Change AppleID email address - what happens in 2024?

The support article Change your Apple ID - Apple Support outlines various methods for changing the email address (Apple ID) you use for your Apple Account while retaining everything in your account.

If you have an iPhone or iPad:

1. Go to Settings, then tap your name.

2. Tap Sign In & Security.

3. Next to Email & Phone Numbers, tap Edit.

4. Tap the Remove button next to the email address, then tap Delete.

5. Tap Choose Another Email Address and enter your device passcode if asked.

6. Enter the new email address, then tap Continue.

7. Enter the verification code that was sent to your new email address. Read this support article to learn what to do if you didn’t get the email —> If you didn't receive your verification or reset email - Apple Support

8. If you encounter issues with certain services after doing this, this outdated support article may still have useful suggestions --> What to do after you change your Apple ID or password - Apple Support

Refer to the support article Change your Apple ID - Apple Support :

- If you don’t have an iPhone or iPad, the support article says to, “go to https://appleid.apple.com and sign in. Then follow the onscreen instructions to change the email address associated with your Apple ID.”

- For general information, and other issues such as changes or addresses not being accepted.

- Note a recent change to the article where you can now change the email address without having to have access to your old email account.

How to change your Apple ID email address online:

1. Go to https://appleid.apple.com and sign in.

2. In the Sign-In and Security section, choose Apple ID.

3. Enter the email address that you want to use as your Apple ID.

4. Choose Change Apple ID.

5. If you changed your Apple ID to a third-party email address, check your old ID email for a verification code, then enter the code. Learn what to do if you didn't get the email. --> If you didn't receive your verification or reset email - Apple Support

6. If you use services like iCloud or Messages to share with friends and colleagues, sign in to those services with your updated Apple ID, as indicated in this support article —> What to do after you change your Apple ID or password - Apple Support

Changing your Apple ID is not that painful.

You will not lose purchased content, data, Family Sharing, or any current configuration and or settings you have applied to your devices.

However, you may be asked to re-sign into certain devices or apps that you used your Apple ID to sign into.

You can update your Apple ID here: https://appleid.apple.com/

Home_Mechanic wrote:

While the information from Limnos is detailed and useful, it didn't answer my questions.

Didn't it? I said, "The support article Change your Apple ID - Apple Support outlines various methods for changing the email address (Apple ID) you use for your Apple Account while retaining everything in your account."

Simply follow the directions in the article and you don't lose anything. Clear now?

The reason people lose data and then fuss horribly is because instead of changing their ID they create a second account with the new address instead of changing it on the old account. No, Apple does not say on its create an ID article "DO NOT FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FOR CREATING AN ACCOUNT IF YOU ARE SIMPLY UPDATING THE ADDRESS YOU USE FOR AN ALREADY EXISTING ACCOUNT." I suppose they need to take the approach that more companies are using such as saying do not drink something that is clearly poisonous, or do not swallow something that is sharp.