Changing Apple ID Email to another one, used previously with another Apple account

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Changing Apple ID Email to another one, used previously with another Apple account

Over two years ago (in April 2022) I have deleted my old Apple ID, to which my personal e-mail address was associated. I got the confirmation e-mail from Apple Support that that Apple ID was indeed deleted. Since then I've been trying to use that e-mail instead of the one that I am using currently. I've read there might be some grace period before I can re-use my main e-mail address, so I waited patiently, but it's been over 2 years now, and I still cannot re-use that e-mail address. Whenever I try to change it on my iPhone it says that it is being used by another account.

When I try to reset password to that supposedly-deleted account, it says that "This Apple Account is not valid or not supported."

Has anyone encountered similar issue? Am I doing something wrong? Is there anything I can do besides contacting Apple Support directly?

UPDATE: I selected wrong device - I am using iPhone 11 Pro with iOS 17 now.

iPhone 8 Plus

Posted on Oct 28, 2024 7:24 AM

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Limnos

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Oct 28, 2024 8:49 AM in response to Pietracha

Wait another 4 years. It's better than it used to be when you could never reuse one. Read the article in full by the way. If you hadn't deleted the account you might have been able to use it a lot sooner by removing it and waiting a month instead.

From: How to delete your Apple Account - Apple Support

“Can I use the primary email address for my deleted Apple Account to create a new Apple Account or with another existing Apple Account?

No, once your Apple Account is deleted, you can’t use the email address that you used with it to create a new Apple Account for as long as Apple retains the one-way hash of the email address. For third-party (non-Apple) domain accounts, the one-way hash is deleted after six years. For other accounts, this is retained according to Apple's retention policy, which is reviewed regularly. In addition, you can’t use that email address with another existing Apple Account except as a rescue email. Also, if your primary Apple Account email address is with a Custom Email Domain, it can never be reused to create an Apple Account after your Apple Account is deleted, even if the domain ownership changes.”

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