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Apple ID change

My current Apple ID is associated with my work place email. I would like to change my Apple ID to my Gmail address, but when I tried an error message comes out. How may I change my Apple ID to my Gmail address?

Posted on Mar 11, 2022 9:20 AM

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Posted on Mar 11, 2022 10:14 AM

What is the error message?


Is it the following from Change your Apple ID - Apple Support ?

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. 


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Mar 11, 2022 10:14 AM in response to tetsuya32

What is the error message?


Is it the following from Change your Apple ID - Apple Support ?

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. 


Mar 11, 2022 1:47 PM in response to tetsuya32

Have you logged into your Apple ID to see if the address shows under Reachable At, as a Rescue email address, or as a Notification email address? If it is listed, you can remove/replace the email address.


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Apple hasn’t published any guidance for using an address again. Normally, if your e-mail address was associated with an ID in any way, for example as a Notification email address or a Rescue e-mail address, then it can't be reused as an  Apple ID email address for approximately one year. I have also seen posts that stated Apple told them there was a 30 day waiting period before the address could be used again. You will need to get another e-mail address from somewhere like AOL or Yahoo to use as your Apple ID or you can try waiting 30 days to see if that works.



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