To change your Apple ID (the email address you use to sign in to all Apple services), follow these steps:
1. **On Your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch:**
- Go to "Settings" on your device's home screen.
- Tap on your name at the top of the Settings menu to access your Apple ID settings.
- Tap "Name, Phone Numbers, Email."
- Tap "Edit" next to the "Contactable at" section.
- Tap "Add Email or Phone Number" to add a new email address.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to enter and verify the new email address.
- Once verified, you can select the new email address as your Apple ID or use it as a rescue email address.
2. **On Your Mac:**
- Click on the Apple menu in the top-left corner of the screen and select "System Preferences."
- Click on "Apple ID."
- Click on "Overview" in the sidebar.
- Click on "Edit" next to the "Apple ID and Primary Email Address" section.
- Click on "Change Apple ID" and enter the new email address you want to use.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to verify the new email address.
- Once verified, your Apple ID will be updated to the new email address.
3. **On iCloud.com:**
- Go to iCloud.com and sign in with your current Apple ID.
- Click on your name in the top-right corner and select "Account Settings."
- Under the "Apple ID and Primary Email Address" section, click on "Edit."
- Click on "Change Apple ID" and enter the new email address you want to use.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to verify the new email address.
- Once verified, your Apple ID will be updated to the new email address.
4. **Note**: Keep in mind that changing your Apple ID email address will not affect any data associated with your account, but it may affect how you sign in to Apple services and apps.
After changing your Apple ID email address, make sure to update it on all your devices and in any apps or services where you use your Apple ID to sign in.