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I tried to change my email address from a yahoo account which I own to a gmail account which I also own and it keeps telling me the gmail address is not available. How do I change it?

I tried to change my email address from a yahoo account which I own to a gmail account which I also own and it keeps telling me the gmail address is not available. How do I change it?

iPhone 11 Pro Max, iOS 15

Posted on Jul 14, 2022 3:33 AM

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Posted on Jul 14, 2022 9:53 AM

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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Jul 14, 2022 9:53 AM in response to specialkdm

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.



I tried to change my email address from a yahoo account which I own to a gmail account which I also own and it keeps telling me the gmail address is not available. How do I change it?

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