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Changing email back to original

will Not let me use my original email

iPhone 6s, iOS 14

Posted on May 3, 2021 5:36 AM

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Posted on May 3, 2021 7:45 AM

Apple does not have a statement about email address re-use in its documentation that I can find, but here is an April 2021 post by ASC contributor IdrisSeabright that was Recommended by the official Apple team -

"Once you've used an email address as an Apple ID, it can't be used again for an Apple ID, even if the first Apple ID has been deleted."

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252629414?answerId=255095641022#255095641022


This is in accordance with what is claimed in this April 2021 post https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252629414

- Original post: "I tried contacting chat support and finally phone support today and they told me that you can NEVER use an email address that was used for a deleted account."

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May 3, 2021 7:45 AM in response to 58JDF

Apple does not have a statement about email address re-use in its documentation that I can find, but here is an April 2021 post by ASC contributor IdrisSeabright that was Recommended by the official Apple team -

"Once you've used an email address as an Apple ID, it can't be used again for an Apple ID, even if the first Apple ID has been deleted."

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252629414?answerId=255095641022#255095641022


This is in accordance with what is claimed in this April 2021 post https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252629414

- Original post: "I tried contacting chat support and finally phone support today and they told me that you can NEVER use an email address that was used for a deleted account."

Changing email back to original

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