How do I change my iCloud account on my iPhone

Hi guys

I found the solution here: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5144875?start=15&tstart=0, so it might help you as well, if you still have problems.

Look at the post of enewshan

I finally got my iCloud up to date with my new email address on my iPad, but can't on my iPhone. It keeps wanting me to sign in with an old, nonexistent email and won't work with any passwords I've used. Can't delete the account because it keeps prompting me to turn off Find my iPhone. And again, it keeps popping up with the old email/ Apple ID with no correct password. Anyone know what I can do? Should I try to reset? And if so, network settings? All settings? Thank you so much for any help!

I found the solution here: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5144875?start=15&tstart=0, so it might help you as well, if you still have problems.

Look at the post of enewshan

Thank you! I'll give it a try!

JenHobbssir kindly u solve my problem

sir i have a ipone4 and i dont know to icloud id because im a second user to use ipone 4 kindly find out my icloud id

Hi ansab afzal,

If your phone is on iOS 7, then your only option is to contact the seller and ask them to wipe the phone remotely via Find My iPhone. If you are not able to do that, then there is no way you will be able to use the phone.

Sorry,

GB

I am trying to delete the mail account so I can delete the icloud account to use the CORRECT email address for both, but you have to have a password to the old email account to delete it. I do not know a password to that account, and I cannot change it because there is no such email anymore. Can I delete without a password?

What type of email account? On an iOS device? If so, what device and what software?

GB

if i delete my icloud account from this iphone, then i can use it on another iphone?

Yes. Your iCloud account lives in iCloud. It is not tied to particular devices. You can sign it on to any device you wish. When you sign it on, it will ask if you want to merge any contact info from the new device. If you say yes, then anything in contacts on the device will upload to the iCloud account. If you say no, then the iCloud account contacts are what will be on your device. Photo Stream will still be there, as will any other iCloud data.

Cheers,

GB

i restored our new 5C from an old backup on my laptop! I should have done it from iCloud which was up to date. The laptop restore put in year old data one of which was a previous iCloud/Apple user ID!!! Now I have year old data on the new phone... there is still a new backup on iCloud under a different name/ID... cannot delete the old iCloud as it was disabled and no longer responds to any password... can I reset the 5C and then will it allow me to restore from my newer/current iCloud account???? Thanks to all who have posted... cannot believe I screwed this up...

Hi Patbk,

You will need to go to:

https://appleid.apple.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/MyAppleId.woa/

Manage Your Apple ID for your current Apple/iCloud ID, and change that ID to your old one (the one you restored on the phone). You will only be doing this as a temporary measure, so do nto Verify it or anything. Just change it and Save it.

Then go to your 5C and delete the iCloud ID. When it asks for a passcode, put in your current passcode. That should allow you to Turn off the iPhone and Delete the old iCloud account.

Log back into Manage Your Apple ID, and change your Apple/iCloud ID back to the new ID

Go back into iCloud on your 5c and sign back on with your new iCloud ID

Best of luck!

GB

Thanks so much, seemed to work great... took me a couple days to get up the nerve to do it but it is done and I thank you very much! 😮

Thank you! My phone kept telling me to verify my iCloud account but I couldn't change the e-mail address and now I can!