Highlordkram

Q: How to change iCloud email address?

I entered a test address when setting up iCloud, but now cannot find out how to change this to the email I would like with the @me.com ending. Any ideas?

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Posted on Jun 27, 2011 2:44 PM

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  • by Teresiachase,

    Teresiachase Teresiachase Mar 3, 2014 12:12 PM in response to theatrechick
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    Mar 3, 2014 12:12 PM in response to theatrechick

    A trick I discovered about this.  Keep putting in the incorrect password over and over till you get a message that says, "do you need to reset your password?"  You will get an email link to change the password.  This worked for us.

  • by theatrechick,

    theatrechick theatrechick Mar 3, 2014 2:41 PM in response to Teresiachase
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    Mar 3, 2014 2:41 PM in response to Teresiachase

    I appreciate your rsponseMy problem is that iCloud has an old, dead email address. I have no problem changing the password for my Apple ID. My problem is that my previous Apple ID is the one now attached to my iCloud. I can't seem to change that.

  • by neilr2014,

    neilr2014 neilr2014 Mar 6, 2014 1:05 PM in response to Highlordkram
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    Mar 6, 2014 1:05 PM in response to Highlordkram

    Ive just spent what was a long time to do this icloud address. 

     

    First you have to add your new email address another email in apple ID.

     

    Then you have to change ur AppleID to the new address.  

     

    After this you have to delete the icloud from your iphone or tablet then add a new icloud with the new apple ID.

     

    Its taken me about 3 hours to change quite a few settings and confirmation emails back and forth. Think its all working now

  • by MauricioReyesCardozo,

    MauricioReyesCardozo MauricioReyesCardozo Apr 1, 2014 7:04 AM in response to Highlordkram
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    Apr 1, 2014 7:04 AM in response to Highlordkram

    Hi Highlordkram

     

    I just have the same problem and solve with this

     

    http://www.wikihow.com/Change-Your-iCloud-Account

     

    Good luck

  • by utahrealtygirl,

    utahrealtygirl utahrealtygirl Apr 10, 2014 7:31 PM in response to Einhorn01
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    Apr 10, 2014 7:31 PM in response to Einhorn01

    I used your fix and it worked changing my icloud email to the one I change on itunes.  I used it on my iphone and ipad, but my second ipad isn't being so friendly.  It keeps coming up with the sign in to Icloud prompt and I can't get it to stop so I can't do anything else.  It's seems to be caught in a never ending loop.  Thoughts?

  • by sonamshabir91,

    sonamshabir91 sonamshabir91 Apr 10, 2014 8:10 PM in response to Highlordkram
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    Apr 10, 2014 8:10 PM in response to Highlordkram

    ive changed my apple id because i couldnt login to my email account so on and so on i backed all my data into icloud, erm i realised that all my images were not installed from icloud back up into my phone. I rang icloud they helped me out by advising me to reset my phone to its original setting as in go through the process of retrieving all back up from icloud. Right ..... im trying to follow the steps and because ive changed my email account, it says 'enter apple id password for (.....) to use for store purchases' its showing the old account detail, and theres no way of changing that. So i put my password in and i cant do anything. If ive changed my account detail i should be able to use it as normal. But I CANT . Someone please help me

  • by sonamshabir91,

    sonamshabir91 sonamshabir91 Apr 10, 2014 8:12 PM in response to theatrechick
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    Apr 10, 2014 8:12 PM in response to theatrechick

    thats the same with me

  • by Teresiachase,

    Teresiachase Teresiachase Apr 11, 2014 5:28 AM in response to sonamshabir91
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    Apr 11, 2014 5:28 AM in response to sonamshabir91

    Make sure you have everything backed up to Your computer, not just the Cloud. I would recommend paying for a bit of Apple support to do this correctly otherwise iBooks may not fully back up.  Once backed up go to settings/general/reset

    (last on the list). Reset the  device and treat it as a new device.  Then, DO NOT RESTORE FROM BACKUP.  Again, with Apple help, restore what you want to from sections like iBooks AS A NEW DEVICE.  Do not use ?"restore from backup." If you restore from backup all the glitches will return.  You can choose to get back only what you want from the old backup.  All your apps and email will be downloadable from iCloud later.  But I seriously recommend you pay the $79 fee to learn how to do it right.  After that I was able to fix both iPads and both iPhones with what I learned , and GOOD LUCK!

  • by Yecats17,

    Yecats17 Yecats17 Apr 18, 2014 12:56 PM in response to Highlordkram
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    Apr 18, 2014 12:56 PM in response to Highlordkram

    I just finished doing this.  you have to delete icloud on your phone and any other apple device FIRST.  Then go into itunes and change your apple id  then go back and add new apple id and re do your icloud.   You have to close find my iphone and when you choose to delete icloud it will give you the option to keep all your pics etc currently on your phone/ipad etc.  if you change your apple id first, you will not be able to delete the icloud.  also it will continue to ask you to log in to your old apple id to close find my iphone.  you will have to change your apple id back to the original id in order to do all this.  SO DELETE ICLOUD ON ALL OF YOUR DEVISES BEFORE YOU CHANGE YOUR APPLE ID.   if you have already changed your apple id, change it back...

  • by gymmike1,

    gymmike1 gymmike1 Apr 24, 2014 3:15 PM in response to gail from maine
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    Apr 24, 2014 3:15 PM in response to gail from maine

    OMG!!!! I have been on the phone with Apple tech support for hours... and they couldn't help me, BUT, your post did!!! I can't believe I have wasted so much time on resetting this. I did the 7.1 upgrade last night and it screwed up so when it told me to connect my iPhone to iTunes, it reset my phone. When I tried iCloud, it had an old Apple ID from years ago. I have been working on trying to get iCloud back all day to my phone! Your solution fixed it immediately. I did not log off Apple ID though while I did your process, I kept it open and deleted old iCloud account on phone and immediately swithced my current ID back and verified it. Thanks SOOOOOOO much! BTW, New Hampshire here.... and LOVE Ogunquit as much as possible! Have a great night!

  • by gail from maine,

    gail from maine gail from maine Apr 24, 2014 6:54 PM in response to gymmike1
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    Apr 24, 2014 6:54 PM in response to gymmike1

    Hi gymmike,

     

    Most Excellent! Good idea to just keep Manage your Apple ID open! Thanks for posting back with your results. I love Ogunquit too, as does my brother and his partner from France! Whenever they come to visit, we always have to spend at least two or three days in Ogunquit! I love walking along the Marginal Way....

     

    Best of luck!

     

    GB

  • by rbecca8,

    rbecca8 rbecca8 Apr 25, 2014 2:08 PM in response to BrettNL
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    Apr 25, 2014 2:08 PM in response to BrettNL

    Thanks! Your solution worked for me when nothing else had!

  • by G.Alby,

    G.Alby G.Alby May 3, 2014 10:03 AM in response to Yecats17
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    May 3, 2014 10:03 AM in response to Yecats17

    Hi, I'm a little confused.

     

    My situation is I use the same email address for Apple id and for iCloud.

    I want to change this email address I'm using with another one, for both services.

     

    If i read correctly you are suggesting to:

    1) delete icloud account from all devices.

    2) disconnect iCloud account on Mac.

    3) turn off find my iPhone.

    4) change the email address used for the Apple id.

    5) activate iCloud on all devices and Mac using the newly created email address used for the Apple id.

     

    My question would be, when I go and delete the iCloud accounts on all devices, is all the data going to be saved and stored on the cloud and therefore migrated to the new iCloud account when i log in using the new email address or else?

     

    Thanks

  • by Yecats17,

    Yecats17 Yecats17 May 3, 2014 10:32 AM in response to G.Alby
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    May 3, 2014 10:32 AM in response to G.Alby

    I was able to change my email on iCloud without any problems. Once I did that, I did all the gyrations to change email on Apple ID. Once emails were changed iCloud synced with Apple ID   Hope this helps  

  • by Rggyy,

    Rggyy Rggyy May 12, 2014 11:23 AM in response to Highlordkram
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    May 12, 2014 11:23 AM in response to Highlordkram

    i have a lock ipad 3 by icloud

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