I keep getting this error message on my Ipad and cannot figure what to do "This device is already associated with an apple account. If you turn on automatic downloads with your apple account you cannot download past purchases Cancel or Transfer
I have tried everything that I could find. It's an Ipad 3
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iPad Air 3, iPadOS 18
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It's coming up at different times on the Ipad. It's not associated with any one app.
And I do not think I ever used a logon other than my main one that is on the Ipad.
And it does not come up on the iphone!
Those apps were probably purchased using a different Apple ID.
Have you tried logging out of FaceTime, Messages, App Store, Music Store and then logging out in Settings/[your name] (scroll to the bottom. Then log back in to all 4.
I did all you suggested. As soon as I did all the sign ins. the error message popped up again!
Error "This device is already associated with an Apple Account." on iPad
