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Resolved Want to change Apple ID email, keep getting ‘already in use’
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A couple of guesses, on top of all the other info, jump to mind...
Could be an incorrect message (it happens) in that Apple might be using some sort of verification process to see if domain is legit. I've seen that when I don't want to give a real email address to a site, and it complains that the address is not valid. Might take some time for the domain to become "valid" across verification sites/services.
Or, domains are not forever if one does not renew it. So, maybe, someone had the domain in the past and used it for their Apple ID. Guess would be really long shot, as user id on domain would need to be same as one being fed to Apple.
Could be an incorrect message (it happens) in that Apple might be using some sort of verification process to see if domain is legit. I've seen that when I don't want to give a real email address to a site, and it complains that the address is not valid. Might take some time for the domain to become "valid" across verification sites/services.
Or, domains are not forever if one does not renew it. So, maybe, someone had the domain in the past and used it for their Apple ID. Guess would be really long shot, as user id on domain would need to be same as one being fed to Apple.
Because the login I use to sign in to the Apple ID is something I created a long time ago and is quite goofy.
I want to create some uniformity anongst my online accounts, using my personal domain email addres as the login everywhere.
Apple Support forwarded my case to their engineers. However, what NoBoMac said might be true. I’ll try to give it all some time before I try again. I do believe it must be possible, as it does allow me to change it - and it does send a verification code to my mail.
Found the source.
www.iphoneincanada.ca
Apple Makes Slight Change to Apple ID Email Address Options • iPhone in Canada Blog
Apple has modified a slight change to Apple ID email address options.
www.iphoneincanada.ca
Thanks, and let us know what happens. It'll be helpful to others indeed.Found the source.
Apple Makes Slight Change to Apple ID Email Address Options • iPhone in Canada Blog
Apple has modified a slight change to Apple ID email address options.
I had been planning on changing my Apple ID from a @mac.com to my personal domain but had not done it. After seeing your post I made the change and it went through successfully. My personal domain email was my notification email so initially I got an error that I couldn’t use the notification email. I changed that to another email and seconds later it allowed me to change my Apple ID. My personal domain has been established for several years so it might just be what NoBoMac said about domain verification if your domain is new.
That's great to hear that it's possible. I think it might simply be an issue with my Apple ID. Every (new and old) email address I throw at it, I receive the same message: 'Apple ID already in use'. But I'll wait a while before trying again.
I can confirm that I changed my Apple ID from an @icloud.com to my custom domain. It did take me over 100 tries, but now it finally seems to have updated.
Edit: I've received a message from Apple Support on my case. It seems like they have done something with my account that has finally allowed the change.