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I am trying to make an apple id account with my gmail account. When i put it into create apple ID, it says it

I am trying to make an apple id account with my gmail account. When i put it into create apple ID, it says it's not available, but when i go to try to log in it says its not in use. What can I do about this without making a new email address?

iPhone 12 Pro

Posted on Aug 29, 2021 5:51 PM

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Posted on Aug 29, 2021 6:35 PM

Have you logged into your Apple ID to see if the address shows under Reachable At, as a Rescue email address, or as a Notification email address?


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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.



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Aug 29, 2021 6:35 PM in response to Adamizir

Have you logged into your Apple ID to see if the address shows under Reachable At, as a Rescue email address, or as a Notification email address?


Apple ID - Manage  


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.



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