Change your Apple ID

Find out how to change the email address associated with your Apple ID.

If you no longer use the email address that’s associated with your Apple ID, or you no longer have access to it, you can change it. You won’t lose access to your contacts, purchases or other account information.

The easiest way to change the email address associated with your Apple ID is with your iPhone or other trusted device. A trusted device is a device that you’ve already signed in to with your Apple ID.

Bear in mind that you can’t use an email address that’s already in use by another Apple ID. If you use services such as iCloud or Messages, make sure you sign in to those services with your new Apple ID.

How to change your Apple ID email address on your 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 buttonRemove button next to the email address, then tap Delete.

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

    iPhone screen showing how to change your Apple ID email address
  6. Enter the new email address, then tap Continue.

    iPhone screen showing how to change your Apple ID email address
  7. Enter the verification code sent to your new email address.

How to change your Apple ID email address on the web

When possible, the web process will redirect you to a trusted device to change your Apple ID. If you don’t have a trusted device, you can still change your Apple ID email address on the web.

Go to appleid.apple.com and sign in. Then follow the onscreen instructions to change the email address associated with your Apple ID.

You may need to enter a verification code sent to your new Apple ID email address. Find out what to do if you didn’t receive the email.

If you can’t change your Apple ID

If you try to change your Apple ID to an @icloud.com email address that was created within the last 30 days, you will be asked to try again later.

If you see a message informing you that the email address you want to use isn’t available or is already in use, check that you, or a family member, aren’t already using that email address with a different Apple ID. If a family member is using that email address, remove it from their account, then try to use it.

If your Apple ID is a phone number

You can change your Apple ID to a different mobile phone number. You can also change your Apple ID from a mobile phone number to an email address to make sign-in and recovery easier. Find out how to change your Apple ID.

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