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Stop recieving email at @icloudcom due a change on my apple ID

My current Apple I.D is with iCloudcom, I would like to change it for my current email address(gmail),my questions are: 1.If I gave my @icloud.com address in order to people or companies to send me emails, Am I going to stop receiving email at my @icloud.com address?. 2.Are these emails going to be forward to my new apple I.D?. 3.emails send by apple or others are going to be in the native email app and the gmail app?

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Posted on Aug 27, 2020 9:49 AM

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If it did allow you to change that, I bet your @icloud.com email address is still listed as an alias for that AppleID. The only way to get rid of an iCloud account is to request the deletion of the AppleID used with that iCloud account. So yes, email sent to your iCloud email address will still come into your iCloud account inbox. Your Gmail account, whether used as an AppleID or not, is still a completely separate and independent email account (and Apple has nothing to do with processing any emails sent to your gmail address).

Posted on Aug 27, 2020 4:23 PM

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Aug 27, 2020 10:41 AM in response to AlbieStark

If you do a name change on the account, you should receive the iCloud emails. You won't be creating a new ID. Apple emails would go to the Gmail address.


Note the restrictions in the article.


Apple ID Name Change.        


 What to do after you change your Apple ID or password - Apple Support    I suggest doing this before you change your Apple ID or password.

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Aug 27, 2020 10:41 AM in response to AlbieStark

If you do a name change on the account, you should receive the iCloud emails. You won't be creating a new ID. Apple emails would go to the Gmail address.


Note the restrictions in the article.


Apple ID Name Change.        


 What to do after you change your Apple ID or password - Apple Support    I suggest doing this before you change your Apple ID or password.

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Aug 27, 2020 4:23 PM in response to AlbieStark

If it did allow you to change that, I bet your @icloud.com email address is still listed as an alias for that AppleID. The only way to get rid of an iCloud account is to request the deletion of the AppleID used with that iCloud account. So yes, email sent to your iCloud email address will still come into your iCloud account inbox. Your Gmail account, whether used as an AppleID or not, is still a completely separate and independent email account (and Apple has nothing to do with processing any emails sent to your gmail address).

Sep 20, 2020 10:56 AM in response to AlbieStark

Apple hasn’t published any guidance for using an address again. Normally, if your e-mail address was associated with an ID in any way, for example as a Notification email address or a Rescue e-mail address, then it can't be reused with another Apple ID for approximately one year. I have also seen posts that stated Apple told them there was a 30 day waiting period before the address could be used again.  You will need to get another e-mail address to use as your Apple ID or you can try waiting 30 days to see if that works.


Link to contact Apple Support in the article.


Apple ID has been compromised.      


Security and your Apple ID.      

Sep 20, 2020 4:27 PM in response to AlbieStark

If you made the iCloud account and iCloud email address less than 30 days ago, you won’t be able to move back to the iCloud email as primary until 30 days has passed.


Change your Apple ID - Apple Support


If you can't change your Apple ID

If you try to change your Apple ID to an @icloud.com email address that was created within the last 30 days, you will be asked to try again later.”

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