Thanks Ronni,
I have been through all that already but am still unable to change the
ID on the iPhone 4s or iPad 3.
Regards
John
On 22 Sep 2014, at 9:49 am, Ronda Brown <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi John,
>
> <http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5621>
>
> Change your Apple ID
> Learn how to change the email address that you use as your Apple ID.
>
>
> In most cases, your Apple ID is also the primary email address of your Apple
> ID account. You can change your Apple ID to any address, except an address
> used by another Apple ID. You can change the address of any Apple ID, except
> an Apple ID that ends with @icloud.com, @me.com, or @mac.com.
>
> Sign out of iCloud, the iTunes Store, App Store, FaceTime, Find My Friends,
> Find My iPhone, and iMessage on each device that uses your current Apple ID
> for these services.
> Go to My Apple ID (appleid.apple.com).
> Select “Manage your Apple ID” and sign in. Forgot your password?
> Select Edit next to “Apple ID and Primary Email Address.”
> Enter the email address to use as your Apple ID, then select Save Changes.
> Apple will send a verification email to that address.
> Open the email from Apple, then click Verify Now in the email. Didn't receive
> the email?
> When the My Apple ID page opens, sign in with your renamed Apple ID.
> When you see a message that verification is complete, you can begin using
> your renamed Apple ID. You should also update the features and services that
> you use with Apple ID.
>
> Visit the Apple ID support page for more information about using and managing
> your Apple ID.
>
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Ronni
>
> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
>
>
>
> On 22 Sep 2014, at 9:05 am, John Thompson <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> A stupid request I know, but here it is.
>>
>> I recently (last month) changed my internet provider and, consequently, my
>> email address. With the old account closed, my Apple and iCloud ID’s (which
>> were the email address) had to be changed. I thought, stupidly, this will
>> be a simple little task. How wrong can one be? I have managed to change
>> both on my Mac Mini and Macbook Pro and, thanks to Time Machine, restore all
>> my contacts and some other items that disappeared. My problem now is, how
>> do I reset the ID’s on my iPhone 4s and iPad 3 without having to delete the
>> existing id and creating a new one?
>>
>> There should be a very simple method but I seem unable to find it.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>> John Thompson
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