No Option To Change Apple ID

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gistme Author

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No Option To Change Apple ID

Here apple says you can change your Apple ID (email) (Change your Apple ID - Apple Support)

I have an icloud Apple ID. Have had for many years.

I want to change it. But there is NO option to do that.

I click on the Edit button inside my account.

I can change my name, birthday, country, etc.

But there is no box to or anything else to change the Apple ID.

Under Apple ID, it shows my ID, and the the very next boxes are my name boxes.

Just not there and don't know what to try?

Does anyone know why? And how to change it if it's not there?

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Posted on Feb 23, 2018 8:18 PM

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Answer 1

Feb 23, 2018 8:25 PM in response to gistme

"Frequently asked questions about Apple ID - http://support.apple.com/kb/HE37

[The information below comes from an older version of this document which was more informative.]

I no longer have an email address that was also my Apple ID. Can I still use the email address as my Apple ID?

Apple recommends you change your Apple ID to your current, working email address. This will not create another Apple ID, it will only change it to your working email address. See How to change the name you use for your Apple ID if you'd like more information.

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."

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Eric Root

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Feb 23, 2018 8:30 PM in response to gistme

From the article you posted a link to:

If your Apple ID email address ends with @icloud.com, @me.com, or @mac.com, you can only change your email address to another @icloud.com, @me.com, or @mac.com email that's already associated with your account. Changing your email address will change the Apple ID that other people see when sharing with you and what Apple shows when referring to your account.

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gistme Author

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Feb 23, 2018 8:34 PM in response to Eric Root

My Apple ID ends in @icloud.com

And I want to change it to a New @icloud.com

So I fit the criteria.

But there is No Option to do "Change Apple ID" Anywhere on page, within Manage my Apple ID

There is an Edit button, but it only lets me change name, birthday, country, etc. There's nowhere to click to change Apple ID. No button, No words, No box, nothing.

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gistme Author

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Feb 23, 2018 8:29 PM in response to Limnos

I don't think you are following.

There is NO BUTTON, NO BOX, Nothing to start the Change!!

There's No Option there! No where on page, inside my Apple ID account using my Safari web browser.

No Option.

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No Option To Change Apple ID

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