iTunes is both a music player software (multimedia player, in fact), and a web browser - the iTunes Store, from where you can purchase all kinds of digital content, is in fact just an e-commerce website (like Amazon.com, for example), that you can only browse from within iTunes. And like all online stores, it requires a user name (your "Apple ID", which is an email address), and a password. While it is a bit complicated to change your Apple ID, it is very easy to change your iTunes password, as you'll learn in this tutorial. Keep in mind that when you change your iTunes password, it affects not just iTunes, but also all devices that are connected to that Apple ID, like your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad.
How do I change my iTunes password?
Follow these simple steps to change your iTunes password (from within iTunes).
- Start by launching iTunes (note that this tutorial applies to both iTunes running on Mac OS X, and iTunes running on Windows 7, Windows Vista, or Windows XP). Once iTunes has opened, click on the "Store" menu, and choose "View My Account", as shown below:
- iTunes will immediately show the "Enter password for {your email address}" dialog: make sure that it is the correct Apple ID, and type your current iTunes password.
- Once you've entered your current password, hit Enter / Return. Within a second or two, iTunes will load your "Apple Account Information" screen (inside iTunes itself).
- The first line displayed includes your "Apple ID" (which is your account unique identifier). Click on the "Edit" button shown to the right of your iTunes email address:
- When the "Edit Apple Account" page loads next, your email address will be listed as editable text (which is how you change your iTunes email address), followed by two text fields: "Password", and "Verify". To change your iTunes password, type over the first value, and confirm the new password you want to change to by typing it a second time (in "Verify").
- Once you have entered your new password in the two text fields pictured above, scroll all the way to the bottom, and click on the "Done" button to apply the new setting. As soon as you do, iTunes will bring you back to the previous screen (your Apple account profile), which is an indirect confirmation that your iTunes password was successfully changed - in case there was a problem changing it, the iTunes Store would give you a clear error message.
This is how easily you can change your iTunes password, from iTunes - later tutorials will explain how to change your iTunes password from a mobile device like an iPhone or iPad. Speaking of those, remember that we mentioned that these passwords will need to be updated to match your new iTunes password! If you want to learn a bit more about iTunes than just changing its password, check out our iTunes tutorial.
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