Different email

My husband changed his email cos he could no longer access his old one. He’s just transferred from IPhone 5 to 8 and all apps were set up using old email and password which no longer exists. How to change email without having to input password


iPhone 14, iOS 16

Posted on Sep 8, 2023 01:34 PM

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Posted on Sep 8, 2023 01:39 PM

Your email address is just a username to Apple, and your Apple ID password does not have to be the same as your email address. So he can still use the old email to access his Apple ID account. But he should change the Apple ID email to one that is current→Apple ID: Changing your Apple ID. When you do this all of your purchases and settings remain the same because you are accessing the same account, just with a different email address/username.

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Sep 8, 2023 01:39 PM in response to Diggybabe

Your email address is just a username to Apple, and your Apple ID password does not have to be the same as your email address. So he can still use the old email to access his Apple ID account. But he should change the Apple ID email to one that is current→Apple ID: Changing your Apple ID. When you do this all of your purchases and settings remain the same because you are accessing the same account, just with a different email address/username.

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