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I want to change my iCloud account name to something else. How do I do this?
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I want to change my iCloud account name to something else. How do I do this?
Do you mean your real name or the email address used to log into iCloud (the Apple ID)?
To change your real name, go to https://appleid.apple.com ; click Settings, then click 'Edit' next to 'Account'.
To change the email address used as the Apple ID (this doesn't change the ID itself):
If your primary address (the ID) is an @icloud.com, @me.com or @mac.com address you cannot change it. If it is a non-Apple address you can change it as follows:
I reiterate - before you start, sign out of iCloud on all your devices. Failure to do this will lead you into difficulties.
Do you mean your real name or the email address used to log into iCloud (the Apple ID)?
To change your real name, go to https://appleid.apple.com ; click Settings, then click 'Edit' next to 'Account'.
To change the email address used as the Apple ID (this doesn't change the ID itself):
If your primary address (the ID) is an @icloud.com, @me.com or @mac.com address you cannot change it. If it is a non-Apple address you can change it as follows:
I reiterate - before you start, sign out of iCloud on all your devices. Failure to do this will lead you into difficulties.
id like to create a new iCloud name and replace the current one with it.
What exactly do you mean by 'iCloud name'?
my current iCloud name is my old name containing an ex’s name. I want a new one.
Then you mean your real name? I told you how to change that in the first part of my original post.
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