User level: Level 1 (4 points)If an email was linked to one phone, I unlinked it and set up a new one, but on another phone I need to create a new Apple ID with exactly the same email, and yet when creating the Apple ID it says that this email is unavailable even though I unlinked it.
Posted on Nov 7, 2026 5:31 AM
User level: Level 10 (462,771 points)Nov 7, 2026 5:52 AM in response to almaz_1
In the article: Change your Apple Account primary email address https://support.apple.com/109353
- If you remove an email address that isn’t an iCloud email address from your Apple Account, it can’t be associated with another Apple Account for 30 days for security reasons. After removing an email address from your account, notify anyone who might contact you on Messages, FaceTime, or other Apple apps using that Apple Account email address. After 30 days, another user might be able to associate that email address with an Apple Account for Messages, FaceTime, and more.
This article also has information about reusing email addresses --> https://support.apple.com/102559
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256390267