering your Apple ID, or if you changed your last name, created a new email address or received a new work phone, you can of course change this information or add it to your existing Apple ID. Open first Settings, up here click on Your name, for this option select Name, phone numbers, email, and here you can simply edit the information as you wish.
Manage Family Sharing
As with most providers, you can also set up family sharing with Apple, which, in addition to the possibility of shared purchases and subscriptions, also provides access to joint reminders and calendars. To activate and manage on your iOS device, open Settings, unclick the section again Your name and select Family sharing. Here you can turn on turn off a decide what will be shared with the family.
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The article is a bit confused, sometimes the context is lost and sometimes even the sentences lose their meaning. And I don't know what Family Sharing has to do with my Apple ID security.