I created an iCloud email account through the Settings>Apple ID >iCloud> icloud mail. Initially, I thought it would function like any other email service, such as Google or Yahoo. However, it's now integrated into various aspects like sign-in options, iMessage, and FaceTime. I find this bothersome, and I'm unable to remove it. Is there any way to delete or remove the iCloud mail account? Please kindly help
iPhone 14 Pro Max, iOS 17
You didn't create an email address, you created a new and second and separate Apple ID, and you've created a new Apple ID with iCloud mail available.
It does function as a second email account, as well as the rest of what an Apple ID provides, including storage.
If you want rid of that second Apple ID, you'll want to delete the Apple ID. That's permanent.
Or you can reference the second Apple ID solely as an email account (via explicit SMTP and IMAP settings within Apple mail client) and use it. Various people have a second or third Apple ID—that second Apple ID was once required for some common configurations—and more than a few folks will have their primary Apple ID referencing their secondary Apple ID via an explicit mail SMTP and IMAP settings. Which is what I think you were seeking here?
Or you can ignore it for now, and leave it fallow for some future use.
I guess I couldn’t make it clear to you. See the image @gmail.com is my Apple ID. But the @icloud one is the one I created today. Now it is everywhere. Anyway to remove it?
You're pretty much describing what is associated with an Apple ID, of which some Apple IDs will include email services hosted at Apple. You can transition the Apple ID email to a different mail service, or you can delete the Apple ID and its contents, or you can ignore the email, among other options. The Apple ID is how purchases, subscriptions, billing and shipping, and all the rest are associated with a person.
Fa123af wrote:
Is there any way to remove the primary iCloud email address from my Apple ID(which is made with Gmail account). I cannot ignore it.
There is no iCloud email address and no iCloud email storage associated with an Apple ID using an Google Gmail account as the Apple ID.
I was able to come up with something. my husband needed to do the same thing because his original Cloud account email was loaded with spam. So we ended up changing his Apple ID to a gmail account, and then going into the mail app its self. At the top of the screen you can see th EDIT button, which allows you to uncheck the email you no longer wish to see. It won't delete it. I don't know why- but it won't show up in your mail app anymore.
I hope this helps? It won't delete the email, simply remove it from your upper list.
ZitaKatalin wrote:
Hi, where do you see this edit button?
Here is how to alter an Apple ID: Change your Apple ID - Apple Support
Is there any way to remove the primary iCloud email address from my Apple ID(which is made with Gmail account). I cannot ignore it.
Hi, where do you see this edit button?
How can I remove iCloud mail from my Apple ID
