FEBRUARY 2020 MACWORLD 13The Apple ID preference pane shows multiple accounts in Media &
Purchases if you’re using different Apple IDs in different apps.the hub since the iSync
software disappeared
many moons ago.
Apple integrated
mobile device
settings directly into
the Finder, and this
is the one we hear
the most about.
With an iOS or
iPadOS device
connected, you see
an entry under
Locations in the
Sidebar in any Finder
window. Click it, and
the Finder reveals a
view that is effectively
transplanted from the
old iTunes. You can
manage backups, set syncing of photos
and other media if you don’t use iCloud
Photos and similar services, and restore
or update a device.
APPLE ID LOGINS
With Apple having split apart these
different functions, the company also now
lets you control which Apple ID is used
with nearly all of them. You can use one
Apple ID for iCloud syncing via the new
Apple ID preference pane, another for the
Mac App Store, another for Music, another
for Books, and another for TV.
That seems excessive, but I have two
accounts for historic reasons, and I know
people with three or more. (The Podcasts
app has no account option. Choosing
Account → View Apple ID opens the iCloud
tab in the Apple ID preference pane. But
for me, it uses the Apple ID I associated
with the App Store, not with iCloud!)
When you’re logged in to a different
Apple ID for various stores and services,
you will see either that account or a
pop-up menu with all of the different
accounts in the Apple ID preference pane
under Media & Purchases. ■