changing to a @me.com account

[robecq]

I've set up icloud with my apple id (a gmail account), only to find that I need to use a @me.com icloud account to use email and synce notes. If I go to delete my gmail icloud account, it threatens to delete everything on my iphone and ipad that is also on icloud. Is there a way to swap? am I missing something?

 

[LoboKendo]

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i see a lot of people asking this question.

When i updated and installed to iOS 5, setting up iCloud it asked me to make a @me.com address. After i made it, i just began using it for my iMessage. With my facetime email staying the same as it were since it began.

Now i have 2 SEPARATE emails for each service. In 'Settings' you can choose to set what is delivered where, and what email can receive your FaceTime calls.

^^ thats my take on the situation.

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Over at my thread: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1251029/

 

[robecq]

My problem is that in order to swap to @me it says that it will delete all my documents on my ipad as well as the cloud!