How to Access and Manage Your Apple Account

Open Settings on your iPad or iPhone. Tap your name at the top of the screen. To view or change your contact information, tap the entry for Name, Phone Numbers, Email. You'll be asked to enter your iCloud password, and can then change your name by tapping on it.

In the "Reachable at" section, tap Edit on the top right to change your existing email address (aka, your Apple ID) or phone number or to add new ones. Tap Done to save the changes.

Next, you can change your birthday if the existing date is incorrect or you want to fudge it for some reason. You can also enable or disable specific settings for your Apple subscriptions, including announcements, content, and Apple News updates.

To learn more about how Apple manages your data, scroll to the bottom of the screen and tap the “See how your data is managed” link. The Apple ID & Privacy page is a long read, but it should tell you everything you need to know about the information Apple collects about you and how to choose what you want to share.

At the Apple ID screen (Settings > [Your Name]), tap Password & Security to change your password, set up two-factor authentication, or change your trusted phone number. Go back and tap the entry for Payment & Shipping to view or change your payment method or shipping address.

Back at the Apple ID page, you can also view and manage settings for iCloud, iTunes, and several other iPhone services.

Tap on iCloud to view and manage your iCloud storage space. Here, you can also enable or disable which apps and data are stored and synced via iCloud, such as Photos, Mail, Contacts, Calendars, Reminders, Notes, Messages, Safari, News, Health, Wallet, Game Center, and Siri. This data will then be used to restore the data on your device if something were to happen to it.

• Turn on Keychain if you want to store your encrypted passwords and credit card information using iCloud to access that data on your approved devices.
  
• Turn on Find My iPhone to find, lock, or erase a lost or stolen iPhone.
  
• Turn on iCloud Backup to automatically back up key data and settings when your iPhone is connected to power. (You can always access your backup data from the iCloud webpage.)
  
• Turn on Look Me Up to give apps permission to look you up through your Apple ID.
  
• Turn on Share My Location to share your location with family and friends.
  
• Tap on Mail to view or change your iCloud account information.
  
• Tap on the entry for iTunes & App Store on the Apple ID screen to edit these settings. You can enable or disable automatic downloads for certain content and control other options, such as cellular data, video autoplay, in-app ratings & reviews, and offloading unused apps.
  
• Tap on the entry for Set Up Family Sharing to share music, movies, apps, storage, and more with other family members.

The Apple ID screen also displays the names of all the devices on which you've used your Apple ID. Tap on a specific device to see more information on it and turn certain options on or off. If you no longer use a certain device, you may want to remove it from your account. Tap the link, then tap "Remove from Account."

Open iTunes. Click on the Account menu and select View My Account (or click the Store link and click the link for Account). Sign in with your Apple ID password and you will gain access to your Apple Account inside iTunes.

Here, you can view, access, and modify certain information, such as your Apple ID, Family Sharing, payment type, billing address, computers authorized for iTunes, the devices associated with your Apple ID, hidden iTunes purchases, your purchase history, and more specific settings. Click Done when you're finished.

If you have a Mac laptop or desktop, you can view and revise certain data for your Apple account. Open System Preferences > iCloud > Account Details.

Clicking Account Details in the iCloud settings window will trigger a pop-up menu.

• Under the General tab, you can view and change your name.
• At the Contact tab, you can add or remove contact information, set up or change your date of birth, and choose the emails you want to receive from Apple.
• At the Security tab, you can change your password and set up two-factor authentication.
• At the Devices tab, you can see all the devices registered with your Apple ID, view the details on each one, and remove any devices you no longer use.
• At the Payment tab, you can view and change your payment method and shipping address.

Click Done to save any of the changes you have made.

While you're here, you can manage your iCloud storage space. You will have the opportunity to select or deselect items you want to sync with iCloud. You will also be given the opportunity to set up and manage Family Sharing.

Browse to your Apple ID page and sign into your account. Under the Account section, you can view and edit your Apple ID, name, birthday, contact information, language, and country.

• In the Security section, you can change your password, edit your trusted phone numbers, enable two-factor authentication, and create app-specific passwords.
  
• In the Devices section, you can review each device registered with your Apple ID, view details on each one, and remove ones you no longer use.
  
• In the Payment & Shipping section, you can view and revise your payment method and shipping address.
  
• In the Messages from Apple section, you can enable or disable specific emails from Apple.
  
• And in the Data & Privacy section, you can view Apple's site about privacy, manage settings by enabling or disabling iCloud analytics, and manage your data and privacy options.