HT204053 Icloud asking for previous email password

I changed my apple ID a couple of years ago and despite Itunes and App store using the new Apple ID on my iphone it will not let me change from my previous email address for icloud and is constantly asking me the password which I cannot remember for the old email address. I have updated the software and tried all the different settings, managing my apple ID online etc but nothing works. When I try to log in to icloud the email address is constantly blacked out. I wouldn't be bothered too much about icloud but I want to switch on the find my iphone app just in case! Please help!

If your phone is signed into your old ID and you have since updated the email address associated with this ID, you need to go to Settings>iCloud, sign out, then sign back in with the updated ID. However, in order to sign out, you will need to provide the password for the old ID. In order to do this, you will need to follow the steps in this troubleshooting article: If you're asked for the password to your previous Apple ID when signing out of iCloud. If signing out and back into FaceTime and iMessage doesn't work, the second suggestion (changing your Apple ID temporarily) usually will.

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If you mean that Find My Phone is asking for a password to a different Apple ID to your current Apple ID and that ID is a previous version of your current ID, not an entirely different one.
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 and some other circumstances.
The only solution is to change your Apple ID back to its previous state with Apple at My Apple ID using your current password, you don’t need access to this address if it’s previously been used with your Apple ID, once you have saved these details enter the password as requested on your device and then turn off "find my phone" and delete the account from your device. It may take a short while to remove the account.
You should then change your Apple ID back to its current state, save it once again and then log back in using your current Apple ID. Finally, turn "find my phone" back on once again.
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The email id on my icloud is not working . i donot have acess to this as well. so i am unable to download apps. i cannot even set up new email id as it asks for previous password. is there any otherway i can download apps to my phones

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You need to ask Apple for assistance with getting back into your old ID. To do this, click here and pick a method; if that page doesn't list one for your country or you're unable to resolve this issue through the Account Security team, fill out and submit this form.
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Hi, I bought a second hand iphone 4s and seller has blocked it and reset it know the iphone is asking for a email and password that the seller was using, I can't contact him know and i'm left with an Iphone that is useless, can you help ma please?

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HT204053 Icloud asking for previous email password

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