Hello Harry, I am, by no means, an authority on this but, as I understand it, you can use any Apple alias, already associated with your Apple ID as your primary Apple ID.
For more help on this, search the web or give Apple tech support a ring. Good Luck, Mark -----Original Message----- From: 'Harry Bell' via MacVisionaries [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2019 9:30 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: How To Change Your Apple ID from a Third-Party Email Address to a @Mac, @Me, or @iCloud Email Address I already have an iCloud email address: will I have to use that one or can I create a different one to use as my Apple ID? And I read somewhere that you cannot use an iCloud alias for this - is that so? Thanks Harry > On 20 Jun 2019, at 04:17, M. Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: > > Follow these steps to change the email address or phone number that > you use as your Apple ID: > > If your Apple ID is a third-party > email address > > If your Apple ID is a third-party email address > > Before you change your Apple ID email address, you need to sign out of > every Apple service and device that uses your Apple ID. If you want to > use your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to change your Apple ID, stay > signed in to your Apple ID on just that device. > > When you change your Apple ID, you can enter another third-party email > address. Or you can enter an @icloud.com, @me.com, or @mac.com email > address that's already a login alias or alternate Apple ID for your > account. To see these addresses, sign into your Apple ID account page. > Click Edit under the Account section to reveal Reachable At. In this > list, a login alias will have a next to it which, when hovered over > with a mouse pointer, shows this > message: "This is an alias of your Apple ID email address." > > Use your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iOS 10.3 or later > > 1. > Go to Settings > [your name] > Name, Phone Numbers, Email. > > 2. > Next to Reachable At, tap Edit, then delete your current Apple ID. > > 3. > Tap Continue. Enter the Apple ID that you want to use. > > 4. > Tap Next. > > Use your Apple ID account page > > 1. > Go to appleid.apple.com and sign in. > > 2. > In the Account section, click Edit. > > 3. > Under your Apple ID, click Change Apple ID. If you try to change your > Apple ID to an @icloud.com email address created within the last 30 > days, you might be asked to try again later. > > 4. > Enter the Apple ID that you want to use. > > 5. > Click Continue. > > If you enter a new Apple ID that ends with @icloud.com, @me.com, or > @mac.com, you see a message to confirm. When you change your Apple ID > to an @icloud.com, @me.com, or @mac.com account, you can't change it > back to a third-party email account. 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