How can I change my Apple ID/Cloud account that has an email that no longer exists?, How can I change my Apple ID/Cloud account that has an email that no longer exists?
So I got a new email address, and afterwards I set up my new Apple ID for my iPad and Macbook. However, on my iPhone 4s, the account still is tied to the old email and I cannot verify my account of switch it over because it will not log into my old Apple ID. I do not want to delete the cloud account on my iphone because it warns that a lot of info will be deleted. Any tips would be greatly appreciated.
To change the iCloud ID you have to go to Settings>iCloud, tap Delete Account, provide the password for the old ID when prompted to turn off Find My iDevice, then sign back in with the ID you wish to use. (You will get an option to keep the data on your device when you delete the account.)
When you do this you may find that the password for your old ID isn't accepted. If this should happen, and if your old ID is an earlier version of your current ID, you need to temporarily recreate your old ID by going to https://appleid.apple.com, click Manage my Apple ID and sign in with your current iCloud ID. Click edit next to the primary email account, change it back to your old email address and save the change. Then edit the name of the account to change it back to your old email address. You can now use your current password to turn off Find My iDevice on your device, even though it prompts you for the password for your old account ID. Then save any photo stream photos that you wish to keep to your camera roll. When finished go to Settings>iCloud, tap Delete Account and choose Delete from My iDevice when prompted (your iCloud data will still be in iCloud). Next, go back to https://appleid.apple.com and change your primary email address and iCloud ID name back to the way it was. Now you can go to Settings>iCloud and sign in with your current iCloud ID and password.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5665
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