Q: switch primary icloud email address on iPhone 6 - I have 2 email addresses, one of which is obsolete. Each has its own apple id, icloud account and itunes account. the phone shows the obsolete one as primary in iCloud. Can I switch it?

I have 2 email addresses (and apple ids, icloud accounts and iTunes accounts). One is obsolete but my iPhone 6 shows it as primary. How to I change this?

iPhone 6, iOS 8.1.2

Posted on Jan 17, 2015 12:48 PM

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Lawrence Finch Jan 17, 2015 12:51 PM in response to patfromatlantic beach
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Jan 17, 2015 12:51 PM in response to patfromatlantic beach

Settings/iCloud. Turn off Find my iphone (you will need the password for that iCloud account). Then log out from that iCloud ID and log in with the new one.
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patfromatlantic beach Jan 18, 2015 8:16 AM in response to Lawrence Finch
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Jan 18, 2015 8:16 AM in response to Lawrence Finch

Thanks, Lawrence - I tried this, but when I tried to add the new email, I got an error message saying the email address was already verified for another Apple ID - presumably the one I'm trying to navigate to. Any thoughts?
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by Lawrence Finch,

Lawrence Finch Jan 18, 2015 8:23 AM in response to patfromatlantic beach
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Jan 18, 2015 8:23 AM in response to patfromatlantic beach

See: If you're asked for the password to your previous Apple ID when signing out of iCloud - Apple Support

If that doesn't resolve it contact Apple Account Security: Contact Apple for help with Apple ID account security - Apple Support Or call the main Apple support number for your country and ask for the Account Security Team.
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Q: switch primary icloud email address on iPhone 6 - I have 2 email addresses, one of which is obsolete. Each has its own apple id, icloud account and itunes account. the phone shows the obsolete one as primary in iCloud. Can I switch it?

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