Hello Community,
my current email address for iCloud is something I wish to change as I am divorced and legally back to my maiden name.
I just want to remove the additional last name.
How can I do this please?
I have looked around and found nothing.
my Apple ID is fine. It is just the actual email address that ends in @icloud.com I need to remove and create with my legal name.
Thank you
Once you have created an iCloud account and chosen an @icloud.com address to go with it you can't change the address (short of creating an entirely new account).
However, all is not lost. You can add up to three 'email aliases' - these are additional addresses (not accounts) which deliver into the same inbox as the main account. (In fact it's a good idea to give out alias addresses, rather than the main address, because if they attract spam you can easily change them.)
You should be aware before you start that once you've created an alias you cannot turn that address into a full iCloud account or move it to another account.
More information on aliases here: https://help.apple.com/icloud/#mm6b1a490a
Once you have created an iCloud account and chosen an @icloud.com address to go with it you can't change the address (short of creating an entirely new account).
However, all is not lost. You can add up to three 'email aliases' - these are additional addresses (not accounts) which deliver into the same inbox as the main account. (In fact it's a good idea to give out alias addresses, rather than the main address, because if they attract spam you can easily change them.)
You should be aware before you start that once you've created an alias you cannot turn that address into a full iCloud account or move it to another account.
More information on aliases here: https://help.apple.com/icloud/#mm6b1a490a
You could create a new iCloud account, which would require a new Apple ID, turn off the Mail facility in the existing account (this won't remove the account from the server but it won't appear in your devices) and then sign into System Preferences (or Settings) Mail, Contacts & Calendars with the new ID.
Thank you so much Roger.
is there anyway I can deactivate the icloud email account and create a new one or will it mean a whole new account creation? I just don’t want to see the ex surname.
Thank you
Shital
Thank you Roger. I will do this.
Many Thanks
Shital
Need to change my iCloud Email Address
