HT5621 Why I cant use my @icloud email? Does that means I need to get a Gmail account? ***

Why I cant use my @icloud email? Does that means I need to get a Gmail account? ***

You can't use your existing @icloud.com email address as the primary email address for your existing Apple ID. You have to use a non-Apple email address (such as Gmail).

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HT2623 I currently have an email address with my cable company. In order to use the "@icloud" email addresses, do I also need my cable company email address?

I currently have an email address with my cable company. In order to use the "@icloud" email addresses, do I also need my cable company email address?

That's right, all you need is the actual internet connection. If you want to use the cable company email in addition it has no effect either way on iCloud, it's up to you.
When you sign in in System Preferences (or Settings)>iCloud (Lion 10.7.5. minimum required, or iOS5/6) and check 'Mail' in the list, you will be asked to create an @icloud.com address, and the account will automatically be added to the Mail application and set up. You can also access your mail at http://icloud.com

How can I send email using two different email address that both link back to my one exchange account on my Ipad mini

How can I send email using two different email address that both link back to my one exchange account on my Ipad mini?
On my PC I simply have a master return email address and use a POP for the secondary address. Both are through the one exchange account without a problem. I need to be able to do the same on my Ipad.

Ah, I should have made that clear. My domain didn't come from google. It was purchased at and is hosted at dreamhost, but I haven't used their email servers in years - I just route everything through gmail. I actually have a bunch of domains (with websites).
Gmail has an option that lets someone with custom domains send (and receive) email through gmail using the custom domain once Google confirms proper ownership of the domain (to prevent spammers and such). Gmail has a setting for "send email as" which allows gmail to be sent using a custom domain as the sender. I'm pretty sure Apple's old mobileme had this feature too, but I didn't use it.

When I first set up my ipad2, I think I set it up so everything is saved with icloud. Does that mean I have to have a wi-fi connection to hear songs and watch whatever I saved?

I just got a new iPad2 wi-fi. This is the first Apple product that I have ever owned. When I did the initial set up, I think I checked the box to use icloud. Does that mean that everything will now need to have a wi-fi connection in order for me to view or listen to it. I want to listen to music and play games while on an airplane. So does this mean that anything that I've saved will only be available to me with a wi-fi connection? If so, is there a way to change it back so that everything is saved directly to the device so I can have access to it when no wi-fi is available?

no.. you can listen to the music, play movies and games without worry if not connected to the wifi.
more info about icloud is here http://www.apple.com/icloud/

HT204053 My wife and I share one Apple ID. I am on iCloud and she is not (yet). If she turns on here iCloud capability does that mean our device content will be merged?

My wife and I share one Apple ID. I am on iCloud and she is not (yet). If she turns on here iCloud capability does that mean our device content will be merged?

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.
To avoid confusion when discussing your problem, when I mention iCloud, I am referring to the services under the iCloud login, Whereas I will refer to the whole cloud thing as The Cloud.
To avoid your data being merged, your wife should open a new account and use it just for iCloud, she can continue to use the existing account for iTunes, so that you can continue to share your iTunes content.

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.

My iphone got stolen and i went to find my iphone on my ipod to remote lock it and i remote locked it about 5 times and it says it will send a email when the iphone has been locked but i never got a email does that mean the thief has went to itunes

so i lost my iphone and i remotely locked it on my ipod and it says i will recieve a email when its been locked but i never got one does tht mean the thief couldve went to itunes and made it a new device..?? please reply im really worried and i just go it like 2 weeks ago :3
and when i remote lock it am i still able to find it ??

aww so if they restore it i wont be able to dial the old phone number that i had on it even if i turned it on.... and since i never got a message saying that the lock has been successfully added they already restored it :3
and would they just get a bill of their own.. i dont want to get a bill cause of them using it..

I used apple Id account of my husband,I opened my own account ,why I cant use it when I want to purchase music it s always my husband account who appeared?

I used an identification apple before,I opened my own apple store identifiant ,why it is always the old one appeared when I want to purchase music? I don't want to close or to change the old one it's own by my husband?

On the iPhone, go to all of the apps that use his Apple ID, log out, and log in with yours:
Settings/iCloud
Settings/iTunes&App Stores
Settings/iMessage
Settings/FaceTime
Settings/Game Center
The only issue you will have is apps purchased or downloaded using his Apple ID will require his password any time they are updated, as content is tied to the Apple ID it was installed with.

If I have a reservation email, does that mean I am safe?

I think the answer to this question is yes. But I see a lot of people complaining they made a reservation, called the store, and found they don't have a reservation. Has anyone received email confirmations, and called the apple store and found they don't have one?
I tried to call the apple store the other day and they guaranteed me that I do have one on reserve if I got an email about it, but they wouldn't look it up in their list since I said I had the email confirmation.

I'm surprised they wouldn't check your reservation status. I called twice; once the day of pre-orders and again after I heard reports of mysterious cancellations. Both times they just asked for my first and last name, then confirmed my Apple ID, and then confirmed the phone I had reserved. I'd try calling again, it can't possible be that inconvenient for them to check and only took a few seconds over the phone.
I got two emails as well: one a few minutes after I pre-ordered confirming my reservation and another yesterday reminding me to pick mine up the 24th. Did you get that email too? I also have the Apple store app on my iPod which has my iPhone 4 reservation listed as well.
I guess you could try going through all those different checks if it helps ease your mind. On a side note, if I get to the store at 6am for a 7am opening, any ideas on how long I can expect to wait with a reservation?

The name for my email in thunderbird now has a Paddle Lock showing on it. What does this mean? Can I get it off?

When I open thunderbird and get logged in my Email address name at the top of my thunderbird email has a Paddle Lock on it. What does that mean? Can I get it off? I am using a VERIZON email address. Over the last 2 days I have not been able to down load any of my incoming email messages. It keeps asking me for my Password which I type in and then it says its incorrect. After resubmitting my password I get a Error message says #0012 password incorrect. Is this something thunderbird did or happened from the new update for Ver. 31.1.2? I need help.

The padlock indicates a secure connection to the server. You don't want to get rid of that.
Please check with Verizon whether something has changed on their end.
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/problems-sending-and-receiving-messages

Why can't I use my icloud email for my apple ID?

I want to get rid of my old email address and only use icloud but Apple ID says I cannot use my icloud email address. Why would they offer icloud email if a user cannot use it as their primary address?

You can use iCloud as your primary email, just keep the other as a backup.
It really isn't a good idea to rely on just one email address in case you get an unexpected problem, for example:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/21146090#21146090http://

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 -

Why does iOS 5.0.1 always say, my iCloud Password is incorrect, when i try to use my iCloud email account?

Why does iOS 5.0.1 always say, my iCloud Password is incorrect, when i try to use my iCloud email account?
Btw: The password works in all other issues.

I GOT IT !
JUST BE SURE UR DESCRIPTION IS NOT (f.E.) iCloud OR SO ON.
THE DESCRIPTION MUST BE JUST LIKE UR EMAIL NAME !!!
IF U GOT "[email protected]" => UR DESCRPTION MUST READ "MY-NAME"
This is how it worked for me, so ...
... just hope it help´s
greez

Why can't I use my iCloud email as my Apple ID's primary email?

I want to use my iCloud email as my primary email address so that I can recieve purchase receipts on this email without having to repurchase all my apps and have to juggle two IDs. Apple seems to not want to let me do this. Is there anything I can do? Setting my iCloud as a secondary email doesn't help.

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

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