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Itachi_916's avatar
2 years ago
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Would I be okay relinking Apex account to main EA account?

I have two EA accounts: One on a Yahoo email address and the other on a Gmail. I used the Yahoo email address to create my Xbox account years ago. When I first started Apex, it used the Yahoo account...
  • EA_Illium's avatar
    2 years ago

    Hey @Itachi_916 

    A few things about your question based on the information you shared. Progress and Platform accounts are different things, so your accounts would look something like this:

    EA Account 1 (Yahoo): Xbox Progress, Xbox Account

    EA Account 2 (Gmail): PC Progress, PC Account, Switch Progress, Switch Account

    First, Items and Progress are stored at the EA account level, not the platform account. With the Cross-Progression merges in Apex Legends, we take the "Progress" of each platform and merge it (for all eligible items and progress) so that it tracks under the EA account once, keeping in mind certain items like Stats and Rank will always be separate. 

    So, if you decide you want to move your Xbox (from the Yahoo EA account) and have it linked to the Gmail EA account (with PC and Switch) you will lose the items and progress on that platform as they would stay on the EA account. 

    This is useful if you want to have all Platform Accounts on one EA account to use with Cross Progression, but does mean you won't bring over your Xbox items and progress. 

    However, if you want to keep your items and progress the Xbox account would need to stay linked to its original EA account, but this does mean you won't be able to use the account with cross-progression (for those other accounts). 

    For information on linking a new account or unlinking an older account from EA, check out our help articles below.

    For additional information on Apex Legends Cross Progression, check out our post:

    Thanks!

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