Multiple account support in new iPhone 3.0B4?

Quincy Pince-Nez
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April 29, 2009
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The Apple Blog has the goods.  Basically, now you can have more than one account on your Touch device.  We're not sure how often this would come up or why someone would need multiple accounts (work/play?) but apparantly now you can switch between the two on the iPhone.

Anybody able to enable the video features?? 

Comments (10)

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | April 29, 2009 - 3:42pm

I switch between two accounts all the time, one for my home country and one for content from the US. This is brilliant for someone like me!

admin | April 29, 2009 - 3:47pm

ahh, hadn't thought of that, good point

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | April 29, 2009 - 3:55pm

Brother,sister sharing iPod?

T (not verified) | April 29, 2009 - 4:33pm

I got 5 iTunes Store account, US, Canada, Japan, Hong Kong and UK. I think this function will be very useful.

T (not verified) | April 29, 2009 - 4:35pm

I got 5 iTS account, US, Canada, JP, HK and UK.

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | April 29, 2009 - 5:17pm

It isn't for switching accounts. It's the initial log in. Imagine you're leaving an Apple or AT&T store, Best Buy, or Wal-Mart. Currently, if you want to buy content you have to wait till iTunes has synced your account information over. With this new pop-up, you can sign in or sign up.

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | April 29, 2009 - 5:33pm

My wife and my dad and I all use one account on our iPhones. When one buys an app, the rest of us get to download it for free. Could this be a way to close that loop?

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | April 29, 2009 - 5:37pm

My wife and my Dad and I all use the same account on our iPhones. When one buys an app the others get to download it for free. Could this be a way to close that loop?

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | April 29, 2009 - 8:52pm

Ive seen a few iphone replacements come preloaded with itunes accounts. This doenst bother me but I know several people who dont sync with itunes so their accounts werent loaded

9to5Mac Noob (not verified) | April 29, 2009 - 8:52pm

Ive seen a few iphone replacements come preloaded with itunes accounts. This doenst bother me but I know several people who dont sync with itunes so their accounts werent loaded