there's no 'edit' option for my primary ID

Howdy cestrianimp,

Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities.

I see you have come from our best resource for instructions on changing your Apple ID email address. The edit button is going to be on the right side of your Apple ID, once you have logged in to your account on the manage Apple ID.

Change your Apple ID - Apple Support

Have a great weekend,

Alex H.

Hi cestrianimp,

What kind of Apple ID are you attempting to edit? If it is a @mac or @me Apple ID, those cannot be edited.

Note: @mac.com and @me.com Apple IDs can not be renamed. If you no longer use the .mac or .me email address be sure to add your valid email address as an additional email address.

Frequently asked questions about Apple ID - Apple Support

Take care,

Alex H.

Hi,

If you want to change the email you receive shipping notifications on, you can change this by following the information below. If you have further questions about Apple ID's, please take a look at the FAQ on Apple ID's to learn more.

Notification email address

A notification address is automatically added to your account in certain circumstances:

• If you have a rescue address and turn on two-step verification, that address automatically becomes your notification address. With two-step verification, you don't need a rescue address.
• If you provide an email address with your shipping information when you purchase from the Apple Online Store, that address automatically becomes your notification address.

Your primary address receives a copy of all Apple ID email that Apple sends to your notification address.

1. Go to My Apple ID (appleid.apple.com).
2. Select “Manage your Apple ID” and sign in.
3. Edit a notification address:
   • Select Edit next to the address, then enter the new address. Apple will send a verification email to that address. Didn't receive the email?
   • Follow the instructions in the email to verify the address.
4. Delete a notification address: Select Delete next to the address.

Apple email related to your Apple ID account always comes from appleid@id.apple.com. If you receive suspicious email, learn about identifying fraudulent email.

Manage your Apple ID primary, rescue, alternate, and notification email addresses - Apple Support

Frequently asked questions about Apple ID - Apple Support

Take care,

Alex H.

Hi cestrianimp,

Thank you for using the Apple Support Community. Due to the nature of your issue or question you may find more information by using another one of Apple's support resources - https://getsupport.apple.com/GetproductgroupList.action

Take care,

Alex H.

I have the same problem - and it isn't a @mac.com or @me.com account, it's an @icloud.com account.

I set it up as a child account as part of family sharing, which forces you to create an icloud.com account - now I want to change it to the normal email address but there's no edit button.

I have this issue too and I"ve spent hours trying to fix it. I hope you can get some answers!