Apple Now Letting Apple IDs With Third-Party Email Addresses Be Updated to Apple Email Addresses

[kevmclane]

I’m trying to create an @icloud.com account but it keeps failing with this error.

 

[QCassidy352]

If only they would let us merge two accounts for those of us who created a second account in order to move away from our 3rd party email address...

This! A thousand times this! It's frustrated me for years. I actually somehow have THREE accounts, one basically disused at this point, another that's my App Store account, and a third that's for iCloud. So annoying.

 

[dillonm]

Cool. I was able to change mine over, but will this affect my music library that was associated with old gmail?

 

[HMFIC03]

So I have two accounts:

- oldemail@gmail.com
- personalname@me.com

I use oldemail@gmail.com for App Store purchases and iCloud. I use personalname@me.com for email. Would I be able to update oldemail@gmail.com to personalname@me.com so I could have App Store, iCloud, and email all under the one login?

I'm in the same boat...just don't want to risk doing yet in case there are bugs.. I have too many purchases set up under my gmail.com to switch.

 

[OneMike]

Would’ve been useful a few years ago

 

[QCassidy352]

So I have two accounts:

- oldemail@gmail.com
- personalname@me.com

I use oldemail@gmail.com for App Store purchases and iCloud. I use personalname@me.com for email. Would I be able to update oldemail@gmail.com to personalname@me.com so I could have App Store, iCloud, and email all under the one login?

I wish it were so (I have the same thing), but that's not how I'm reading this. I think if you try to change oldemail@gmail.com to personalname@me.com on the first account, it will tell you that personalname@me.com is already in use by a different account.

I hope I'm wrong.

 

[sulpfiction]

Thank God. My Apple ID has been a Comcast email that I haven’t had for YEARS. Will update this weekend (while playing with my shiny new X) and say a final goodbye to that ancient email account for good! It bugs me every time I have to type it in.

 

[Rogifan]

Finally!

 

[roncito]

Cool. I was able to change mine over, but will this affect my music library that was associated with old gmail?

How were you able to change it? I tried and get that same error everyone else is.

 

[rcooked]

I wish it were so (I have the same thing), but that's not how I'm reading this. I think if you try to change oldemail@gmail.com to personalname@me.com on the first account, it will tell you that personalname@me.com is already in use by a different account.

I hope I'm wrong.

I’m in the same boat and would love to do this. Hoping someone can weigh in about this....

 

[Rocketman]

So can we take three different Apple ID’s with 3rd party email addresses and consolidate them into one Apple address? That would be an awesome way to finally put all purchases under one account.

I wonder if Apple is listening to this like they follow many MacRumours posts?

 

[LDNA]

Not sure whats wrong, I use an obsolete hotmail account as my Apple ID but when I try to change it to my current @icloud.com email address I get an error saying I cannot have an Apple ID ending with icloud.com..

I’m having the same issue (in Aus)

It probably needs to propagate over all of Apple’s servers worldwide. Kinda like the App Store I guess?

 

[Rogifan]

Finally!

Scratch that. I just tried to update to my @me email address and received an error message that my Apple ID can’t be @Mac, @me or @icloud. Does it take effect in waves or something?

 

[LoganSpinks29]

I’m so glad that this is finally a feature. I tried to make my iCloud email my Apple ID several months ago and was not allowed. Thanks Apple.

 

[dillonm]

How were you able to change it? I tried and get that same error everyone else is.

I just used my laptop, went to iCloud.com > account settings and changed it from there

 

[lozion]

How were you able to change it? I tried and get that same error everyone else is.

Could be related to the 1st step of the Apple support doc, signing off from all Apple services and devices? At this point am not sure I want to do this..

 

[Mac Tyson]

So I have two accounts:

- oldemail@gmail.com
- personalname@me.com

I use oldemail@gmail.com for App Store purchases and iCloud. I use personalname@me.com for email. Would I be able to update oldemail@gmail.com to personalname@me.com so I could have App Store, iCloud, and email all under the one login?

This is my exact situation. Someone confirm if this is what this article is talking about.

 

[roncito]

Could be related to the 1st step of the Apple support doc, signing off from all Apple services and devices? At this point am not sure I want to do this..

Same thoughts lol

 

[moabal]

A lot do. The only reason why I have an @outlook email address. Now I can change it to my @me and not have to worry about if I bump or switch email providers. I can use @me as am email address, or use it as a login for my Apple ID.

Can you or anyone describe to me the benefits of using iCloud Mail vs Gmail? I know alot of people say privacy. However, I just am not seeing a great reason. Thanks.

 

[webbuzz]

So I have two accounts:

- oldemail@gmail.com
- personalname@me.com

I use oldemail@gmail.com for App Store purchases and iCloud. I use personalname@me.com for email. Would I be able to update oldemail@gmail.com to personalname@me.com so I could have App Store, iCloud, and email all under the one login?

I want to do the same. Afraid it will screw up my iTunes and app purchases.
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I wish it were so (I have the same thing), but that's not how I'm reading this. I think if you try to change oldemail@gmail.com to personalname@me.com on the first account, it will tell you that personalname@me.com is already in use by a different account.

I hope I'm wrong.

I hope you are wrong.

 

[QCassidy352]

I just used my laptop, went to iCloud.com > account settings and changed it from there

I tried it from the "manage your Apple ID" page, which is where Apple's support doc tells me to go. It did not work. I continue to get the message "Your Apple ID cannot end in iCloud.com"

 

[ATC]

I just tried to do this but I keep getting an error "Your Apple ID cannot end in @me.com. Choose a different email address"

 

[LeahJoFoxtrot]

This ... after I turned my.name@icloud.com into a store account AND copied all my music over to it. Nice timing Apple.

 

[SRLMJ23]

Its about damn time! Finally I can put everything under my one @icloud address! No more @outlook, yes!

 

[Apple_Robert]

I like the idea but, I am going to leave my email alone until I see how this plays out.