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I am currently using my spouse's outlook email address for my icloud account.

I would like to use my outlook email address for my icloud account.


Is there a way to just swap emails, so that I don't get stuck when any apps update.

And also for better account management I would like to get these email addresses swapped.

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Posted on May 30, 2022 6:58 PM

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Posted on May 31, 2022 5:36 AM

See this Apple article: Change your Apple ID

Change your Apple ID - Apple Support (SG)


See also the following Apple articles:

Set up Family Sharing

Set up Family Sharing - Apple Support

 

What is Family Sharing?

What is Family Sharing? - Apple Support

 

Make sure that each family member has a unique Apple ID

Make sure that each family member has a unique Apple ID - Apple Support

 

Download family members’ purchases on iPhone

Download family members’ purchases on iPhone – Apple Support (UK)

 

Add a family member to your subscriptions from Apple

Add a family member to your subscriptions from Apple – Apple Support (UK)

 


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May 31, 2022 5:36 AM in response to himali065

See this Apple article: Change your Apple ID

Change your Apple ID - Apple Support (SG)


See also the following Apple articles:

Set up Family Sharing

Set up Family Sharing - Apple Support

 

What is Family Sharing?

What is Family Sharing? - Apple Support

 

Make sure that each family member has a unique Apple ID

Make sure that each family member has a unique Apple ID - Apple Support

 

Download family members’ purchases on iPhone

Download family members’ purchases on iPhone – Apple Support (UK)

 

Add a family member to your subscriptions from Apple

Add a family member to your subscriptions from Apple – Apple Support (UK)

 


May 31, 2022 5:51 AM in response to himali065

If you are getting the error message in the title of your post, 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? If it is listed, you can remove/replace the 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 as an  Apple ID email address 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 from somewhere like AOL or Yahoo to use as your Apple ID or you can try waiting 30 days to see if that works.

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