<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true"><li>Your Apple account (formerly Apple ID) requires an email address everywhere except in China and India.</li><li>Primary Apple account email is essential for FaceTime, iMessage, sharing, Apple service messages, purchase receipts, and app sign-ins.</li><li>Tutorial on disassociating or replacing an email address from your Apple account.</li><li>Steps to remove an email address from your Apple account through Settings.</li><li>Ability to change your Apple ID email address without completely removing it.</li><li>Guide to managing FaceTime and iMessage email addresses.</li><li>Using a different email for Apple's online store and adjusting contact info.</li><li>Instructions to stop using Apple account email for Mail, Contacts, Notes, Calendars, and Reminders.</li><li>Disabling syncing with the primary email account for built-in apps.</li><li>How to remove an account entirely from listed services.</li><li>Precautions to ensure security for your Apple Account and iCloud.</li></ul>

How to disassociate an email address from your Apple Account

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