HT201342 Changing iCloud email account

How do I change my iCloud account on my iPhone 4S?

First save your photo stream photos to your camera roll (if not already there) by opening your my photo stream album, tapping Edit, tap the photos, tap Share, tap Save to Camera Roll.  When you're done, go to Settings>iCloud, tap Delete Account, then sign back in with the new ID and password.  This will delete the account and your iCloud data from your phone, but not from iCloud.  Provided you are signing back into the same account, your iCloud data will reappear on your phone when you sign back in.

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    I Have recently changed my email address.  I changed my account on ICloud but when I try to access ICloud on my Ipad it comes up with my old email address grayed out and I cannot access my old account or change it to the new email address.  I am currently signed in under the account linked to my new email address and when I tried signing in under my old account that didn't work either.  Can anyone offer me any advice please.

    You should be able log out of the account via Settings > iCloud > Delete Account and you can then log back in with the updated version of your account

  • HT201342 change icloud email domain

    How do I change my email address on my icloud email?

    You can't change the primary address - the one you set up when you opened the account. You can add up to three email aliases, which are additional addresses (not accounts) which deliver into the same inbox as the main address. Details here:
    http://help.apple.com/icloud/#mm6b1a490a
    All new aliases will take the form [email protected] You cannot change the domain (the part after the '@').

  • HT201342 Two icloud email accounts with same apple ID

    Just got my new iphone 5 and gave my 4 to my wife. I have an apple ID and my own icloud email. How can she get an icloud email address using my apple id? No need for her to setup her own apple ID as we share the same account.

    She can't. She needs to setup her own AppleID and then create an iCloud account using that.
    You can still continue to share your existing AppleID for iTunes and App Store purchases.

  • HT201342 changing icloud email address

    I made a typing error in my email address, which is very annoying, how do i change it, re-register, it doesn't seem possible

    Once you have created an iCloud account and chosen an @icloud.com address to go with it you can't change the address (short of creating an entirely new account).
    However, all is not lost. You can add up to three 'email aliases' - these are additional addresses (not accounts) which deliver into the same inbox as the main account. (In fact it's a good idea to give out alias addresses, rather than the main address, because if they attract spam you can easily change them.) (New aliases can only be @icloud.com ones; @me.com addresses cannot now be created.)
    You should be aware before you start that once you've created an alias you cannot turn that address into a full iCloud account, move it to another account, or reactivate it if you delete it.
    More information on aliases here:
    http://help.apple.com/icloud/#mm6b1a490a

  • How do I change icloud email when my apple ID has been updated to new email? Because of the update on apple ID, when I try to delete icloud account I have to put in the password, and it says username or password is invalid (because no longer apple ID).

    How do I change icloud email when my apple ID has been updated to new email? When I try to delete icloud account (in settings-icloud-delete account) I have to put in the password for the apple ID of my old email address, which is no longer my apple ID, and it says username or password is invalid (I'm guessing because that is no longer my apple ID).

    You will wait for the rest of your life. You need to fix it; no one else will. To turn off "Find my iPhone" and its associated Activation Lock you need the Apple ID and password that were used to turn it on. If you know the Apple ID you can contact Apple Account Security and have them reset the password (after you prove you are the rightful owner of that Apple ID). see: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5699.
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  • HT204053 I setup an apple id using my gmail email address from my iphone and then I decided to change my email to icloud.  So I setup an icloud email account. Now I want to change my apple id to my icloud email account, but it wont let me.  How can I merg

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    pallhues

    You can't merge iCloud accounts.
    You could move all your calendars contacts etc over from the account you don't want to the one you do, it's not simple but about all I can suggest.

  • How do I change the email account for icloud on my iphone only

    How do I change the email account for icloud on my iphone6 only.  I don't want to change my ipad or my husband's iphone6.  Currently all 3 devices have the same gmail account associated with them.  I have created a new & separate apple id and I want that on my phone but I can't figure out how to delete his email from my phone.

    To change iCloud accounts you have to go to Settings>iCloud, sign out, then sign back in with your other ID to create your new account.  If you want to migrate a copy of the iCloud data to the new account, start by saving any photo stream photos that you want to keep to your camera roll (unless already there) by opening your my photo stream album, tapping Select, tapping the photos, tap the share icon (box with upward facing arrow), then tapping Save Image.  If you are syncing notes with iCloud that you want to keep, you'll need to open each of your notes and email them to yourself so you can later copy and paste the text into new notes created in your new account.  Then go to Settings>iCloud, tap Sign Out, choose Keep on My iPhone and provide the password to turn off Find My iPhone when prompted.  Then sign back in with your new Apple ID to create your new account and choose Merge to upload the data to your new account.  Once you are on a separate account you can go to iCloud.com and delete your husband's data from your account (and he can do the same with yours).
    Just be aware that the current @icloud.com email address cannot be moved to the new account, nor can the current my photo stream album (which is why you need to save any my photo stream photos you want to keep to your iPhone before signing out of the existing account).

  • IOS 8: The textbox to change the description field of the iCloud email account no longer exists

    The textbox to change the description of the iCloud email account that existed in all previous versions of iOS, and is available for all other types of email accounts under iOS 8, appears to have been removed.  Without this textbox, it is not possible to change the default description of "iCould", or to change a description that was set with a previous version of iOS.  The description field still exists, as the value that I set on a previous version of iOS is still being used by some of my iOS devices, but there is currently no way to change it via the current iOS 8 UI.  The description field is available to change for all other kinds of email accounts.

    Confimed.  And I hope they put it back soon.
    I used an iCloud backup to transfer everything on my iPhone 5s to my iPhone 6.  The (modified) description for my iCloud account transferred and appears the way I want it to appear on my iPhone 6.  However, it cannot be changed.
    Alternatively, I also have a new iPad Air 2 that I set up as a completely new iPad (i.e. I did not transfer anything from an older iPad).  The iPad shows the description for my iCloud account as the default: "iCloud."  It, too, cannot be changed.
    True, this is only a minor annoyance, but it would be less of an issue if Apple had not removed a feature that previously existed in iOS 7.
    I'm not sure if the removal was intentional or unintentional, but, again, I hope this gets fixed soon.  In the meantime, I would be interested in anyone can find a workaround.

  • How do I change an email account that is backed up to iCloud?

    How can I change the email account that is currently being backed up to icloud?

    This forum is for questions from those managing sites on iTunes U, Apple's service for colleges and universities to post educational material in the iTunes Store. You'll normally be most likely to get help with general iTunes and iTunes Store issues if you ask in the general iTunes forums.
    Answering quickly, though, this is a question you probably should ask of Apple through your iTunes Connect account. These are user-to-user technical support forums, so not many content providers who might know the specifics of the process participate here.
    Regards.

  • Making changes to iCloud email account

    My iCloud email has a heritage MobileMe preference in place whereby another account (hotmail) receives a copy of the mail sent to iCloud email (via MobileMe).  How do I change the iCloud email account to delete this old preference?

    Here ya go:
    Rescue email address
    A rescue address helps secure your Apple ID account against unauthorized access by someone who gains control of your primary address. If you have a rescue address, it receives all security-related Apple ID email instead of your primary address, including the email needed to reset your password or security questions.
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    Select “Manage your Apple ID” and sign in.
    Select “Password and Security” on the left side of the page. You may be asked to answer one or more security questions before continuing. Forgot the answers?
    If you see a list of three security questions, your account has the option to use a rescue address.
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    Add a rescue address:
    Select Add Email Address, then enter your rescue address. Apple will send a verification email to that address. Didn't receive the email?
    Follow the instructions in the email to verify the address. If you don't verify the address, security-related email continues to go to your primary address.
    Edit a rescue address:
    Select Edit next to the address, then enter the new address. Apple will send a verification email to that address. Didn't receive the email?
    Follow the instructions in the email to verify the address. If you don't verify the address, security-related email continues to go to your primary address.
    Delete a rescue address: Select Delete next to the address.
    Cheers,
    GB

  • Change name associated with a iCloud email account

    I am trying to find out how to change a change name associated with a iCloud email account.
    for example    name displayed Robert  with example [email protected] The name Robert is wrong I wish to correct it to David.
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    Just open www.icloud.com, open "Mail", open "Preferences..." (in the lower left corner), then open the "Accounts" tab and here change your "Full Name".

  • New icloud email account without changing apple ID

    Is it possible to get a new icloud email account without changing my apple ID?

    Not an account, no: you would have to create a new Apple ID and use it to create a new iCloud account. But it depends on what it is you are trying to do: if all you want is a different @icloud.com email address this is easy. You can add up to three 'email aliases' - these are additional addresses (not accounts) which deliver into the same inbox as the main account. (In fact it's a good idea to give out alias addresses, rather than the main address, because if they attract spam you can easily change them.) (New aliases can only be @icloud.com ones; @me.com addresses cannot now be created.)
    You should be aware before you start that once you've created an alias you cannot turn that address into a full iCloud account or move it to another account.
    More information on aliases here: http://help.apple.com/icloud/#mm6b1a490a

  • When I create an iCloud email account, does this change my header?

    When I create an iCloud email account, does this mean that my header changes everytime I send an e-mail? I have always used AOL and that is my normal email address but I've sent several emails to people who don't seem to be getting them(or, perhaps, their spam filters are putting them in the "junk box" and when they look for my aol header, they are'nt seeing it) I've been wondering if that could be my problem?

    If you are using iCloud email it would be sent from your @icloud.com (@mac.com or @me.com) email address, not your AOL address, and the headers would reflect this.  If you want to send from your AOL account you would need to select that as your default account in Settings>Mail,Contacts,Calendars>Default Account (in the Mail section).

  • I have changed the email account for icloud but my sistem preferences windows is blocked on the previous email account

    I have changed the email account for icloud but the sistem preferences window is blocked on the previous email account and it does't work.
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    You will need to sign out completely in System Preferences>iCloud (click the 'Sign Out' button) and sign back in again with the new ID.

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