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Q: Cannot Change Apple ID

Despite the instructions on this Apple support forum, there is not an option to "Edit" my primary Apple ID when I log in.  Is there any other way to change my Apple ID?

Posted on Nov 23, 2014 12:49 PM

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  • by Roger Wilmut1,

    Roger Wilmut1 Roger Wilmut1 Nov 23, 2014 2:50 PM in response to RTen1
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    Nov 23, 2014 2:50 PM in response to RTen1

    You can change the email address which forms your Apple ID at http://appleid.apple.com provided that it is not an Apple address - i.e., @icloud.com, @me.com or @mac.com. If it is any of these it's not possible to change it.

     

    The replacement address can be any non-Apple address provided that it has never previously been associated with any Apple ID.

  • by rjamesnw,

    rjamesnw rjamesnw Dec 3, 2014 4:13 PM in response to Roger Wilmut1
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    Dec 3, 2014 4:13 PM in response to Roger Wilmut1

    And this is BS.  Any other email EXCEPT Apple's, OF COURSE.  :/  So they want to force me to stick with THEIR email (which was "selected" for me during sign up some time ago).  Nothing like good 'ol Apple to force people into corners they can't get out of (good for business I guess).  I never use, nor have ever used my "@me.com" address, as I have my own (as do most people), and making me stick with it as my ID is just BS.  At least give me the option to transfer my purchases to another account.  Just another thing for me to blog about later I guess...