I've been playing SWGOH for about three and a half years now, and I've been doing so attached to a Game Center account tied to a shared Apple ID. I've been looking to get a new Apple ID so I can start being more independent, but I'd also rather not lose over three years of game progress while doing so. I figured that I could wait for Facebook linking to come back and shift my account that way, but I contacted EA Help to ask if that would work when I'm moving between IDs on the same device.Well, the person I talked to at EA Help says that there's NO way to move an account from one Apple ID to another, as the Facebook Linking method only works between different operating systems. Meaning if I get a new ID, I'd lose my account, with no way of recovering it without going back to a shared ID.Is that true? I've seen some things poking around the forums to suggest otherwise, notably people saying that EA cloned or moved their accounts to give to a new ID or phone. I've also found this post ( https://forums.galaxy-of-heroes.starwars.ea.com/discussion/24790/changing-apple-id-help ), where an almost identical issue was fixed without EA interference. The problem is these discussions are several years old, and I don't know if any major updates that have happened since would remove these solutions.Can anyone help me or give me advice about this?(I posted this topic earlier, but then I edited it and it disappeared. I know that's an intentional thing if you edit a post too soon, but this topic is rather urgent and I can't find any approval progress or anything.)

"TargetEadu;c-2156281" wrote:"Kyno;c-2155880" wrote:Yes this is correct, you cannot link 2 IOs accounts. Figured. Do you know if the steps in the linked thread would work, or is that too outdated/wrong for my situation? Second, is it possible to have a Game Center account (I think SWGOH is linked to Game Center, not the Apple ID directly) linked to multiple Apple ID's? That was one Guild Member's suggestion, which I think would work to keep my account if it's actually an option. I'm the only one who uses the Game Center account on the shared ID.No, it doesn’t work. Game Center is tied to your Apple ID. Years ago you could have several Game Center IDs and switch between them. But since Apple tied all account related data and functionality to your unique Apple ID you can’t transfer the SWGOH account by yourself. There is no such thing as a Game Center account anymore. It is only an app that uses the Apple ID.And how do you share that ID? Do you use the family sharing option? Or do different people use the same ID on their own devices? The best solution is to stop sharing the ID.Edit: I tried that 4 months ago. And what I wrote above is what Apple customer service told me.

I will check, I have not heard that before.

I tried that. I was told it’s impossible. Which is really bad when you can’t or do not want to use your old ID anymore.

Yes this is correct, you cannot link 2 IOs accounts.

Help Moving Account to a New Apple ID

QuickGoneJim
5 years ago
"TargetEadu;c-2156281" wrote:
"Kyno;c-2155880" wrote:
Yes this is correct, you cannot link 2 IOs accounts.

Figured. Do you know if the steps in the linked thread would work, or is that too outdated/wrong for my situation?

Second, is it possible to have a Game Center account (I think SWGOH is linked to Game Center, not the Apple ID directly) linked to multiple Apple ID's? That was one Guild Member's suggestion, which I think would work to keep my account if it's actually an option. I'm the only one who uses the Game Center account on the shared ID.

No, it doesn’t work. Game Center is tied to your Apple ID. Years ago you could have several Game Center IDs and switch between them. But since Apple tied all account related data and functionality to your unique Apple ID you can’t transfer the SWGOH account by yourself. There is no such thing as a Game Center account anymore. It is only an app that uses the Apple ID.

And how do you share that ID? Do you use the family sharing option? Or do different people use the same ID on their own devices? The best solution is to stop sharing the ID.

Edit: I tried that 4 months ago. And what I wrote above is what Apple customer service told me.
X2Ziggy2
5 years ago
@Kyno
NyKynoe
5 years ago
I will check, I have not heard that before.
QuickGoneJim
5 years ago
I tried that. I was told it’s impossible. Which is really bad when you can’t or do not want to use your old ID anymore.
NyKynoe
5 years ago
Yes this is correct, you cannot link 2 IOs accounts.
TargetEadu
5 years ago
"Kyno;c-2155880" wrote:
Yes this is correct, you cannot link 2 IOs accounts.

Figured. Do you know if the steps in the linked thread would work, or is that too outdated/wrong for my situation?

Second, is it possible to have a Game Center account (I think SWGOH is linked to Game Center, not the Apple ID directly) linked to multiple Apple ID's? That was one Guild Member's suggestion, which I think would work to keep my account if it's actually an option. I'm the only one who uses the Game Center account on the shared ID.
NyKynoe
5 years ago
I am not familiar with IOs, you can always give it a try and see how that works.
PlanetOfRedDevi
5 years ago
It's either linked to an Apple ID, a Google store account or a Facebook account. A new ID means a new account
CamaroAMF
New Spectator
5 years ago
"QuickGoneJim;c-2156791" wrote:
"TargetEadu;c-2156281" wrote:
"Kyno;c-2155880" wrote:
Yes this is correct, you cannot link 2 IOs accounts.

Figured. Do you know if the steps in the linked thread would work, or is that too outdated/wrong for my situation?

Second, is it possible to have a Game Center account (I think SWGOH is linked to Game Center, not the Apple ID directly) linked to multiple Apple ID's? That was one Guild Member's suggestion, which I think would work to keep my account if it's actually an option. I'm the only one who uses the Game Center account on the shared ID.

No, it doesn’t work. Game Center is tied to your Apple ID. Years ago you could have several Game Center IDs and switch between them. But since Apple tied all account related data and functionality to your unique Apple ID you can’t transfer the SWGOH account by yourself. There is no such thing as a Game Center account anymore. It is only an app that uses the Apple ID.

And how do you share that ID? Do you use the family sharing option? Or do different people use the same ID on their own devices? The best solution is to stop sharing the ID.

Edit: I tried that 4 months ago. And what I wrote above is what Apple customer service told me.

You can still switch between different Game Center accounts on iOS. That’s how I switch between my main and my alt. My primary Apple ID has my main and a second one has my alt. Switching accounts in Settings > Game Center doesn’t impact anything else on my phone.
QuickGoneJim
5 years ago
Yes, you can use several Apple IDs and on the same device you can switch between these Apple IDs within the Game Center app. In previous versions of iOS this was possible without switching Apple IDs. However, that has nothing to do with account transfers.