Many iPhone users have reported that they have been receiving an error message while trying to download any applications, music files, video files, etc. on their iPhones through the App Store.
The error message that they received is as follows.
Your account has been disabled in the App Store and iTunes.
The main reason behind this error message could be one of the following described below.
- Entered an incorrect password too many times for login.
- Tried logging into different devices at the same time.
- Not access your Apple ID for a long time.
- Pending billing payments or subscriptions.
- Using the wrong payment method set for your Apple ID.
In this article, we are going to discuss how to fix this issue easily using troubleshooting ideas after researching these above points in depth.
Fix 1 – Sign Out of Apple ID and Sign in back again on your iPhone
Due to some minor technical glitches, you will find these types of error messages on your iPhone and it can be rectified by simply logging out and logging in again using the steps below.
Step 1: Launch the Settings app on your iPhone.
Step 2: Go to the Apple ID page by clicking on the profile name at the top as shown below.
Step 3: Now once the Apple ID page is loaded, scroll down to the bottom and click Sign Out.
Step 4: Enter your Apple ID password and click Turn Off at the top right side of the iPhone screen as shown in the below image.
Step 5: Then it will ask whether you want to keep the data of Contacts, Health, and Keychain in iCloud even being deleted from your iPhone.
Step 6: If you want them, you can enable the toggle buttons of respective options and then click Sign Out.
Step 7: This will now sign out from your iPhone.
Step 8: Once done, you can sign in again using your Apple ID by going to the Settings app.
Step 9: Then click the Sign in to your iPhone option at the top as shown.
Step 10: Follow the onscreen instructions to continue.
Fix 2 – Change the Apple ID Password
If you have tried to log in to your iPhone using Apple ID with a wrong password too many times, the iPhone as a safety measure blocks you from further trying to log in and you get the error message as discussed above.
In this case, we recommend you wait for 24 hours and then try logging in using the right password. Even after 24 hrs if you cannot log in with the password you remember, please change/reset the Apple ID password using the below steps.
Step 1: You should first launch the Settings app by tapping on the settings icon.
Step 2: Once the settings page is launched, go to the Profile Name at the top as shown below.
Step 3: This opens the Apple ID page on your iPhone.
Step 4: Now select the Password & Security option on the Apple ID page as shown below.
Step 5: Tap on the Change Password option at the top of the Password & Security page.
Step 6: You might need to enter your iPhone passcode to continue further.
Step 7: Follow the onscreen instructions thereafter to change the password successfully.
Step 8: If you are having any trouble with changing the password using the above steps, go to any web browser on your iPhone.
Step 9: Visit the webpage using the link provided below.
https://iforgot.apple.com/password/verify/appleid
Step 10: Once you reached the webpage given above, enter the Apple ID and characters in the image.
Step 11: After that, click Continue.
Step 12: Now it will ask you to enter your phone number associated with the Apple ID you entered.
Step 13: After entering your phone number, tap on Continue.
Step 14: Then you will get a notification on your phone number.
Step 15: From here, you need to reset the Apple ID Password by following the onscreen instructions from the mobile which has your Apple ID phone number.
Step 16: Once you have successfully reset the password, try logging into your iPhone using the newly changed Apple ID password.
Fix 3 – Check the Billing Address and Payment Methods
When the billing address and payment methods are chosen incorrectly for your Apple ID, it tends to throw such errors on any iPhone. Therefore, try checking your billing address and payment methods and changing them if it is not correct.
Step 1: Open the Settings app first for checking the billing address and payment methods.
Step 2: On the Settings page, click the Profile Name at the top.
Step 3: Then choose the Media & Purchases option as shown in the below screenshot.
Step 4: After that, it will pop up a small context menu on the screen.
Step 5: You have to select the View Account option from the menu.
Step 6: Now go to the Manage Payments option as shown below.
Step 7: Wait till it loads the page.
Step 8: Check all the payment methods listed here.
Step 9: If it is wrong, click Edit and add the right payment method for your Apple ID.
Step 10: Similarly, check for the billing address and change it if it is not the correct one.
Fix 4 – Clear all the pending bills
It has been observed that sometimes we tend to purchase many kinds of stuff on App Store and other purchases as subscriptions for various apps, etc.
When these payments get pending on the account of your Apple ID, you will not be further able to browse the App Store to download any other things and hence you get this error message as a safety measure.
So try clearing these bills or charges if any by browsing Settings > Apple ID.