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"This email address cannot be used as an Apple ID at this time." With new iCloud email.

I am in the process of switching my primary personal email from Gmail, which I used when I created my Apple ID, to iCloud. I created my iCloud email recently and I am trying to update my Apple ID to my iCloud email, but when I try to switch I receive an error that states:

"This email address cannot be used as an Apple ID at this time."

Is this because my iCloud email address is too new? Or could there be another issue?

Thanks!

Posted on May 10, 2021 6:10 PM

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kcmeese Author

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Posted on May 10, 2021 6:36 PM

I contacted Apple support and was told that you must wait 30 days after the creation of a new iCloud email to use it as your Apple ID, in case anyone else had the same question.

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