HT202667: Change your Apple ID
Learn about Change your Apple ID
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Jan 28, 2015 1:30 AM in response to milney17by Roger Wilmut1,I'm afraid not. While people who started with iTools or MobileMe had their @mac.com/@me.com (and now @icloud.com) address as the ID from the start, and people who open a new Apple ID and iCloud account at the same time from the iCloud preference pane can choose to make the @icloud.com address the ID, if it's the case that your ID is a non-Apple email address you can change it to another non-Apple email address but you cannot change it to your @icloud.com address.
You can of course set up forwarding from the ID address to the @icloud.com address so that you only have to look in one place. However you should be aware that if the setup means that you can only be contacted by Apple at the @icloud.com address, then if you have a problem such as a forgotten password or a corrupted account, Apple can only contact you at an address you cannot access so it's essential to have a 'rescue address'.
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Jan 28, 2015 2:09 AM in response to Roger Wilmut1by milney17,★HelpfulThanks for such a speedy reply. I will have to set up another web address as we are moving out of the country. Seems a bit bonkers that some can use it and some can't. Most people can put a family member's address as a rescue address.
Thanks again.