How To Check If Your Apple Login Is Logged In To Another Device

By now, most adults have a small cemetary’s worth of obsolete, broken or otherwise abandoned tech. (Well, if you’re not “device-hoarding,” that is.)

But have you ever wondered if you did a good enough job fully off-loading your private info from an outgoing device?

Turns out, Apple has a way you can be super sure that your Apple ID is no longer associated with devices you aren’t using.

This is beneficial because it, obviously, keeps a random device that isn’t one you use day-to-day from being able to access your account, receive notifications, two-factor authentication codes, messages or make purchases in the App Store, per Apple Support.

It can also prevent anyone from syncing or merging your data or otherwise accessing things that belong to you like your camera roll, notes app and other private info.

If the above sounds like peace of mind to you, here’s how you check your own account to edit, remove devices that you no longer want attached to your Apple ID.

First, head over to the “settings” tab and click on your name. From there, you’ll be on the main page for your Apple Account,

Scrolling down, you’ll see the list of the devices that are active with your apple ID. You should be able to click into any of the devices and see info like “the device model, serial number, software version, and whether it’s a trusted device that can be used to receive Apple Account verification codes,” according to Apple’s support site.

“The information might vary depending on the device type,” the site reads. “You might need to authenticate to view device details.”

And to cut your Apple ID information from the device, it’s as simple as tapping “Remove from Account.” You’ll get a notification asking you to confirm your decision and then you should be all set.

Now this won’t totally delete all your data from a device, unfortunately. That’s something you need to sort out before turning in, exchanging or selling a device via a factory reset.

It will, however, reduce the long list of devices that might be piling up on your account that may approach the 10 device (iPads, iPhones, Apple Watches, etc.) and five computer limits on your account.

And it never hurts to stay on top of it and have zero surprise notifications from a device you might’ve forgotten about.