Effect of Changing My Apple ID

My Apple ID uses an email address that is no longer in use. What will happen if I change it? Will changing it have any negative impact?

iPhone 12 mini, iOS 16

Posted on May 20, 2023 5:58 PM

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Posted on May 20, 2023 6:12 PM

This information should help with changing the Email address of your Apple ID. Should be able to accomplish it with no data loss.

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May 20, 2023 6:07 PM in response to VultureVic

What should happen is a change of the associated email address.


Create and print out and save a recovery key,…


…or…


…confirm your trusted telephone numbers are all correct,


and then change the associated email address.


Maybe add a recovery contact or teo (if not using a recovery key), and maybe a legacy contact, while you’re reviewing your Apple ID settings.


The recovery key and the trusted numbers so that you can have a pay back in, should the change go awry,

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