Your Apple ID is now your Apple account, and it has new flexibility.
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The upcoming iOS 18.1 update will allow users to change their previous primary email address, and will also allow users with iCloud.com, mac.com, or me.com email addresses change them.
Previously, Apple didn’t allow you to change your primary iCloud email address. Instead, those who regretted or no longer wanted to use that primary address could create multiple “aliases” of email addresses that covered most use cases.
However, starting with iOS 18.1, users can change the primary email address associated with their Apple account — previously known as an Apple ID — and use either the new address or the previous one to sign in. Previously, users had to delete their old primary email address and re-verify their identity to choose a new one.
Even if you used an alias, the primary email address could still be visible to others when they sent sharing requests or collaborated on documents. The same applies to sending event invitations through the Calendar app.
The change, first spotted by MacRumors, allows those who have opted for the frivolous @icloud.com, @mac.com, or @me.com, or have simply outgrown their old primary email address, to update it. Apple's move also marks the first time that users are able to disable their primary iCloud email address, in addition to the option to delete it.
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