Icloud will not show new apple id

Question

I have changed my email address and also my apple id and password for iphone and ipad including iTunes but not icloud and updated to IOS 8.1.  Although icloud shows the old email address as the apple id, it will not take what my records reflect is the old password and says that password is incorrect..  icloud does show my new email address as the primary email.  icloud will also not allow me to use the new password with the old email, and if I try to reset the old password, it will not let me use the new password since it says I can't use one that's been used within a year.  I have the new apple id and new password everywhere but icloud--what can I do to make icloud correct without changing the password again?  URGENT the old email address may be terminated at any time.

Answer 1

To change the iCloud ID you have to go to Settings>iCloud, tap Delete Account, provide the password for the old ID when prompted to turn off Find My iDevice, then sign back in with the ID you wish to use.  If you don't know the password for your old ID, or if it isn't accepted, and your old ID is an earlier version of your current ID, go to https://appleid.apple.com, click Manage my Apple ID and sign in with your current iCloud ID.  Click edit next to the primary email account, change it back to your old email address and save the change.  Then edit the name of the account to change it back to your old email address.  You can now use your current password to turn off Find My iDevice on your device, even though it prompts you for the password for your old account ID.  You should then be able to delete the account.  (If you have photo stream photos that you want to save, save them to your camera roll before deleting the account.)  When you're done, go back to https://appleid.apple.com and recreate your current ID again.