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What happens when you add another email to your Apple ID?
Additional email addresses Add extra email addresses to your account to help people find you on Apple services like FaceTime, iMessage, and Find My.
What happens if I change my iMessage account?
Having a different iMessage account will not affect your purchased apps. To change the iMessage account, go to Settings -> Messages -> Send & Receive. If you follow the default setup flow, both Messages and iTunes will use the same account (but you can change it as outlined above.)
Can my Apple ID have two email addresses?
Yes, you can set up as many iCloud (or other types of) email accounts as you wish. When you open the Mail app on the Mac, click on Accounts under Mail in the top menu bar. Click on the “Create Apple ID” option and then set up a new iCloud.com email address. You can see that each of my mailboxes has two entries.
Can I use a different Apple ID for iMessage?
You can CHANGE, or use DIFFERENT Apple IDs for iTunes Store, iMessage, FaceTime, iTunes home sharing, and Game Center. Single users find it easiest to use one single Apple ID for all the services, and information will be shared with all your devices, keeping things simple.
Can you change the email address on Your Apple ID?
If you change the primary email address, yes, you change the ID you will henceforth use as your AppleID – since these are always one and the same.
What should my email be if I Forgot my Apple ID?
Note: If you forgot your Apple ID, you can recover it without having to change your email address. Your Apple ID is an email address, like [name]@gmail.com or [name]@yahoo.com, but the password is not necessarily the same.
What happens when I Change my Apple ID to iCloud?
If you enter an email address that’s already an alias or alternate Apple ID, and it ends with 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.
Is the Apple email password the same as the Apple ID?
Your email password is probably something different than your Apple ID password, unless you used the same password for both accounts. (Spoiler: You shouldn’t have, but some people do.)