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Q: i want to make my iCloud address, which is my alternate, my primary id.  is this possible?

i want to make my iCloud address, which is my alternate, my primary id.  is this possible?

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Posted on Dec 25, 2014 7:08 AM

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Q: i want to make my iCloud address, which is my alternate, my primary id.  is this possible?

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  • by Roger Wilmut1,

    Roger Wilmut1 Roger Wilmut1 Dec 25, 2014 8:00 AM in response to vcraves
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    Dec 25, 2014 8:00 AM in response to vcraves

    I'm afraid not. If you have a non-Apple address as your ID you can change it to another non-Apple address which hasn't been used with an Apple ID, but you can't change it to your @icloud.com (or @me.com/@mac.com if applicable) address.

  • by skaoa,

    skaoa skaoa Dec 26, 2014 10:26 AM in response to Roger Wilmut1
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    Dec 26, 2014 10:26 AM in response to Roger Wilmut1

    how remove alternate email address from icloud  i want add new icloud email address plz help me   regards

  • by Roger Wilmut1,

    Roger Wilmut1 Roger Wilmut1 Dec 26, 2014 12:14 PM in response to skaoa
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    Dec 26, 2014 12:14 PM in response to skaoa

    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).

     

    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 or move it to another account.

     

    More information on aliases here: http://help.apple.com/icloud/#mm6b1a490a