The upcoming iOS 18.1 update will allow users to change a previous primary email address, as well as letting those with iCloud.com, mac.com, or me.com email addresses change them.
Your Apple ID is now known as your Apple Account, and comes with new flexibility.
Your Apple ID is now known as your Apple Account, and comes with new flexibility.
Previously, Apple didn’t allow any changes to your primary iCloud email address. Instead, those who regretted or no longer wanted to use that primary address could create a handful of “alias” email addresses that covered most uses.
As of iOS 18.1, however, users can change the primary email address associated with your Apple Account — formerly known as Apple ID — and use either the new address or the prior one for logging in. Previously, users would have to delete their old primary email, and re-verify their identity in order to pick a new one.