Can your Apple ID be different than your email address?

To switch to a different Apple ID account—not change the email address that you use as your Apple ID—you can sign out, then sign in with a different Apple ID. Learn more about how to use your Apple ID and keep your account information up-to-date.

Is your Apple ID your email or password?

Your Apple ID is the account you use to access Apple services like the App Store, Apple Music, iCloud, iMessage, FaceTime, and more. Your account includes the email address and password you use to sign in as well as the contact, payment, and security details you use across Apple services.

Does an Apple ID have to be an email address?

It a not possible to create a non-email address Apple ID any longer. As a matter of fact, they are becoming more and more inconvenient, as various Apple services begin to assume that your Apple ID is an email.

How do I Find My Apple ID?

Open Settings and tap your name from the top. Just below your name and profile picture, you will see an email. This is your Apple ID.

How do I access my Apple ID email?

You can view mail sent to your @icloud.com email address and any aliases in Mail on iCloud.com. If you have iCloud+, you can also view mail sent to your custom email domain addresses. To view your iCloud Mail on other devices, see Set up iCloud for Mail on all your devices.

Can I use my Gmail account as Apple ID?

You can use any email address for a new Apple ID. You can also change an existing Apple ID from one third-party address to another, like from @hotmail.com to @gmail.com. However, if your existing Apple ID is an @icloud.com, @mac.com or @me.com address, you can’t change it to a third-party one.

How do I find out my Apple ID on my iPhone?

Open the Settings app on your iPhone. Tap on your name, then tap “iTunes & App Store”. Tap your Apple ID right at the top, then tap “View Apple ID”.

How do I make an Apple ID?

Create an Apple ID on the web
  1. Go to appleid.apple.com and click Create Your Apple ID.
  2. Follow the onscreen steps. …
  3. Enter a phone number that you can always access.
  4. Check the boxes to subscribe to Apple Updates if you’d like. …
  5. Click Continue.
  6. Follow the onscreen steps to verify your email address and phone number.

Why can’t I use my email as my Apple ID?

If your e-mail address was associated with the ID in any way, for example as a Reachable at or Rescue e-mail address, then it can’t be reused with another Apple ID for approximately one year. You will need to get another e-mail address to use as your Apple ID.

Do you need an Apple ID to use an iPhone?

Do I really need an Apple ID? Yes. … On an Apple device, having an Apple ID allows you to access ‌iCloud‌, track and protect your iPhone with ‌Find My‌, sync settings if you have more than one Apple device, make ‌App Store‌ purchases, sync photos to ‌iCloud‌, and more.

What is my Apple ID password and username?

Choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, then click Apple ID. Click Password & Security. If you’re asked to enter your Apple ID password, click “Forgot Apple ID or password” and follow the onscreen instructions. You can skip the final step below.

What email can you use for Apple ID?

iCloud
You can use an iCloud email address from Apple (@icloud.com, @me.com, @mac.com) or another service like Gmail, for example. For customers who had recently changed their Apple ID email addresses from something like Gmail to iCloud, Apple previously did not let users change their addresses back again.

What email does Apple use?

iCloud: About your @icloud.com, @me.com, and @mac.com email addresses. Depending on when you created your iCloud account, your iCloud email addresses and aliases may end with @icloud.com, @me.com, or @mac.com domains.

What is ID Apple?

Your Apple ID is the account you use to access Apple services like the App Store, Apple Music, iCloud, iMessage, FaceTime, and more. You can sign in to all Apple services with a single Apple ID and password.

What is the difference between an Apple ID and an iCloud account?

It’s a same thing but for different purpose. Apple ID is your ID for your apple product. Such to buy apps, manage devices, etc. ICloud ID is your Apple ID but specifically to manage your cloud storage, and for some reasons to manage the safety of your data and devices.

Can you delete an Apple ID?

You can delete your Apple ID from Apple’s Data & Privacy website. … You may instead choose to deactivate your account and then reactivate it at any time to restore access to your Apple ID and Apple services.

Is Apple ID a real website?

The address https://appleid.apple.com is a real Apple website for managing your Apple ID. However, the E-mail is fake, as Apple will always address you by the name you have on file with them, and never as Dear Customer.

Is your Apple ID and iCloud password the same?

Apple ID password is the same thing as the iCloud password. The following two links should help you. See this first — What to do after you change your Apple ID email address or password – Apple Support. Apple ID password is the same thing as the iCloud password.

Can I use my iCloud email as my Apple ID?

FYI: an email address that ends in @icloud.com can be used as an Apple ID and you don’t need to register them in http://appleid.apple.com because it is already an Apple ID.

What is difference between Apple ID and password?

Apple ID uses a password. A Passcode is a four or six digit number or some combination of those that is used to unlock the iOS device when you want to access it. A Password is something specific. Your Apple ID has a specific password used to protect your account.