Non-email Apple ID to iCloud

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Non-email Apple ID to iCloud

I hope I can explain this thoroughly.

I created an iTunes account many moons ago when they were not required to be e-mail address. Today, new Apple IDs are required to be e-mail addresses, I believe. I know that Apple IDs can be changed as well. What I would like to accomplish is to rename this Apple ID to and create an iCloud account at the same time.

For example, current Apple ID is Global. I would like to change this to Global@icloud.com, where this e-mail address and iCloud account did not exist before.

Thanks in advance for any assistance.

iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9.5)

Posted on Jan 27, 2015 6:24 AM

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Answer 1

chuck_3rd

Community Specialist

Jan 28, 2015 8:12 AM in response to Community User

Hello maconservative,

From your post I understand that you would like to change your Apple ID, and start using iCloud mail to get an @icloud.com email account. When you change your Apple ID, you will need to make sure that the Apple ID is a current and active email account you have access to. Once you have done that, you can then create your @icloud.com email address. Take a look at the articles below for more information.

Change your Apple ID - Apple Support

iCloud: Set up an @icloud.com email address

Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities!

Cheers,

Alex H.

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Answer 2

Jan 28, 2015 8:44 AM in response to chuck_3rd

Thanks for your reply.

I logged in to appleid.apple.com for the AppleID I would like to change. Under "Name, ID and Email addresses", in the AppleID section, I click Edit. When I click in the box to enter my new AppleID, a box pops up and says "Apple ID must: Not use a domain owned by Apple." It will not let me enter an iCloud Email address to change this AppleID. Based on this I am now assuming I cannot use this AppleID account for iCloud.

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Answer 3

chuck_3rd

Community Specialist

Jan 28, 2015 9:21 AM in response to Community User

Hi,

As I previously replied, if you want to change your Apple ID, the email you are changing it to needs to be an existing email address. Once you have changed your Apple ID, you can then create an @icloud.com email address. Please read through the articles I provided for more information.

Change your Apple ID - Apple Support

iCloud: Set up an @icloud.com email address

Take care,

Alex H.

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Answer 4

Jan 28, 2015 10:26 AM in response to Community User

You have an Apple ID, but no iCloud account. In order to create an iCloud account using this ID you will have to change the present ID to a functioning email address which cannot be an @icloud.com address. Once you have changed to another ID address, you can use that to create an iCloud account and an @icloud.com address to go with it. However you cannot at any point make that @icloud.com address the ID.

What you can do (though I don't advise it) is to create a new Apple ID and iCloud account at the same time, using the account's @icloud.com address also as the ID. For details on how to do this please see Imp68's post here:

Re: I wish to transfer my Apple ID to a new iCloud account

I do not recommend this because there is a definite security risk in making the the Apple ID (and thus iCloud login) the same as your published @icloud.com address - any malicious person can lock you out of your account by persistently trying to log in with invalid passwords.

Furthermore if Apple needs to contact you in the event your account becomes inaccessible, and has only that account's email address to do so, it will not be able to contact you leading you to need to go through the whole Support fandango. So if you really want the login to be the @icloud.com address you must create another contact/rescue address using a non-Apple email address.

I would recommend getting an email address (such as a free one from Gmail or Yahoo) and using it only as the Apple ID.

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