Use your Apple ID or create a new account to start using Apple services. Some people use i. Cloud email as the Apple ID and others use a 3rd party email address (yahoo, gmail, hotmail, etc) as their ID but whichever is chosen is basically the Apple ID to access customer account information and all Apple services as mentioned above.
FYI: an email address that ends in @icloud. Com can be used as an Apple ID and you don’t need to register them in http://appleid., and apple. Com because it is already an Apple ID. The article below will help you on how you can use an email that ends in @icloud. Com to make purchases., and http://support., and apple., and com/kb/ht4895.
Another frequent query is “Can iCloud and Apple ID have the same email address?”.
This is what our research found. even as an old Apple user, you may still feel confused about Apple ID and i. Cloud, especially Apple account and i. Cloud account can be accessed with the same email address. So What is the difference between Apple ID and i, and cloud id? This post will guide you to know more information about Apple ID and i, and cloud.
Earlier, it was only possible to change Apple ID Email Address from One third party to another third party Email Account, but not to an i, and cloud. Com Email Address. However, Apple now allows you to change Apple ID from any third-party service like Gmail, Outlook, Hotmail or Yahoo to an icloud. Com Email Address.
A frequent query we ran across in our research was “What is an Apple ID email address?”.
When you create an Apple ID, you enter an email address. This email address is your Apple ID and the username that you use to sign in to Apple services like i. Tunes and i, and cloud. It’s also the contact email address for your account.
Can I use an iCloud email address instead of Gmail?
You can use an icloud address, but remember that if you do, you will not be able to change it; this is from the document linked to below: If your email address ends with @icloud., and com, @me. Com, or @mac. Com, you might not be able to change your Apple ID. You also won’t see Change Email Address on your account page. Yes, you can definitily use gmail.
What is the password for my iCloud email account?
There isn’t a specific password for your email as you access your email after logging into i. Cloud on the web if not on an Apple device.
How do I create a @iCloud email address?
By signing into an icloud enabled device, and checking off mail, you are given the option to create an @icloud address (formerly an @me. com one), that is associated with that apple id. This allowed people to continue to use the apple id that had all their purchases, and have an @icloud address.