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
This information should help with changing the Email address of your Apple ID. Should be able to accomplish it with no data loss.
This information should help with changing the Email address of your Apple ID. Should be able to accomplish it with no data loss.
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,
If you follow the directions given above, it shouldn’t cause any problems. I did it a some point and had no issues. And, you’re doing the right thing by updating your existing Apple ID rather than creating a new one. That causes all sorts of problems.
Effect of Changing My Apple ID
