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Q: How can I change my iCloud email adress?

How can I change my iCloud email adress?

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Posted on Jul 29, 2013 10:29 PM

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Q: How can I change my iCloud email adress?

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  • by mende1,

    mende1 mende1 Jul 29, 2013 10:29 PM in response to lctrrlls
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    Jul 29, 2013 10:29 PM in response to lctrrlls

    Welcome to Apple Support Communities

     

    I'm sorry but you can't do it yourself. Contact with iCloud support to change the iCloud mail address > http://www.apple.com/support/icloud/contact

  • by Roger Wilmut1,

    Roger Wilmut1 Roger Wilmut1 Jul 29, 2013 11:41 PM in response to lctrrlls
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    Jul 29, 2013 11:41 PM in response to lctrrlls

    Once you have created an iCloud account and chosen an @icloud.com address to go with it you can't change the address (short of creating an entirely new account). (I've not heard that Support will change it if asked, but you can't lose anything by trying.)

     

    However, all is not lost. You can add up to three 'email aliases' - these are additional addresses (not accounts) which deliver into the same inbox as the main account. (In fact it's a good idea to give out alias addresses, rather than the main address, because if they attract spam you can easily change them.) (New aliases can only be @icloud.com ones; @me.com addresses cannot now be created.)

     

    You should be aware before you start that once you've created an alias you cannot turn that address into a full iCloud account, move it to another account, or reactivate it if you delete it.

     

    More information on aliases here:

     

    http://help.apple.com/icloud/#mm6b1a490a