Appendix A: Legacy Apple ID Issues
In this appendix, we address some legacy issues, including Apple IDs that don’t have email addresses and managing two-step verification for an account that hasn’t updated to newer versions of the operating system.
Deal with Accounts Without Email Addresses
Apple once allowed Apple IDs using any unique name—no email address required. While the company no longer lets you register those, it didn’t disable old Apple ID accounts that relied on a name alone.
This arises as a problem when you want to use an old Apple ID with iCloud, which requires an email address. But it’s easily solved. Log in on the Apple ID website using your existing Apple ID, and then change the username to an email address.
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