Lets say an AppleID is created with the iCloud email address somebdy@icloud.com (misspelled).
Is there any way to correct the iCloud email to somebody@icloud.com? Creating a new AppleID would lose old purchases and is not an option.
Is iCloud permanently linked to an AppleID? Is there a way to change the @icloud.com address?
According to this Apple support article, renaming the iCloud/AppleID prefix is possible as long as it is not an @mac.com or @me.com (quoted from link).
However, when I follow the instructions, I only see an option to add a new primary email, I don't see the same screen as in the last illustration in that article.
Apple's screenshot:
My screenshot:
Best Answer
Even though the Apple support article referred to doesn't specificaly say this (I'm assuming it's because @icloud.com was only introduced recently and the article was never updated), what goes for @me.com and @mac.com goes for @icloud.com (they're all aliases for the same address).
ie, read: Some Apple IDs, like those ending in @mac.com, @me.com
or @icloud.com, can't be changed.So no, unfortunately you won't be able to change.
iCloud: About your icloud.com, me.com, and mac.com email addresses http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5441