How to Edit Your Apple ID Name on an iPhone

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Last Updated: May 15, 2018

This wikiHow teaches you how to change the email address associated with your Apple ID from your iPhone.

Steps

1
Open your iPhone’s Settings. This app appears with the gray cogs icon and you can usually find it on one of your home screens or in a folder labeled “Utilities.”
2
Scroll down and select iTunes and App Store. You will find this in the middle of the fourth section of menu options.

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3
Tap Apple ID. This will be located at the top of the page. Your current Apple ID will be displayed here.
4
Select View Apple ID. This will take you to the Account Settings page.
5
Tap Apple ID. This will be at the top of the page.
- This will load a Safari page for appleid.apple.com.
6
Enter your Apple ID credentials.
- You may be asked to verify your account. Follow the prompts to successfully log in.
7
Tap Account Settings. This will take you to a page that shows your current Apple ID.
8
Tap Edit. You can find this button on the right side of the screen.
9
Tap Change Email Address. This will be under your current Apple ID.
10
Enter the new email address you want associated with your Apple ID. This cannot be an email address that is connected to another Apple ID.
11
Tap Continue. You will be prompted to enter a verification code to complete the process.
12
Log into the new email account associated with your Apple ID. You will receive an email from Apple containing a verification code.
- Access your email through a separate browser tab or through the "Email" app to ensure the appleid.apple.com page remains open.
13
Enter the verification code on the appleid.apple.com page.
14
Tap Done. This will complete the changes to your account.

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Updated: May 15, 2018

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Article SummaryX

1.Launch appleid.apple.com.
2.Log into your Apple ID account.
3.Tap Edit.
4.Tap Change Email Address.

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