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Q: All I want to do is change my email. Help!

This company is the worse for making things simple. All I want to do is change my email. I have been trying for hours! It keeps making me change my password and User ID. I don't want to do that. So in frustration, my new USER ID ALLIWANTTODOISCHANGEMYEMAIL! And I DON'T wnat to change it on my iphone or i pad or anything else. I just want to change it in my account. Why is that not an option?

I just want to change email

Posted on Sep 12, 2013 11:56 AM

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Q: All I want to do is change my email. Help!

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  • by Sodaboy1978,

    Sodaboy1978 Sodaboy1978 Sep 12, 2013 11:59 AM in response to allIwantotdoischangemyemail
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    Sep 12, 2013 11:59 AM in response to allIwantotdoischangemyemail

    appleid.apple.com>manage your apple id>sign in>Change your primary email address.

    once you changed your primary you have to go to settings>itunes app store sign out and sign in>

    iCloud scroll down delete account hit keep on my iphone and sign in with new primary email address as apple id.

  • by TJBUSMC1973,

    TJBUSMC1973 TJBUSMC1973 Sep 12, 2013 12:15 PM in response to allIwantotdoischangemyemail
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    Sep 12, 2013 12:15 PM in response to allIwantotdoischangemyemail

    It's not that difficult.

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5621

    Before you change your Apple ID, make sure that the email address you want to use for your Apple ID meets these conditions:

    • The email address is one that you use regularly, because it will be the primary email address for your Apple ID.
    • The email address is not associated with any other Apple ID.
    • The email address is not an iCloud email address, which is already an Apple ID. iCloud email addresses end with @icloud.com, @me.com, or @mac.com.

    To change your Apple ID, follow these steps:

    1. Go to My Apple ID (appleid.apple.com), click "Manage your Apple ID", and sign in.
    2. If you have two-step verification turned on, you'll be asked to send a verification code to the trusted device associated with your Apple ID. If you are unable to receive messages at your trusted device, follow the guidelines for what to do if you can't sign in with two-step verification.
    3. In the "Apple ID and Primary Email Address section," click Edit.
    4. Enter the email address you want to use, then click Save Changes. Apple will send a verification email to that address.
    5. Open the email from Apple, then click Verify Now in the email.
    6. When the My Apple ID page opens, sign in with your renamed Apple ID.
    7. If you have two-step verification turned on, you'll be asked to send a verification code to the trusted device associated with your Apple ID.

    After you see a message indicating that verification is complete, remember to update all of the features and services that you use with your Apple ID.

  • by D-Man_sings,

    D-Man_sings D-Man_sings Dec 16, 2013 12:40 PM in response to allIwantotdoischangemyemail
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    Dec 16, 2013 12:40 PM in response to allIwantotdoischangemyemail

    This is driving me nuts as well. I ONLY want to change the e-mail address on the Apple I.D. account.  We had a privious Apple I.D. account that gave us trouble for some reason and we reset that account to this current one.  Unfortunately, when setting it up, I input a wrong digit in the e-mail address (and yes, I input it again during the verification retype) , so after realizing my mistake, I went through the steps of changing the e-mail address, but it won't let me use it because it says that it is being used by another account (the old one, I am guessing).

     

    Despite this, am I supposed to open a NEW email account to satisfy this Apple account?  We are using ONE account with this nonesense, no more. I need for you guys to delete or whatnot the old account, so that we can use the e-mail address that we have and get on with this.

  • by Eightfromon,

    Eightfromon Eightfromon Jan 20, 2014 4:52 PM in response to allIwantotdoischangemyemail
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    Jan 20, 2014 4:52 PM in response to allIwantotdoischangemyemail

    Indeed I have write the wrong email address for my verification code.

  • by NIN242iRa,

    NIN242iRa NIN242iRa Mar 2, 2014 9:44 AM in response to Eightfromon
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    Mar 2, 2014 9:44 AM in response to Eightfromon

    me too.  I want what you want to do.  change my email.  i am dropping the present one.