HT204053 Can I use my icloud email address as apple id?

I'm trying to update my current apple id ([email protected]) to [email protected] & I can't seem to get it to work. Can anyone advise why that might be???

Welcome to the Apple Support Communities
You can't use @me.com and @icloud.com emails as an Apple ID because Apple doesn't allow that, but you can add it as a secondary mail address

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HT204053 Can I use my icloud email address as an apple id?

Can I use my icloud email address as an apple id?

Are you sure?
Copying from https://discussions.apple.com///thread/4434456?start=0&tstart=0
"I noticed the following :
If you attempt to create an Apple ID which is the same as your @icloud email address from the online facility, it does not allow you (can't use an Apple associated email address as your Apple ID). However - if you start a fresh device - such as a new iPhone, iPad(must be mobile it seems), and then create an iCloud account and Apple ID from the prompts when setting up the mobile device, it IS possible to have your Apple ID and @iCloud email address as the same. I know because I just did it!
Unfortunately for me, the result I got above is not for one of my own ID's but a friends, and I would VERY much like to do the same - my current Apple ID is a completely different email address from my iCloud account. Trying to get them the same in my situation is a major bother - I think that if I wipe a device (such as an iPhone5 that is mine) and try to setup as I did my friend's device, then I will get a conflict because theiCloud email I have ALREADY exists. This is my worry and I will not attempt this until I get the new iPad 4 soon to test this.
There is an inconsistency here between the two methods of creating Apple ID's andiCloud accounts.
Overall in my opinion, the Apple ID system as currently available from Apple is not designed very well, and should be addressed."

HT204053 Can I use an icloud email address as the primary email address for an Apple ID?

Hi There
Can I use an icloud email address as the primary email address for an Apple ID?

Whenever you create a new icloud email it is an Apple ID, but if you previously had an Apple ID you cannot use the new email to replace the old one. You have to abandon the old accout and you will lose all the content you had with that account. But what I did was upload all my itunes to amazon cloud, these were the only purchases I had. I already bought books from kindle and I now rent movies from amazon instant video. Everytime I log in I use my icloud email and password. I just used it to sign in to support communities.
The notification that you posted about changing your Apple ID was present when I created my icloud email and made the change.

HT204053 can I use my icloud email address for all my email

Is it possible to just have icloud for all my email instead of using gmail etc.

Of course it is, the choice is yours.

HT5622 Can I use my iCloud email address as my Apple ID?

Can I use my icloud email address as my Apple ID?

Welcome to the Apple Community.
You can log into Apple's services (such as iCloud et al) with your iCloud email address if that's what you mean.

Can I use my iCloud email address for my apple id?

Can I use an iCloud email address for my Apple ID?

Yes. An Apple ID can be any legitimate email address.

How can I use my iCloud email address in iPhoto

If I try to setup my iCloud email address in iPhoto it wants me to log in with the email itself when the email address is registered with my Apple ID which is not the @me.com. If I try to setup the iCloud account with my Apple ID it sets up that email account.

Hey chris.milne,
Thanks for the question. Yes, your iCloud account is definitely an Apple ID:
iCloud: Apple ID
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH2570
The email address you use to access many Apple resources, such as the Apple Online Store, the iTunes Store, the App Store, the Mac App Store, and also iCloud features. If you’ve purchased products from any online Apple locations, or if you’ve turned on iCloud on any devices with iOS 5 or later installed, then you have an Apple ID.
Thanks,
Matt M.

Can I use my icloud email address as my Apple ID?

Hi,
I have tried searching for an answer to this but couldn't find one. To me, it would seem like the logical thing to do. The reason I ask, however, is that when you go to create an Apple ID it states the two criteria are (1) it has to be a verified/established email address, and (2) it cannot be an Apple domain. I'm assuming 'iCloud.com' is considered a domain?
Can anyone advise on this, please?

You can't use a @me.com, @mac.com or @icloud.com address as an Apple ID because they are registered to an Apple ID. However, you can set them as the main Apple ID email account, but not as the Apple ID

Can I use an iCloud email address that's been deleted from another account?

There was one house account, mine, which is an old @mac.com address from way back in the iTools days.
I made a couple email aliases for my daughter when she was younger to use for school.
Now, she has her own iPhone. I gave her another email address (hername @ att . net) so we could register her own Apple ID, and get the confirmation/activation email.
With me so far?
So now, in order to use the Apple bells & whistles, you need an iCloud email. When I try to create one, it says that both the @icloud.com addresses I tried are already in use. (Trust me, they're unique to us.)
I made sure to delete the aliases from my main account, but I still can't use them.
My question is: How long will it take to release those deleted aliases for use again? If at all.
Off topic: What happened to our old Support Communities login ID? I had to use my Apple ID and now I look like a first-timer. Is there a way to merge the old account into this one?

I don't think that's possible. As mentioned here: http://help.apple.com/icloud/#/mm6b1a490a, "Aliases are not transferable. Only the iCloud account that created the alias can use it. Once you create an alias it cannot be made into its own account."
Not sure about your second question. You might want to post it over in the Using Apple Support Communities forum: https://discussions.apple.com/community/using_apple_support_communities?view=dis cussions.

Can I use my personal email address (non apple/iCloud)?

Hello,
I had a life before iPhone, iCloud and Apple-ID and use several email addresses
including a couple belonging to my website (URL).
Is it possible to integrate those other email addresses into iCloud so that I have all in one place?
Thanks in advance!
Regards,
Ben

Hey Ultimatesh,
Thanks for the question. Based on what you stated, it seems like you want to know about needing to use an iCloud account. I would recommend that you read this article, it may be able to help you resolve or isolate the issue.
Connect your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Mac using Continuity
How to get started:
Sign in to the same iCloud account on all your devices.
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Cheers,
Mario

Why can't I use my iCloud Email Address as my Apple ID?

Why won't Apple allow us to use their own @icloud.com domain for an Apple ID. This has upset me since the inception of MobileMe; it makes perfect sense that many people would prefer to use their iCloud email address as there Apple ID. We've all had MobileMe since day one, which is now iCloud; it's been several years, and I still can't do it. Having to frequently log in with an individual Apple ID & Individual iCloud account creates so much confusion, especially with my wife and parents.
I know this is an age old complaint, but it doesn't make it any less relevant. Is there a special way to change my existing Apple ID to my existing iCloud email address? If not, then why won't Apple allow it?
Please don't refer me to this article Change your Apple ID.

submit feedback about this so hopefully it gets changed https://www.apple.com/feedback/icloud.html

HT1918 Why can't I use my icloud email address for my iTunes account

Tired of the cox communications inability to imap emails, going to dump it completely want to use the icloud email address I have, why can't I change my apple id to that email address

"Well, then I want to be able to merge that one and the one my purchases are on..."
This is exactly what I want to do but don't think I can:
I noticed the following :
If you attempt to create an Apple ID which is the same as your @icloud email address from the online facility, it does not allow you (can't use an Apple associated email address as your Apple ID). However - if you start a fresh device - such as a new iPhone, iPad (must be mobile it seems), and then create an iCloud account and Apple ID from the prompts when setting up the mobile device, it IS possible to have your Apple ID and @iCloud email address as the same. I know because I just did it!
Unfortunately for me, the result I got above is not for one of my own ID's but a friends, and I would VERY much like to do the same - my current Apple ID is a completely different email address from my iCloud account. Trying to get them the same in my situation is a major bother - I think that if I wipe a device (such as an iPhone5 that is mine) and try to setup as I did my friend's device, then I will get a conflict because the iCloud email I have ALREADY exists. This is my worry and I will not attempt this until I get the new iPad 4 soon to test this.
There is an inconsistency here between the two methods of creating Apple ID's and iCloud accounts.
Overall in my opinion, the Apple ID system as currently available from Apple is not designed very well, and should be addressed.
Best wishes -

HT201342 Can I use a different email address as well as iCloud one

Can I use a different email address as well as my iCloud one

Not from within iCloud. The iCloud email service uses iCloud email addresses.
You can setup any email address on your devices separately to iCloud though.

HT4864 Can i use my old email address on ICloud?

Can i use my old email address on ICloud?

iCloud mail handles only its own emails - you can't collect mail from other accounts as you could with MobileMe - so all you can do is set up forwarding from other accounts to iCloud. However you can only use the iCloud address as the 'From' address when using its outgoing server, so when you are using your Mac or iPhone you are better off setting up other accounts separately in the Mail app. Only when using iCloud webmail will this then be an issue.

Can I still use my iCloud email address if I delete it from my Apple ID?

My iCloud email address is listed as an alternative email address in my Apple ID. I want to make a new Apple ID with this iCloud email address as the primary email address. I want to make sure that I can retrieve my iCloud email address once I remove it from my existing Apple ID.

I would not suggest creating a new apple id with the iCloud email address if you have already made purchases with your current apple id. The reason why is you can't merge Apple ID's so you will have to manage 2 apple id accounts with purchases on both accounts and in the end it gets very confusing and will eventually create a problem.
My suggestion is to just keep the current apple id account if you have already made purchases with it and convert that account into an iCloud account.
If you haven't made purchases with the current Apple id then don't worry about it. You should be able to use the iCloud email address as an apple id (it should be an apple id already) even if it is an alternative email address for another apple id.
Hope that helps.

HT204053 Can I use my icloud email address as apple id?

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