What email can I use for Apple ID?

To use Mail on iCloud.com, go to icloud.com/mail and sign in with your Apple ID. If you have an @icloud.com email address, you can use it to sign in instead of your Apple ID.

Is Apple ID normally an email address?

In most cases, your Apple ID is also the primary email address of your Apple ID account. Add extra email addresses to your account to help people find you on Apple services such as FaceTime, iMessage and Find My. Most people have a notification email address instead of a rescue email address.

Can I use Gmail for Apple ID?

You can use any email address for a new Apple ID. You can also change an existing Apple ID from one third-party address to another, like from @hotmail.com to @gmail.com.

How do I get an Apple email address?

Create an Apple ID on your Mac

1. Open the App Store.
2. Click Sign In, then click Create Apple ID.
3. Follow the onscreen steps.
4. Enter your credit card and billing information, then click Continue.
5. Check your email for a verification email from Apple and verify your email address.

Why is email not available for Apple ID?

Method #1. If you find out that the email address you are trying to use as your primary Apple ID is already being used as a secondary email address for other Apple ID email, you need to remove that secondary email and use an email address that you are not already using. Open the Settings app on your iPhone.

Can I change my Apple ID email address without losing everything?

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

How do I remove an old email address from Apple ID?

1. Open Settings.
2. Tap on your Apple ID card at the top.
3. Select on Name, Phone Numbers, Email.
4. Choose Edit.
5. Tap on the red mark next to your old email to delete it.
6. Choose Continue on the window that pops up.
7. Enter the email address you’d like to use instead.

Why does Apple ID say email not available?

If you see a message 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.

Why is Apple ID saying my email address is not available?

It’s possible you (or someone else) has used that email address as the rescue address for a different Apple ID. If that’s the case, you can’t use it as the primary email address for an Apple ID.

What is an example of an Apple ID?

It consists of an email address (for example, [email protected]) and a password. Apple recommends you use the same Apple ID for all Apple services. For more information about Apple ID, see the Apple ID Support website.

Why can’t I use my email for Apple ID?

To be able to use this email address as an Apple ID, you will need to locate the Apple ID it is associated with and change it so that email is no longer associated with an Apple ID. It will then be available for use.

Why can’t I use a Gmail account for Apple ID?

If your e-mail address was associated with the ID in any way, for example as a Reachable at or Rescue e-mail address, then it can’t be reused with another Apple ID for approximately one year. You will need to get another e-mail address to use as your Apple ID.

How do I Check my Apple ID email?

It’s at the very top of the Settings menu. If you’re already signed in to your device and you see your name at the top instead, tapping on your name will take you to a page that displays an email address bellow your name. That email address is your Apple ID.

Why Cant I create an Apple ID?

You Cannot Create An Apple ID Because You Do Not Meet The Minimum Age Requirement. When creating an Apple ID, if you make the unfortunate mistake of entering your birth year wrong or actually being under the age of 13 (and not fibbing about it), then be prepared to see this error message:

Why do I need an Apple ID?

Why You Need an Apple ID. An Apple ID is required even to start up your Mac for the first time. This makes sense, as it ensures your Apple ID account information is logged with Apple so that all subsequent dealings are as smooth as possible. It saves you having to repeatedly type out the same information over and over again.

How do you set up an apple email?

To Set Up Your Apple Mail From the Mail menu, select Preferences. Go to the Accounts tab, and then click the plus sign(+) at the bottom of the Accounts box. In the Add Account window, enter your full name, email address and email password. Click Continue.

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