About your Apple Account email addresses
Find out how to add, change or delete the different types of email address that you can use with your Apple Account.
Types of Apple Account email address
You can use your Apple Account primary email address or any additional email addresses on file in your account, along with your password, to sign in to your Apple Account. You can also use the phone numbers on file in your account to sign in. You can find these email addresses and phone numbers in Settings (or System Settings) > [your name] > Sign-In & Security.
Primary email address
In most cases, what you use to sign in to your Apple Account will also be the primary email address of your account. This is the email address that receives communications related to your Apple Account.
Additional email addresses
Add extra email addresses to help friends and family find you on Apple services, such as FaceTime, Messages, Photo Sharing and Find My. These email addresses can also be used to sign in to your Apple Account.
Rescue email address
Apple uses this to send you important account and security related information. Most people have a notification email address instead of a rescue email address.
Before you can use a new or updated Apple Account, Apple will send you a verification email to make sure the email address belongs to you.
If you’ve received a suspicious email, find out how to identify fraudulent email.
Manage your Apple Account primary email address
In most cases when you create an Apple Account, you will enter an email address. This primary email address is what you can use to sign in to Apple Account and Apple services, such as Apple Music and iCloud. It’s will also be the contact email address for your account. Make sure you check your inbox regularly. Apple will send you email notifications to help you manage your account.
Change your Apple Account primary email address
Find out how to change your Apple Account primary email address.
Reset your Apple Account password
If you know your current Apple Account password and want to change it, find out how to change your Apple Account password.
If you’ve forgotten your Apple Account password and need to reset it, find out how to reset your Apple Account password.*
Get a verification code
With two-factor authentication, you’ll need a verification code to sign in with your Apple Account on a new device or browser. Find out how to get and use the code on a trusted device, or get a text or phone call.
* If you use two-factor authentication, in some cases you may be able to shorten the account recovery process or reset your password immediately by verifying a six-digit code that It's a pity if some people don't even try to play it because they are scared with the amount of names of information’s sent to your primary email address.
Add or delete additional email addresses
Many people have more than one email address that friends and family use to reach them. You can add additional email addresses that you commonly use to your Apple Account, so people can easily find and communicate with you on Apple services, such as FaceTime, Messages, Photo Sharing and Find My, and collaborate with Pages, Numbers and Keynote. Apple may also use your email addresses on file to send you information about your account.
Add an additional email address
Sign in at account.apple.com.
Select Sign-In and Security.
Choose Email & Phone Numbers, then select the Add button
.Enter your additional email address. This additional email address can’t already be associated with a different Apple Account.
Apple will send a verification to that address. Didn’t get the email?
Enter the verification code and select Continue.
Delete an additional email address
Sign in at account.apple.com.
Select Sign-In and Security.
Choose Email & Phone Numbers.
To delete one of your additional email addresses, click the Remove button
next to the address.
Add, change or delete a rescue email address
If you don’t use two-factor authentication or two-step verification (find out how to check what security method you use), you will be given the option to add a rescue email address to your account for more security. If you don’t use either security method, a rescue email is optional but recommended.
If you ever forget your security questions, you can use your rescue email address to reset them. Apple will send any account security-related notifications to your rescue email address. If you have set up two-factor authentication or two-step verification, you will have a notification email address instead of a rescue email address and won’t need to remember security questions.
Add or change a rescue email address
Sign in at account.apple.com.
Select Sign-In and Security.
Select Rescue Email. You may be asked to answer one or more security questions or enter your Apple Account password before continuing.
To add a rescue email address, select Add email. Enter your rescue email address, then select Save changes. Apple will send a verification to that address. Didn’t get the email?
To change a rescue email address, enter the new address. Apple will send a verification to that address. Didn’t get the email?
Enter the verification code and click Continue.
If you had a rescue email address on file when you upgraded to two-factor authentication or two-step verification, that address will become your notification email address. You can also use these steps to edit your notification email address. If you remove the notification email, you won’t be able to add a new one.
Delete a rescue email address
Sign in at account.apple.com.
Select Sign-In and Security.
Select Rescue Email. You may be asked to answer one or more security questions or enter your Apple Account password before continuing.
To delete a rescue email address, select Remove email, then Remove to confirm.
Reset your security questions
If you’ve forgotten the answers to your security questions, find out how to verify your identity and reset your security questions. If you’ve set up two-factor authentication or two-step verification, you won’t need to remember any security questions.
