If you want to sync with multiple IDs you can hook up your primary account to your iOS device, and add a secondary account for calendar and contact syncing using the Mail, Contacts & Calendars pane in Settings. If you have more than one MobileMe account, and wish to keep them all, you can convert them to iCloud, but set up iCloud on your devices with the account you previously used for MobileMe syncing. If your MobileMe account is run from a separate Apple ID there is no solution to merge the two at the moment, but you can add your Store credentials separately once you have converted your MobileMe account. MobileMe accounts will stop functioning next June. If you are ready to move your account, go to While iCloud shares many of the features of MobileMe it’s axed a few: iWeb publishing, Gallery, iDisk, syncing of Dashboard widgets, keychains, Dock items, and System Preferences. Before your switch, make sure you know what you’re loosing. If you have a MobileMe account you need to merge your account through the iCloud website at in order to take advantage of the services. Only one iCloud account per Mac can sync documents, bookmarks, photos, etc. This works to a point, but it gets complicated if you share a Mac. To set this up go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Add Account > iCloud. You can also sync additional Mail, Contacts and Calendars on a device hooked up to iCloud. On a Mac, open iTunes, go to Store > Sign Out, then Sign in with your Apple ID for purchasing.
If you’ve added your iCloud account to the device, you’ll see those credentials logged in, log out and input the Apple ID you use for purchases. Start by setting up iCloud on each device with an individual account for iCloud syncing, then you can add your Store credentials separately.
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Luckily, you can all have separate iCloud accounts from which to sync data, each with a free 5GB of storage. With iCloud being linked to your Apple ID, you may think it could cause complications if you and your family share one Apple ID for iTunes purchases – perhaps you don’t want to share a calendar with your other half.