In this case, I shouldn't have a problem, because my current gmail address is 
not my primary e-mail address.  After I am sure that my new iCloud address 
works, I will get rid of my gmail account altogether.  Thanks for the heads-up 
on this!

Desi



On Jul 6, 2014, at 8:14 PM, Sabahattin Gucukoglu <[email protected]> wrote:

> Yep, ditto.  You can log in using your new iCloud address, but Apple seems to 
> give them special treatment, such that you can't actually make your primary 
> identifier your iCloud address.  Annoying as hell, but just ignore it.
> 
> And a caution: whatever you do, do not remove your old email address from 
> AppleID.apple.com, or you're locked out of your account unless you still have 
> access to your old address!  Instead, simply change your contact email 
> address to your new iCloud one, and ignore the old address.
> 
> Cheers,
> Sabahattin
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