On Apple's Manage My Account page, scroll down to the Security section and click on the Edit button.You'll only need to do this step if the security notification email account you've set up uses an old email address that you are closing down. Change your Apple security notification email Want some more help with your Apple devices? Our friendly tech team can help you with one-to-one support on a range of tech issues. If it's an old email you've lost the password for, then do add a current email address here instead. This is a separate email address to your main Apple ID one: it's worth checking that you still have access to that email address. Separately, you might wish to change the Notification email address you've set up as an additional security measure (for instance, if you forget your login details and prompt Apple to send them to another nominated email address). Find this, then enter it to complete the process. A verification code will be emailed to your new email address. Enter your new email address and click Continue.Under Account, click Edit then click Change Apple ID.If you have two-factor authentication set up, then you will need to enter the code sent to your smartphone to confirm a secure login. Go to Apple's Manage My Account page and sign in with your current Apple ID and password.Your account will still be the same (and you'll retain all your old app and music purchases), but it will be linked to your newer email address. This will then be the email address you use to log into your iPhone or iPad, plus iTunes, the App Store and iCloud. If you're closing down the email address associated with your Apple ID, you'll need to update your Apple account details with your new address.

It's possible to change the email address associated with your Apple ID, as used by Apple's iTunes and iCloud services. Need to change the email address on your online Apple account? Follow our easy steps to make the change

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