TS3988 I need to change my icloud email address

How do I go about changing my email address on my icloud?

This article explains how to change the primary email address associated with an Apple ID (an iCloud ID is also an Apple ID): http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5621.  Note: you cannot change an ID that is an @mac.com, @me.com or @icloud.com address.
After changing the ID, you will need to change it on your devices by going to Settings>iCloud, tap Delete Account, provide the password for the old ID when prompted to turn off Find My iDevice, then signing back in with the changed ID.  (If you are signed into the account on a computer, sign out/then back in in System Preferences>iCloud on a Mac; or on the iCloud control panel for Windows on a PC.)

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    I need to change my iCloud email address.  I changed it for my Apple id but I can't log out of iCloud to change it there.  Find my iPad is activated so I can't delete my iCloud account.  I don't have the email address the iCloud login has anymore so I can't have the password sent there.  To sum it up, iCloud has an old email for the account log-in.  I don't remember the password for the old email.  I have Find My iPad activated so the iCloud account cannot be deleted.  And I am already logged out of iTunes & App Store. 

    If you mean that Find My Phone is asking for a password to a different Apple ID to your current Apple IDand 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.
    This article provides more information about Activation Lock.

  • Need to change my iCloud email address

    I need to change my iCloud email address

    Rathbone Hall wrote:
    JasonDyet
    Feb 3, 2012 3:05 PM 
    I need to change my iCloud email address
    The answers to this post seem to refer to an iphone.
    My question is regarding setting up an icloud account and password an my new MacBookPro. Everytime I click iClouds in Settings I am asked for the password for <[email protected]>.....an email I did not setup.       
    Please help.
    An iCloud account is an iCloud account. It is not computer or iPad or iPhone specific.
    Go here -> https://iforgot.apple.com
    Also, you can keep that account and simply set up an alias for email.
    -> iCloud: Create or change email aliases

  • I need to change my iCloud email address

    i guess my story is use craigslist with your ipad  cautiously. somehow, hackers on craigslist got ahold of my email address, now all i receive is half-naked women wanting me to click on their link (pun intended!). Seriously, I don't want this. How did all these robots get my email address? it's got to stop.
    How do i change my icloud email address so all of their emails return to them? I need to shut it down.
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    Welcome to the Apple Community.
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  • I need to change my iCloud email address as its totally unsuitable for my business use

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    I do have an alias but I need this to be the default as when busy I forget to change from the unsuitable one.

    1. Just store your photos on your Mac or PC.
    2. You can create a new account in "Settings > iCloud" or a secondary account just for Mail, Calendars, Contacts, Safari, Find My iPhone in "Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Add Account... > iCloud"

  • HT204053 I need to change my icloud email address

    Started a business and would like to change my icloud email address to my business name. Please help

    Once created, you cannot change your main iCloud email address.  You would have to create a new iCloud account to do that, and the email address would end in @icloud.com.
    If you want to keep your current iCloud account, you would have to create and alias email address as explained here: http://help.apple.com/icloud/#/mm6b1a490a.  This will be a new @icloud.com email address that will deliver email to your current iCloud inbox.  Just be aware that an alias address is permanently tied to the iCloud account you create it in.  It cannot later be used to create a new iCloud account, or moved to another iCloud account.

  • HT5622 I need to change my iCloud email address help?

    I need help with iCloud account. Got a new email address need to change In iCloud very frustrated can not figure it out. Help

    First, if you haven't done so already, go to https://appleid.apple.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/MyAppleId.woa/ and manage your Apple ID to make the necessary changes.  Then, to change the iCloud ID on your iOS devices, go to Settings>iCloud, tap Delete Account, then sign back in with the new ID.  This deletes the account and your iCloud data from your device, but not from iCloud.  Provided you are signing back into the same account, your iCloud data will reappear on your device when you sign back in.
    To avoid losing photo stream photos, save them to your camera roll (if not already there) before deleting the account.  To do this, open your my photo stream album, tap Edit, tap the photos, tap Share, then tap Save to Camera Roll.

  • Need to change my iCloud Email log in address as that email no longer exists help :)

    How can I change my iCloud email address as this email no longer exists

    Sign in to your Apple ID and click "Manage Your Apple ID".
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    Follow the instructions in the email you receive asking you to verify your new email address.

  • How can i change my icloud email address? i mis typed my name and wanted to change my icloud email address??, how can i change my icloud email address? i mis typed my name and wanted to change my icloud email address??

    hello guys ...i need any help or suggestions, how can i change my icloud email address?? i typed a w rong name by mistake?? can i change it and retype the correct one? thanks ...your suggestio is higly appreciated.

    That's definitely not supposed to happen.  You shouldn't have someone else's iCloud email linked to your ID.
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  • I have updated my iphone 5s to iOS8 but it has my old icloud account, how can i change the icloud email address as i can not get passed this page?? please help :-(

    i have updated my iphone 5s to iOS8 but it has my old icloud account, how can i change the icloud email address as i can not get passed this page??
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    please help :-(

    That's Activation Lock. You will need to remember the Apple ID and password you used to set up the phone.
    If you can't remember them, you can go to iforgot.apple.com to try to recover the information.
    If you are the original owner of the phone & have proof of purchase, you can try calling Apple to see if they can assist also.
    ~Lyssa

  • I have changed my email address and changed my Apple ID. However iCloud on my ipad and an ipad mini still shows my old email address. How can I change my iCloud email address?

    I have changed my email address and changed my Apple ID. However iCloud on my ipad and an ipad mini still shows my old email address. How can I change my iCloud email address?

    Welcome to the Apple Community.
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    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 > iTunes & App store, scroll down and tap your ID)
    If you are using iMessages or FaceTime, you will also need to log out and into your ID there too.

  • HT5621 how can I change my iCloud email address?

    I want to change my icloud email address but I dont know how. Any ideas?

    Welcome to the Apple Community Kate.
    Firstly, you need to change your details with Apple,  Start here, change your country if necessary and go to manage your account. You may have already done this.
    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 > iTunes & App store, scroll down and tap your ID)
    If you are using iMessages or FaceTime, you will also need to log out and into your ID there too.

  • I am unable to change my iCloud email address on my phone. It is changed and verified in my account. How do I change it so that my iPhone is not showing my old address? Many thanks to all in advance

    I am unable to change my iCloud email address on my iphone. It is changed and verified in my account and when I log in to Cloud on my PC its fine. However when I go through the settings on my iphone (3GS) it still coming up with my now inactive old email address.
    How do I change it so that my iPhone is not showing my old email address and shows my new and verified email address? Many thanks to all in advance

    If you have given correct info about you ios 6.1.3 - all you need to do is delete account. You will be able to sign in with new one afterwards. Make sure you don't delete any info when you see those prompts.

  • HT4436 Changing my icloud email address

    I am getting married soon and want to change my iCloud email address. How can a person do this?

    Settings>icloud, scroll to bottom of screen and tap Delete Account (this disconnects the device from icloud but doesn't delete any data on icloud or on other devices).  then log back in using your account.  Of course if your sister has taken over your account, then you need to log her off your account and back in using her account.

  • Can you change the icloud email address linked to you icloud account?

    Some how the my husbands iCloud email address got linked to my iCloud account is there a way to change the iCloud email address to another?

    Not without creating a new iCloud account.  If you want to do this, create a new ID with the email address you want to use, then go to Settings>iCloud on your phone and turn all data you are syncing with iCloud (contacts, calendars, etc.) to Off.  When prompted choose to keep the data on your device.  (If you are syncing iWork documents with iCloud, also open your iWork apps and turn off iCloud syncing and choose to keep the documents on your phone.)  After everything is turned off, scroll to the bottom and tap Delete Account.  Next, set up a new iCloud account using your new ID, then turn syncing for your data (contacts, etc.) back to On.  When prompted, choose Merge.  This will upload the data to your new account.
    This will not move your photo stream, however.  If you have photos in photo stream that are not in your camera roll and that you haven't backed up anywhere else you will need to save these before deleting the account.  To do this, open your photo stream album on your device in the thumbnail view, tap Edit, tap all the photos to select them, tap Share, then tap Save to Camera Roll.  You can then delete the iCloud account and your photos will stay in your camera roll.

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