Are you one of those who signed up for Apple services with a third-party email account (Gmail, Yahoo !, Outlook, etc.)? Do you want to change this for an Apple email account? Well, since yesterday, those of Cupertino allow you to make this change for one of your email accounts ending in @icloud, @ mac.com or @ me.com.
As reported from Macrumors, this new movement of the company is available from yesterday October 31. However, it appears that not all users can access these changes. In other words, Apple has tested some users first and will progressively reach all users.
On the other hand, Apple also warns of something important: you can change your Apple ID email account if it is from a third-party service. Now, once you assign an apple email there will be no going back. In other words: You will no longer be able to reposition any email account that does not end in one of the three Cupertino terminations.
To proceed with the change you must go to the Apple ID portal. Once inside, write your email (the third party) and your password. It is possible that ask you a couple of security questions before being able to access your data. After answering these, the first section is about the Apple ID account you use. On the right side you will find the option to "edit".
By clicking on this option, below the email that is current at that time appears the possibility of changing it. Press again and choose the email with Apple termination you want. After this change, press «OK» and everything will be ready. Remember that These steps are also valid for making a third-party email account change —An @ outlook.com for an @ gmail.com, for example. In the latter case, you must verify the change through the email message that will be sent to the new account.
Hello. Interesting article. I'm a newbie to Mac and I was wondering if switching from a third-party account to an Apple account is of any benefit. Thanks.
Well, he has not let me make the change.