IOS Mail - Can I change the name from iCloud to another name

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revDAVE Author

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IOS Mail - Can I change the name from iCloud to another name

In ios mail - my iCloud account says iCloud. Can I change the name from iCloud to something else?

I do not see this in mail account settings...

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iPhone 13

Posted on Dec 7, 2021 8:23 AM

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Answer 1

Ozzie1910

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Dec 20, 2021 5:59 PM in response to revDAVE

hi RevDave go to settings in your iPhone then iCloud settings select iCloud scroll all the way down you will see mail , get in there and look if I’m the iCloud account information the Name : says iCloud if yes then you can change it with your name

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Answer 2

Dec 20, 2021 6:14 PM in response to revDAVE

That’s because you have an iCloud mail account. You can add another email account from a different provider such as gmail, yahoo, AOL, etc., but your Apple email account will always be hosted as iCloud.com.

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revDAVE Author

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Dec 21, 2021 7:28 AM in response to Ozzie1910

Hi,

Thanks for the help. I did scroll to where you said call Ma and I probably would have not found that Area without your help, so thank you. The name was my real name rather than the word iCloud in this area.

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revDAVE Author

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Dec 21, 2021 7:32 AM in response to Lawrence Finch

Thanks for your help. I do have a few other third-party email addresses. In these cases the name listed in Apple email is the account description Field which is editable. But I guess iCloud doesn’t offer that description field. Anyway this is no big deal I was just curious so thank you both so much for all your help.

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