HT201342 how CAN I CHANGE MY "Alternate Apple ID"

how CAN I CHANGE MY "Alternate Apple ID"?

You are evidently both using the same iCloud account, so inevitably you share all the data. iCloud was never designed for mulpitple users. You can't separate [email protected] from [email protected] - they are effectively the same address.
If you want to keep your email separate from your wife's you are going to have to open a completely separate iCloud account; however you won't be able to move your @icloud.com address to it, so it's a choice between changing your email address and putting up with the existing sharing.
Changing your email address is a bit of a hassle as you have to email all your contacts and ask them to use the new one, but this happens quite a lot and most people are used to seeing this. You could also set up a Rule on your wife's iCloud account to forward anything addressed to [email protected] to your new address, so that you would still catch mail from people who hadn't updated and ask them to.
(To set up a Rule go to http://icloud.com and on the Mail page click the cogwheel icon at bottom left: choose 'Rules'.)

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  • HT204161 HOW CAN I CHANGE MY ALTERNATE APPLE ID!!!???

    HOW CAN I CHANGE MY ALTERNATE APPLE ID!!!???

    An Alternate Apple id can't be changed, it's tied to the iTunes account, you can only change alternate email addresses (via http://appleid.apple.com)

  • HT204053 How can I change my "Alternate Apple ID"?

    I was reviewing my Apple ID and Security Questions when I noticed that in addition to my "primary Apple ID" that I use,  there is an "Alternate Apple ID" listed. It says on the Apple Security page that the Alternate ID can access all of the data that my Primary Apple ID can.  There is no option to delete or change it. Does any know how to get the Alternate ID of my account?
    Thanks, James

    Hi James,
    OK, wow - I was not aware of this Alternate Apple ID, but did some reasearch on your question, and saw some masked screen prints with an Alternate ID on it....apparently this is relatively new....I've never seen it before, so thanks for teaching me something new!
    So, from the reasearch I did it indicates that the alternate ID should be an @me.com (or maybe @icloud.com?) ID? If so, you cannot delete it. Here's an exerpt from an earlier post from jerome.Serpenti:
    "When you create an AppleID with an existing mail address (let's say [email protected]) you have the option to, next to this, create an iCloud mail address (or, in the past a me.com mail address/mac.com mail address).  You do this by going to iCloud on one of your devices and activating the mail tab.  This will allow you to create such a mail address and this mail address is then linked to your account as both an active, working mail address and an AppleID alias that you can use to login to all of Apple's services.
    This mail address, however, has to be new - it can't be existing"
    So your Alternate ID was created when you set up your new Apple ID. Does that correspond with what you are seeing?
    This makes sense to me because I have both an @me.com and an @icloud.com address. The @icloud.com address was automatically created for me, and exisits as a separate AppleID. I can sign into the Manage My Apple ID screen with it. It duplicates all of the information on my primary AppleID exactly. (it doesn't show up on my Primary screen as an Alternate ID because when I set up iCloud, I was using an existing AppleID  - my @me.com one).
    Does this info help with your question? Sorry - just learning this now myself, so only sharing what I was able to dig up.... All very interesting, though!
    Cheers,
    GB

  • How can I change my alternate Apple-ID

    Hello from Germany,
    I have had an issue with synchronization (photos, calender, notices etc.) between my different devices (Mac, ATV, iPhone, iPad) for a few months.
    Today I realized the origin of my issue - at least I think so that this is the origin.
    I always use my primary Apple-ID to log into my account at "icloud.com". Inside my account I clicked on my name because I was looking for the issue. And there I saw that it is written my ALTERNATE Apple-ID. I guess it can´t be possible to synchronize my devices because I am using my primary Apple-ID for them but "icloud.com" is using my alternate Apple-ID.
    Please don´t mix it up with alternate e-mailaddresses! I do talk about the alternate Apple-ID.
    So, I wanted to change it and logged into "appleid.apple.com". But there is no possibility to do anything at the alternate Apple-ID, neither to edit/change nor to delete it.
    Do anyone have an solution for my issue? I am quite sure if I would be able to change my Apple-ID inside icloud.com I had not any issues to synchronize my devices.
    I hope you guys got my technical issue - it is quite difficult to describe it in a foreign language.
    Thank to all who will try to help me.

    Leider wirst du diesbezüglich nicht fündig werden, da es bis dato noch immer keine Möglichkeit gibt, die Alternative Apple ID (mit @me.com und/oder @icloud.com Endung) zu einer primären Apple ID zu ändern. Apple lässt dies einfach nicht zu. Personen, bei denen die @me.com und/oder @icloud.com Adresse der primären Apple ID gleicht, haben diese komplett neu angelegt und nicht mit bei der Erstellung des iCloud-Accounts mit einer bestehenden Apple ID verknüpft.
    Da dieser Mix von besthender Apple ID (iTunes Acount) mit neuem iCloud Account (@me.com und/oder @icloud.com) gängige Praxis ist, dürfte dies eigentlich keinerlei Auswirkungen auf die Synchronisation deiner Kalender etc. haben. Hast du auch bereits probiert, dich auf allen deinen Geräten auszuloggen und dann mal ausschließlich nur mit der alternativen Apple ID (also der @me.com oder icloud.com Addresse) anzumelden?
    Hinweis zur primären Apple Adresse (nicht ID):
    Solltest du deine primäre E-Mail-Adresse ändern wollen so habe ich vor einer Weile einen Weg gefunden, mit dem die sekundäre E-Mail-Adresse (@me.com oder @icloud.com) bzw. E-Mail-Adresse in eine primäre umwandelt werden kann. Leider ist es aber nur eine 99% Lösung, wie du sehen wirst, vielleicht löst es aber dein Problem (da zumindest das primäre/sekundäre E-Mail-Problem (leider nicht Apple ID) halbwegs gelöst wird). Ich denke jedenfalls, dass es ein Versuch wert sein sollte.
    1. Rufe zunächst die offizielle Apple Webiste auf: www.apple.com/de
    2. Öffne dort die Seite des Apple Stores
    3. Klicke dort nun auf "Account" (rechts oben unterhalb der Navigation)
    4. Wähle "Account anzeigen"
    5. Wähle nun "Apple ID und Kennwort bearbeiten"
    6. Log dich ein
    7. Nun kannst du bei Zahlungsinformationen ebenfalls deine sekundäre Apple ID eingeben(, wodurch deine sekundäre Apple ID zukünftig auch zum Versand von Apple Store Rechnungen an dich verwendet wird).
    8. Speichern nicht vergessen.
    9.Wenn du dich nun wieder auf der Apple ID Website anmeldest (https://appleid.apple.com/de/), wirst du feststellen, dass deine sekundäre E-Mail-Adresse nun auch deine primäre Adresse geworden ist, allerdings nun auch ein gelbes Fenster auf eine Änderung der Adresse hinweist (deshalb 99% Lösung)

  • HT204053 How can I change my alternate Apple ID address

    Hi, I want to change the alternate Icould address that is on my Ex wife name not sure now why, its the @icould.com and the @me.com and I cant find any place where to do this.
    I want to keep my Apple ID but my Icloud shows with her Icloud Email, should I just do another Icloud account and will it let me use the same Apple ID Email or what should I do?
    Many Thanks

    Welcome to the Apple Community.
    It's not really important whether it's the Apple ID or the alternate address, iCloud email addresses cannot be changed. You may wish to consider creating an alias to use instead. You can create aliases at the iCloud.com website.

  • How Can I Change My Alternate Apple ID Name

    I Have Been Trying To Figure This Out All Day. Can Aanyone Help ?

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  • HT5621 How do you change your "Alternate Apple ID"?

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    If you were a migratee from MobileMe then you would have an @me.com and an  @icloud.com address with the same text before the '@' - they are effectively the same address and you can't change either.
    However 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

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  • HT3965 How can I change the default Apple ID on and IPad?

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  • How can I change the alternative apple ID in iCloud?

    How can I change the alternative apple ID in iCloud?

    Hello,
    Im also having this problem, I did what you said and got rid of it online however on my phone its still listed and greyed out, iv reset the phone but it wont go.
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  • HT5621 How can I change  my alternative Apple ID?

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    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5621
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