How do I change my iCloud ID on my iPhone.

Trying to set up iCloud on my iPhone. I already had a MobileMe account and ID ending in @me.com. When asked for my AppleID, I put in my ID but not the one specifically ending in @me. com. Now I cannot change the iCloud ID in my Settings>iCloud. And when I try to turn on email and FindMyiPhone, it prompts me to create an @me.com ID. So I type in my MobileMe ID and I'm told that ID already exists. Of course, it's mine. And in setting up iCloud on my MacBook, I used my MobileMe ID. I think I'm screwed. I would like to get my iCloud ID on my iPhone back to the old MobileMe ID that is now my iCloud ID.

OK, I screwed up my courage and didn't screw up my iPhone. At this point it seems to have worked. I deleted that account but saved the contacts, calendar on my iPhone. Then back to Settings>iCloud, asked for Apple @me.com ID which I entered with Password for that account. Then I was asked to merge bookmarks etc. with iCloud which I granted. Now I have full access to all options. Thanks!

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Yes, of course, just sign up for a new account:
iPhone, iPad: Settings > Mail, Calendar, Contacts > iCloud > choose that you want free @me.com address during the process.

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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 iPhone, then sign back in with the ID you wish to use.
When you do this, you may find that the password for your old ID isn't accepted. If this happens, and if your old ID is an earlier version of your current ID, go 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 iPhone 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 iPhone 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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In order to change your Apple ID or password for your iCloud account on your iOS device, you need to delete the account from your iOS device first, then add it back using your updated details. (Settings > iCloud, scroll down and hit "Delete Account")
When you delete your account, all the data that is synced with iCloud will also be deleted from the device (but not from iCloud), but will be synced back to your device when you login again.

How do I change my iCloud ID on my iPhone which an email address that no longer exists

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Welcome to the Apple community.
This feature has been introduced to make stolen phones useless to those that have stolen them.
However it can also arise when the user has changed their Apple ID details with Apple and not made the same changes to their iCloud account/Find My Phone on their device before upgrading to iOS 7, or if you restore from a previous back up made before you changed your details.
The only solution is to change your Apple ID back to its previous state with Apple at My Apple ID, verify the changes, enter the password as requested on your device and then turn off "find my phone".
You should then change your Apple ID back to its current state, verify it once again, delete the iCloud account from your device and then log back in using your current Apple ID. Finally, turn "find my phone" back on once again.
This article provides more information about Activation Lock.

HT204053 how do I change my ICloud ID on my Iphone

How do I change my ICloud ID on my IPhone

Two knowledge base articles that may help explain this are:
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH2570
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4895
If you have set your iCloud ID to be username at me.com or at mac.com then you cannot change the ID.

How do I change the iCloud ID on my iPhone

Hi everyone,
Please let me explain my situation first.
I was using email1 for my iCloud backup on my iPhone4. Then I had a problem with that email and had to change that email to email2 via the web browser.
I then changed my iCloud ID on my iPhone to reflect that change. Then I had a problem with the iPhone so had to restore via iCloud. Upon restoring, my iPhone keeps asking to connect to iCloud but the ID it use is the email1 not the new email2 I am currently using. I try changing the iCloud email on iPhone but it would simply not let me. Can anyone help me change the iCloud ID on my iPhone?
Thank you very much in advance.
Any suggestion will be appreciated.
Shirley

I did but that caused my ID to reflect the change and caused the problem in the first place. Thank you but I just found a solution here https://discussions.apple.com/message/22605888#22605888.

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I have a business iPhone 5S on which the iTunes account is associated with the Apple ID I signed up for using my business e-mail. I signed in to iCloud with a personal Apple ID account to get some of my personal music onto the device. I have been trying to find out how to change the iCloud account to my business Apple ID. I'd like to be able to switch back and forth if I want. I have read several posts that advise deleting the iCloud account, but I still have personal devices I would like to continue to use with this Apple ID and iCloud account. The extent of the deletion is not addressed.
If I use the delete account under iCloud, does that delete it from the device, or does it delete it permanently? Tried adding my business email to the iCloud account, but it won't let me because it is associated with another Apple ID (duh). Am I stuck here?
iPhone 5S, iOS 8.1 - just updated.
The only option under iCloud is "Sign Out"

Deleting an iCloud account only deletes it from the Device, not from iCloud. In iOS 8, the name of this setting changed to "Sign Out" as that is a better reflection of what actually happens. Your iCloud data remains on the server, available to devices still signed into the account, but the device you sign out of the account on is disconnected from the account, and as a result, the iCloud data from that account is removed from the device. It will redownload to the device should you sign back into the account.
The only issue you'll run into when you switch between accounts is with my photo stream photos older than 30 days. When you delete (or sign out of) and account, your photo stream photos are deleted along with the other data from the account in question. However, unlike other data which remains on the server and can redownload to your device when you sign back in, my photo stream photos only remain in iCloud for 30 days. When you sign back in, you will only get back my photo stream photos added in the last 30 days (as older photos are no longer in iCloud to redownload). Like other account data, any my photo stream photos on your other devices signed into the account are unaffected by this. If you want to keep older my photo stream photos on your device as you change iCloud accounts, save them to your camera roll before deleting (signing out of) the account.

How do I change my iCloud account on my iPhone

I know i'm not the only one who ha the same prb out there, and I read a lots of stuff in the different discussions, but I want to make sure, so let me ask:
my wife and I share the same store account, and somehow when I set up our two iPhones, her iCloud account got attached to my Apple ID. Which obviously is not good, since we don't want to share all contacts and appointments, etc...
So, I just what to change her iCloud account from my apple ID to hers. How do I do that?
I am thinking to delete that account (settings->icloud->delete account), but i want to make sure this is not gonna wipe out all her data.
Also, I read somewhere on the Apple website that once you have attached your device to an iCloud account, you have to wait 90 days before to be able to change account. Is that true? Or deleting account will do it?
Thanks for your help.
Laurent

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HT5622 How do I change my iCloud email from my iPhone

When I go to iCloud under settings on my iPhone it has a different email address than my iTunes account. How to I change that email to the same as my iTunes account.

With your apple id, you got a free email account ending in @icloud.com. So if your apple id is [email protected], you also get another apple id email address with the @icloud.com suffix.
If one of the email addresses is @icloud.com, I would not worry about it, as it is probably the free account that you got with your apple id.
If it is 1 gmail, and 1 yahoo, or 2 differetn yahoo emails then, well, you are in trouble.
They would then be 2 separate email addresse, and you cannot merge them.
you can check at appleid.apple.com to see if both of those emails are associated with the same account by logging in with one of them there.
But to answer your question, in the icloud section of settings, if you scroll to the bottom, there is a Delete Account option there to sign out of, and remove the icloud account info from your device so you can sign in with another if you like.

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Change it as with a new or different iCloud account?
If so, delete the existing account at Settings > iCloud. The Delete Account option is available at the very bottom the the account settings window.
Create the new or different account there.

How can I change the iCloud associated with my iPhone when the email account no longer exists?

My mum had the iPhone that I'm now using for a couple of years, and the iCloud account attached to it uses an email address that was shut down by Virgin, so we can't access it any more to verify emails, etc.
Now that I'm using it, I want to assign it to my ID or even reset it, but the password my mum is certain she used won't be accepted. I looked around the community and tried to change her iCloud settings online to the old email address and then delete the iCloud on my iPhone using the new password for the new ID she now has, but it won't seem to accept any password.
Is there any way at all I can do this, or will I have to get a Genius appointment or something?
Thank you for any help you can give me!

Hi:
Log in and click on your user name, then look at the upper the right side of the page.
Click on the triangle to the left of the "More Resources" section.
This will drop down, and give you options.
Select User Settings.
This will now open a page, and in the light blue type on top, follow it along to Contact Information, click on that, and change your e-mail address to what you want, and hit the blue submit button on the bottom right side of the page.
Paul

How do I change my icloud account on my iphone 5c?

Hello,
I am hoping someone will help me. I have an invalid icloud account on my iphone. The email address is no longer valid and I have no idea what the password might have been. My current apple id and password don't match the icloud account currently on my iphone. I can't even restore my phone because it requires that I know the password to the icloud account which no longer exists so I'm trapped. What can I do?

wjosten wrote:
TJBUSMC1973 wrote:
First, just try the current password to your current Apple ID, even though it shows the wrong Apple ID.
The OP did, didn't work...miss that?
Third, you can go to appleid.apple.com, and change the primary email of your Apple ID back to the old email, just long enough to log out of that old email Apple ID on your device. Then change it back to the current primary email.
Since the Apple ID the OP wants to change is no longer a valid email address, that won't work, as there is no way to verify such.
First, OP said "I have no idea what the password might have been. " and "My current apple id AND password don't match the icloud account currently on my iphone." Nowhere did he say that he hadn't tried the current password for his current Apple ID on his iCloud that displays the old Apple ID. He may have been trying to guess an old password. There is no harm in him trying the first step, even if he's tried it once before. Many people accidentally mistype their password. What's the harm in him trying again, even if he's already tried it once? It takes less time to try it again than it took you to type up your response. Additionally, I like to include all possibly relevant steps, especially when the relevant troubleshooting article lists that step.
Second, you don't have to verify the old email address for this procedure. As soon as you change the primary email address on your Apple ID, it's changed in the system. Once you've fixed the issue, and changed back to the new email, that one you'll have to verify... and the OP never said anything about not having access to the new, current email address, did he?
For your reference, wjosten:
iOS 7: If you're asked for the password to your previous Apple ID ...
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts5223
1. Use your current Apple ID password
Trying using your current Apple ID password. If that doesn't work, continue to the next step.
2. Sign out and back in to iMessage or FaceTime
If you are currently signed in to iMessage or FaceTime
If you are not signed in to iMessage or FaceTime
3. Change your Apple ID temporarily
If signing out and back in to iMessage or FaceTime didn't work, try these steps:
Change your Apple ID to the Apple ID you used previously. You shouldn't need to verify the email address.
Tap Settings > iCloud and try to sign out.
Change your Apple ID to the new email address that you want to use. You'll need to verify the email address.
Tap Settings > iCloud and sign in with the new Apple ID.
Enjoy! It's always a pleasure to assist in increasing the knowledge of a fellow Apple Support Community User!

How do i change my icloud email on my iphone

on my iphone the icloud email will not let me update to my new email..
its keeps prompting me with my old email.

If you mean you want to change your iCloud ID (which looks like an email address), go to Settings>iCloud, tap Delete Account, then sign back in with the new ID. This deletes the account and your iCloud data from your device, but not from iCloud. Provided you are signing back into the same account, your iCloud data will reappear on your device when you sign back in.
To avoid losing photo stream photos, save them to your camera roll (if not already there) before deleting the account. To do this, open your my photo stream album, tap Edit, tap the photos, tap Share, then tap Save to Camera Roll.

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