HT204053 Changing apple alternative id

How do I change my "alternate apple ID for my icloud account?
Thank you

I had same question.
Can be of interest the reply I got from Apple Customer Support today regarding my case, that is:
you cannot change your Apple ID if it was at any time a .Mac, @me.com or @iCloud.com email address, even if your subscription has ended or been canceled.
It finally seems Alternate Apple ID behave same way.

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HT204053 Changing Apple ID email to iCloud address

Hello everyone,
I am in the process of trying to make the switch to iCloud for all my email, calendar, contacts and other needs from Google. I was using a Google account linked to my own domain but since Google has now disabled Exchange email for new devices I decided to make the switch to iCloud for all my services.
I have several issues now with this process and am unable to find solutions in Apple's support pages.
1. I created an @icloud.com email address to allow use of some iCloud services with my previous Google email Apple ID ([email protected]), I had no intention of using this for email so it's an address I don't want. I've created a new email alias in my iCloud account with an email address I would like to use but I want to remove all trace of the original unwanted email address. Is this possible? This original email is also listed as my 'Alternate Apple ID' which I don't want. Basically, I have an iCloud email address with '[email protected]' and want it to be the only email address associated with the account.
2. I want to change my Apple ID email address to my new '[email protected]' email alias but I am told it can't be an email address associated with an Apple-owned domain. Is there any way around this? It seems strange that in order to use Apple services I must have an email account with someone else.
Thanks for any help or ideas,
John

Slight update:
1. Basically I would like my new '[email protected]' alias email to be the primary email address for my 'Alternative Apple ID' and the only email address associated with this alternative ID. It's not so critical to change my Main Apple ID as long as I can edit the address of the alternative one associated with iCloud.

HT204053 Changing Apple ID

When I set up my iPad some time ago I entered an Apple id, (e.g. xxx@ me.com) but subsequently I set up a different Apple id and password for ITunes store on my Mac and iPad. How can I change the Apple id in my iCloud Account ?

You can create a new icloud account using the new ID. Just log out of the old ID and new log into icloud with the newer ID/password. This will create a new icloud account - with no data as yet.
If you want to keep the old icloud account but change the primary email ID, you can't. Why not use the newer ID for itunes as you have done and keep using the old ID for icloud?
If you'd like to use the new icloud ID, then you could move data from old account to the new one...
When connected to the account you want to GET data from, Go to Settings>iCloud and turn all data that is syncing with iCloud (contacts, calendars, etc.) to Off.
When prompted choose to keep the data on the iPhone.
After everything is turned off, scroll to the bottom and tap Delete Account. Next, set up a new iCloud account using a different Apple ID and turn iCloud data syncing for contacts, etc. back to On. When prompted, choose Merge. This will upload the data to this new account.
Note that this only affects the "Apple data" like contacts, calendars, reminders, etc. Many third party apps also use iCloud to store data files there. These files may be lost in the process, unless the apps also keep the data locally on the device.
NOTE: Photos in the photo stream (if you use it) will not transfer to the new account. It is advised that you save the photos to a computer before performing the account switch.

HT204053 Changed Apple ID names and no Apps will not use those changes

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I was cleaning up a bunch of old history and renamed 4 of 5 apple accounts cleaning up family chaos over the last years. Now my Apps updates ask for old Apple IDs and will not use renamed ones for same accounts or old passwords. Please help.
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I was cleaning up a bunch of old history and renamed 4 of 5 apple accounts cleaning up family chaos over the last years.
Please explain what that means. What was it that you actually did? It sounds more like you created new Apple IDs or something. What process did you use to change these names? Where did you find the instructions?

HT204053 Changed apple id on one device now need to on another device...

i changed my apple id with my iphone but now my ipad wont back up with icloud because it's still showing my old apple id how do i change it on my ipad?

Firstly, you need to change your details with Apple, Start here, change your country if necessary and go to manage your account.
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")
Providing you are simply updating your existing details and not changing to another 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.
In order to change your Apple ID or password for your iCloud account on your computer, you need to sign out of the account from your computer first, then sign back in using your updated details. (System Preferences > iCloud, click the sign out button)
In order to change your Apple ID or password for your iTunes account on your iOS device, you need to sign out from your iOS device first, then sign back in using your updated details. (Settings > store, scroll down and tap your ID)

HT204053 change Apple ID in iCloud 'Account' settings on PC

In iCloud on my PC, my 'Account' window shows my daughter's iCloud email address as the Apple ID when it should be MY Apple ID - all of my contacts/info is there, and it says my name at the top right of the screen, so while I'm not sure that it matters that the wrong Apple ID appears, I'd like to change it to mine as it should be. Thanks!

Welcome to the Apple Community.
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")
Providing you are simply updating your existing details and not changing to another 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.
In order to change your Apple ID or password for your iCloud account on your computer, you need to sign out of the account from your computer first, then sign back in using your updated details. (System Preferences > iCloud, click the sign out button)
In order to change your Apple ID or password for your iTunes account on your iOS device, you need to sign out from your iOS device first, then sign back in using your updated details. (Settings > store, scroll down and tap your ID)

HT204053 changing apple id in itunes

i have two iphones, one is mine the other is my wife's. somehow they both use the same apple id, and we can't communicate. when she sends me a text, it's like i'm sending it to myself. how can i seperate the 2 apple ids?

Welcome to the Apple Community.
To begin with, I would like to try to explain Apple's confusing nomenclature in regard to iCloud.
Apple have called the whole cloud thing iCloud, there are a number of features under the iCloud umbrella, some of which require their own login. iTunes is one of these, another is what Apple have unfortunately also called iCloud too.
You can use the same Apple ID (account) to login to both iCloud and iTunes, but you don't need to and often users will login to each service using a different ID.
The part that you need to remember is that the services available when you log into iCloud are completely different and unrelated to those when you log in to iTunes. Your iCloud login enables mail, contacts, calendars, find my phone, Back to My Mac, Documents & Data sharing and photostream, it does not affect any of your iTunes services.

HT204053 Changing alternative apple ID

Can I change my alternative ID? It seems my primary one is sometimes being overruled, f.i. as the adres mail is sent from

You can't change an @icloud.com (@mac.com or @me.com) email address if that's what you're asking.
If it's an iCloud email account, the default is selected in Mail>Preferences>Account, select your iCloud account, then select the Account Information tab and choose the one you want to send from in the Alias drop-down list. You can also select the one you want when composing the email in the "From" drop-down list.

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.
Also the messages that get sent from this mail, are they stored anywhere like on the email account they are being sent from?
Samuel

Problems changing the alternative email to be my Apple id!

So, i wanted to make my "alternative e-mail" the preliminary "apple id".
So i changed my "alternative e-mail" to another adress, but i still couldn't change my old "alternative e-mail" to be the preliminary "apple id"!

Hi kebro,
Welcome to the Apple Support Communities! I understand that you are having issues changing your Apple ID. Does the primary address end with with @icloud.com, @me.com, or @mac.com ? If so, these Apple ID’s cannot be changed. For more information, check out this resource:
Change your Apple ID - Apple Support
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202667
- Matt M.

HT5621 How can I change my alternative Apple ID?

I noticed when I send from my Apple ID, it use the alternative Apple ID. How can I stop that? And how can I Chang my alternative Apple ID

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5621
You cannot change an @icloud.com, @me.com or @mac.com AppleID

HT204053 How do you change apple id for icloud if phone is already set up. Need to give each phone in my account their own apple id for icloud so that we dont receive each others messages but can still all use same id for purchases.

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HT204053 need to change apple id on ipad for cloud like all my other emails has changed

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*Did you update your AppleID or did you create a new AppleID with a new emaill address?*
Thanks, Chris for helping me. I have posted this in 6 places online and no one will touch it!
Shitums. I can't recall, Chris. I was on the phone with Apple and they walked me through all of it. They changed my email/ID, to my new one, then I went into itunes and changed it. Then I went to settings on iPad and changed it and all was good! So we hung up.
Then I went to update all my apps and up pops the OLD ID. BUT if you go into settings the new one is present as is on iTunes.:( I have also synced twice and backed up, thinking that would tell the iPad update thingy the new ID.
*Go to the app store, click on Featured at the bottom, scroll all the way down, click on Account then sign out and sign in.*
I will do this now!
Don't forget me!
Okay. I'm on it. This doesn't sound like something I have tried in the last 24 hours.

Changing Apple Id to be my Icloud email address?

I have been using my sky.com email address as my Apple Id but I am now trying to stop using that for anything. The apple web page for changing Apple Id will not let me use my icloud.com address as my apple id - it says it is an apple domain and that apple domains can't be used for apple ids. Is there any alternative to having two email addresses?
Also my IPhone (3Gs) does not like the icloud email address - when I try to set up the account it comes back and says it can't log onto the me.com imap server with the icloud address. Is icloud email compatable with iphone 3Gs?

JWBL, I am annoyed by exactly the same issue and there are more and more people complaining. See the discussion I created here: https://discussions.apple.com/message/20844772?ac_cid=op123456#20844772
Roger, your point is that you should always have a non-Apple email address associated with your Apple ID so Apple can send you login information if you lose your password. That is certainly true. But it does not imply that that non-Apple address has to be the name of your Apple ID. And there is even a way to make an iCloud Address the name of your Apple ID: If you create a completely new Apple ID with the initial setup of an iPhone. But that is of course not an option if you already purchased stuff with your existing Apple ID.
It is not a major problem, but it kind of annoys me that I keep seeing my obsolete Gmail address everywhere after I switched to iCloud and it's just a ridiculous limitations I can't see any reason for.

HT204053 Changing apple alternative id

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