If you are reading this article, you should be congratulated - you have bought a brand new iOS device and now you need to set it up, in particular, create an Apple ID (Apple ID) account, which will help you fully reveal the functionality of the gadget.
This article will show you how to create an Apple ID on an iPhone, but you can also use this guide to create a personal account on any other iOS device.
However, let's start in order and understand the concepts - what is an Apple ID and why registering this identifier is so necessary.
Apple ID is a personal account unique for each iOS user that allows you to access all the Apple giant's proprietary services, including the App Store, iCloud, iMessage, FaceTime, etc.
Of course, you can exist without an Apple ID, but in this case there is a very correct word - to live in full force, as they say, without a personal iPhone account will not be able to. See for yourself, without an Apple ID it is impossible even to download applications in the App Store, that is, you will only have access to “native” pre-installed programs, the range of which is difficult to call wide and comprehensive. Apple doesn’t preinstall even the most popular social networks, so without an ID, you will have to watch fresh photos on Instagram exclusively through a browser.
As for other Apple services, here, too, you can suffer serious losses. Don't have an Apple ID? So you can't send messages via iMessage and call via FaceTime for free. And you can’t access iCloud cloud storage, activate the Find My iPhone option, and so on and so forth. In short, wherever you go, you need an Apple ID everywhere.
How to create an Apple ID on iPhone?
However, there is no need to worry, because creating an Apple ID takes very little time. Many, however, are frightened that when registering an identifier, you need to provide bank card details, which is logical, because you need to buy applications for something. However, there are many users who are afraid to enter card details and the inability to buy a program or content does not bother them. Just for such users, we have great news - entering payment information is completely optional, and in our guide we will tell you how to "skip" this step.
Well, let's figure out how to register an Apple ID. It is worth noting that there are two ways to perform this procedure - registration can be carried out directly from the iPhone, or you can use the “intermediary” - the iTunes program. We will give instructions for both the first and second methods, however, we note that there will be practically no differences in them. That is, the choice of one or a new method of creating an Apple ID account will be determined only by the fact with which device it is more convenient for you to work - if it is easier to use the i-device directly, then read the first instruction, but if PC and iTunes are “closer”, then the second .
Registering an Apple ID from an iOS device
So, first of all, since in our opinion it’s easier, we’ll tell you how to create an Apple ID from an iPhone. It doesn’t matter if you have a brand new iPhone 7 or another model, the instructions will be the same:
As soon as the account is activated, the application that you selected in step 1 of the instructions will start downloading.
Registering an Apple ID with iTunes
Well, now let's look at the process of registering an account through iTunes. As we said above, the methods are very similar, and therefore here we will summarize the essence. If something is not clear, refer to the first guide:
You've probably heard the phrase Apple ID. And you probably even know what it's about! Or not? Then check your pockets, and if there is an iPhone (or iPad, iPod) there, then you simply must read this article to the end and do everything as it is written here.
And this is NOT another bla bla bla…", and I say in all seriousness that the information in this article is very important and almost strategic when setting up your iDevice. So today I will tell how to create an apple id without entering credit card details and set up your iPhone / iPad for full work.
- If you do not have the “NO” item on the payment method page -
- If you want to replace your Apple ID with a used iPhone or iPad -
- If you don't receive an email to verify your Apple ID -
- If you want to reset (change) your Apple ID password -
- “Contact iTunes Support for help” –
- iCloud Activation Lock activated on iPhone -
- In the settings of my iPhone someone else's Apple ID -
- The account limit is activated on this iPhone… –
- How to untie an iPhone from the former owner's Apple ID -
What is an Apple ID
Apple ID is an account that allows you to use all the services of the Apple ecosystem. In fact, Apple ID is a bunch of e-mail + password that you specify when registering an account.
With such a bundle, you can buy applications in the AppStore, buy media content in iTunes, use the Find my iPhone service, synchronize mail, contacts, notes, and more in iCloud cloud storage.
And in general, wherever you go with your iPhone, you will be asked for an Apple ID everywhere (even in the Apple Store, imagine).
There are several ways to create an Apple ID. It all depends on the type of device in your hands. In this article, we will look at two main ways to create an Apple ID:
- on an iOS device (iPhone, iPad, etc.)
- on a computer with iTunes installed (MAC or PC)
Very often, new iPhone users find themselves in a situation where the store (where they sold the iPhone) provides an Apple ID registration service for 500 rubles. At the same time, the password is not always reported, which is blasphemy. I hope you are not in this situation. And thank God!
YOU CAN REGISTER YOUR ACCOUNT YOURSELF TOTALLY FREE OF CHARGE.
And now let's go! Everything will work out for you!
Create an Apple ID on iPhone (iPad, iPod) without a card
If you've just purchased a shiny new iPhone (iPad), the first time you turn it on, you'll be asked to enter your Apple ID details. If you don’t have it yet, then at this stage it’s better not to enter anything, and just click “ Skip this step” (in small letters in the center of the screen).
You should now have an activated working iPhone in your hands.
To create an Apple ID without a bank card, do the following:
STEP 1 - THIS POINT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT!!! Launching the application AppStore on the iPhone and from the bottom menu select " Top charts". Click on the tab at the top Free».
The most popular will be displayed free apps. Choose any one you like and click on the appropriate DOWNLOAD button, and then on INSTALL. It is this action that will later give us the opportunity to register an Apple ID without a bank card.
STEP 2 - In the window that appears, select " Create an Apple ID» (Create Apple ID).
STEP 3 - Country or region. We choose Russia (even if you live in Ukraine, I advise you to choose Russia because of the large number of applications in the AppStore).
STEP 4 - . We accept and confirm.
STEP 5 - New account. Complete the page: e-mail (this must be a work email address, as a confirmation email will be sent to it) , password (must be at least 8 characters and contain at least one uppercase and lowercase letters, as well as a number).
Fill in security checkpoints and write down the answers to them somewhere (trust me, you will forget them). You MUST enter another one of your email addresses in the BACKUP E-MAIL field. Emails will be sent to this address to reset your password or security questions. Also, be sure to enter the correct date of your birth.
STEP 6 - Payment Information. This is where a lot of people get stuck. If you started creating an Apple ID in any way other than as described in Step 1, you won't see " Not” and only three types of cards will be available to you to choose from.
But since we initially requested the installation of a free application, the system gives us the opportunity to create an Apple ID without a card.
The iTunes Gift Card number is optional.
Select the item " Not» ( if you don't want to buy apps with money, of course). Even if you refuse to enter your card details, you will still be asked to enter Greeting, Surname, First Name, Address etc. !!!ALL FIELDS SHOULD BE FILLED IN ENGLISH LETTERS!!!
No one forces you to enter real data, but the postal code should be more or less real. For Russia, the postal code is entered in the format 123456 (six digits), for Ukraine - 12345 (five digits).
STEP 7 - Account verification. After you click the Next button, the Apple ID registration is actually completed. Last, but NOT LESS IMPORTANT, is confirmation of your e-mail.
Go to your inbox and look for an email titled “ Apple - Need to Verify Apple ID“, click on “ Confirm now >» inside the letter.
Congratulations! Now you have your own Apple ID, which you can use in the AppStore, iTunes and other apple services.
Create an Apple ID on a computer (MAC or PC) without a card
Initially, we will make a reservation that you should already have iTunes installed. If not, download it from here and install it on your computer.
STEP 1 - Launch iTunes. In the upper right corner of the window, click on App Store. Find something in the app store free like a game. Once again I INSIST that APP MUST BE FREE, - it is very important!
Click the Download button and in the window that appears, select Create Apple ID (Create Apple ID).
- Greetings
- Acceptance of the Privacy Policy (check the box and click Continue)
- Filling in Information about Apple ID (e-mail, password, security questions, date of birth…)
Choosing a payment method (in our case, choose Not). We complete the registration by clicking on the Create Apple ID button.
STEP 3 - We go to the email box indicated earlier and confirm our e-mail by clicking on the link in the last letter from Apple.
It's all! Did you think it would be more difficult?
How to unlink a bank card from an Apple ID account
I am sure that many users, when registering an Apple ID, did not find the item "No" in the Payment Method list, were forced to enter your credit card details. There is nothing wrong with this, unless of course a conscious person will use the device.
So one of my friends bought an iPad for his child, and, of course, when registering an Apple ID for the first time, he indicated the card number. He prudently created a virtual VISA Internet dollar account with a zero balance.
Without putting a cent into the account, he thought that the child would not be able to spend anything. But to his surprise, his daughter literally immediately began to buy music in iTunes, and by some miracle she was quite successful.
The thing is that Apple, accepting your card details, checks their accuracy, but in no case the available balance. When making a purchase in iTunes or the AppStore, you will immediately be given access to the purchased content, but the money will be withdrawn later (sometimes even after a couple of days).
This happened in the case of my friend. His daughter bought the songs and was billed 2 days later. As a result, the Apple ID was blocked until the debt was paid off.
One conclusion can be drawn from this story - "plastic" is not a toy for children. If you nevertheless indicated your plastic card details when registering an Apple ID, do not be upset. This point can be very easily corrected.
In order to untie a bank card from an Apple ID, you need on your iPhone (iPad):
- Go to Settings > iTunes Store App Store> click on Apple ID: your email
- In the window that appears, click View Apple ID
- Go to Payment Information and at the end of the list Payment Type choose None
Disabling your credit card from your Apple ID will stop you from buying paid apps and music, but there's nothing stopping you from downloading free content. If your device is periodically used by children, then this is ideal.
Today, together we created a new Apple ID account, which you will use when downloading programs and games in the AppStore, as well as in all other places where it is required.
Connecting the card or not is up to you, but remember that you can easily get into debt if the device is used by a not very “distant” person. If we helped you - share the solution with your friends.
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Very popular. So it became necessary to make a separate instruction on how to register an account in the App Store from the iPad. It will be like an addition to the main instruction for beginners.
There are several reasons. Despite the fact that everything is set out as clearly as possible in the main instructions, there are several people who have problems every day. Well, more and more often you can meet people who do not have a computer, but bought an iPad.
I will describe in detail the option of registering an account without a credit card. Registration with a credit card differs only in that at the right time you need to enter the credit card details.
Step 1
Option 1- If you have a suitable credit card and are sure that the App Store will accept it ...
You can start registration like this. In the Featured tab of the App Store app, scroll down and click the “Login” button, and then proceed immediately to the second step.
Option 2- If you want to register account without credit card or you are not sure that the card will be accepted, then start registration like this ... In principle, this is the recommended option in any case - credit card details can be easily added a little later. This article is about "How to change account information in iTunes “.
Go to the App Store app on iPad. Opening a tab Best. We see that free applications are on the right (Free inscription). We poke at any. The button will change its appearance and it will say “installed” on it. Click again, a form appears where you need to poke on the button “Create a new Apple ID”:
Step 2
In the next window, you can select the region of your App Store. Questions constantly arise, how do the App Store differ in different countries? 80-85 percent of applications exist in all the App Store, the remaining 15-20 are usually local applications that are relevant only for a particular country. The American App Store (we don’t take Chinese now, since it’s unlikely that you will get yourself a Chinese account for the sake of their local applications) is perhaps the richest by choice, but this does not mean that Russians need it so much.
Step 3
Further agreement with Apple - below find the Agree button and click on it and then again the same word in the pop-up message. If you are a very, very newbie and have a lot of free time, read what you agree with. So that there are no later questions like: “Why, when I bought 10 applications in a row, the money was not debited? I thought it was a glitch, and now iTunes has blocked the card due to not enough money on it…” :)
Email- your mailbox. This will be your Apple ID! In the future, if you are required to have an Apple ID, then we are talking about the Email that you registered at this step.
Password- how many copies have already been broken about passwords. This is the only question that I simply ignore, since I wrote about the rules for creating passwords at the end of the article. Examples of 100% accepted passwords: TpUr9090 or We8753WS or DFio3490 etc.
Verify- here you need to drive in exactly the same password that you came up with in the paragraph above.
Question- a security question in case you forget your password. I recommend not to forget the password and invent some nonsense in the Q&A. (example: What is 5 plus 5, answer: Vasily Ivanovich)
Answer is the answer to the question above.
Well, below you need to enter the day, month and year of your birth. And further...
Step 6
After entering the payment information, a message appears where you are notified that it would be nice to check the email address you registered the account with (indicated in step 4).
Step 7
We go to our mail and see the letter. If it is not there, we check whether it got into spam or just wait.
If you are a happy owner of Apple technology, then you should definitely get acquainted with the Apple ID. Almost every self-respecting company in the IT field has a number of services that require a separate, branded account to work with. Apple does not do without a similar one, whose services are completely tied to an online account.
Apple ID - what is it?
In simple terms, an Apple ID is a single account that gives you access to Apple's online services, software, and communications technology, unlocking the full potential of Californian electronics. Before registering an account, it is worth familiarizing yourself with its capabilities. With an Apple ID, you will have access to:
- iCloud is a cloud storage where you can store documents, photos and other materials. Also, this service is used to synchronize data between applications.
- iMessage and FaceTime are technologies that provide text communication (the ability to exchange messages, images, music and files) and video communication (video chats in the manner of Skype).
- The iTunes Store is a huge collection of media content, movies, music and apps for your devices.
- Apple Music is an iTunes music library paid for in the form of a subscription (monthly payment). Money will be debited from a credit card or mobile phone balance every 30 days.
- Find my iPhone is a service for finding and blocking a lost or stolen device.
- iCloud Keychain is a mechanism for saving and syncing your passwords and credit cards.
Users often wonder how to register an Apple ID without and with a credit card. Both options can be implemented both on a mobile device (iPhone or iPad) and on a computer using iTunes.
How to register an Apple ID on an iPhone?
From the Settings menu, select Account or iCloud and click Sign In. You will be prompted to enter the details of an existing account or create a new one. As soon as you select the desired item, you will be taken to a welcome web page. The user will then be prompted to review the terms of use of the account. The next page is registration, on which you should enter the following data:
- E-Mail - you must enter the email address that will be required to confirm registration.
- Password - required to log in and protect your entry.
- Security is another point to prevent your data from being stolen. You are prompted to select three questions and enter the answers to them (make sure only you and people you trust know the answers, as answering them can give you access to your Apple ID account).
- Backup E-Mail is an optional item that can be used to restore an account when the main mailbox is unavailable.
- Date of birth is a rather important item, since only users over 13 years old can go through the registration process. There are also content restrictions if you are under 18.
- Registering an Apple ID also requires payment information. You can enter your credit card number and CVV or mobile phone bill to pay for iTunes and AppStore purchases.
The final point is to check the specified email to confirm registration.
That's it, now you are a full-fledged Apple ID user.
How to register an Apple ID without a credit card?
If you don't want to leave your payment information in iCloud and sync it online, you can create an account without entering your payment information. But it is worth considering a number of points before registering an Apple ID. Without a credit card, you won't be able to purchase iTunes content, download paid games and apps, or use Apple Music. You will still have access to iCloud, iMessage and other free services. To create such an account, skip the registration step, go to the AppStore, find any free item and try to download it. Next, you will be asked to enter all the same data, except for the appearance of a new item. On the screen for entering payment data, the item "Missing" will appear - select it and complete the registration.
Now you can use your account absolutely free.
iTunes Gift Cards
If you still decide to purchase something, you can use an iTunes gift card, which can be bought at retail stores that sell Apple products.
To activate this card, you need to open the AppStore or iTunes Store, scroll the store page to the bottom and press the Reedem button and enter the code from the card (in Russia it is indicated on the receipt).
How to remove an ID?
If at some point in time you decide to get rid of your account or no longer plan to use Apple devices, then you have two options.
Editing mail and payment information - you simply edit (replace) your data with non-existent or unnecessary ones and forget about the existence of your account.
Contacting support is the easiest way: just call the toll-free support phone and ask them to delete your account. Prepare the answers to the secret questions that were entered during registration in advance in order to complete the procedure as quickly as possible.
To download paid and free applications, games, music and other useful content for your iPhone or iPad from the official Apple resource, you need to register in the Appstore. That is, create your account (ID).
Read this article to learn how to register in the App store from a computer and on an iPhone.
Registration on a computer
Download and install the iTunes client
1. Open the official website of Apple - apple.com.
2. Scroll down the main page. In the bottom menu, click on the iTunes link (in the first column).
3. In the top bar on the right, click the "Download" button.
4. In the "Download iTunes" panel, check the boxes in the boxes of the "Send me ..." (new) and "Keep me ..." (news) add-ons if you want to regularly receive free messages from iTunes about promotions, events and "fresh" to your mailbox content on the App Store. Then enter your email address in the Email field.
5. Click "Download Now" to download the client to your computer.
6. Run the downloaded installer as an administrator, follow its prompts.
Registration
1. After installation, launch iTunes. Click on the user icon in the upper part of the window (located next to the "Search" field).
3. Click the "Continue" button.
4. Under the text of the agreement, click on the checkbox next to the inscription "I have read ...". Click Accept.
5. Specify your E-mail (Use only a working mailbox. Otherwise, if you lose your password, you will have to re-register.)
6. Come up with a complex password of 10-15 characters, consisting of numbers and uppercase and lowercase letters of the Latin alphabet. Re-enter it in the line "Check ...".
7. In the Security section, from the drop-down menus, select three security questions (for user identification). And then in the adjacent fields, type the answers to them.
8. In the date/month/year fields, set your date of birth.
10. Click Continue.
11. In the "Payment method" column, click on the payment system with which you will make purchases in the App Store (for example, a Visa or MasterCard bank card).
12. Specify its details (number, expiration date, security code).
Note. Enter your card number carefully. With an incorrect ID format, registration is not allowed.
13. Provide iTunes with your billing address:
- "Arr." - the form of addressing you: "Mr" - mister, "Ms" - madam;
- Name and surname;
- Street, house/apartment number;
- Postcode, city;
- Phone (if you specify a landline phone number, additionally enter the area code).
14. Click the "Create Apple ID" button.
15. Confirm your email (a message will be sent to the specified mailbox), log in to the client (enter your email address and password) and start downloading applications.
If you want to download free content from iTunes without registration, the service will still prompt you to create a profile (Apple ID). After entering personal data, the "No" button will appear in the payment method selection block (that is, without a credit card).
But if you click it and try to create an account, the application will suspend registration and recommend contacting technical support. The payment information block of the card will display the message "For assistance, contact ... www.apple.com/support/itunes/ww/".
Registration on the phone
1. Tap the App Store shortcut on the display.
2. Choose any free application. Go to its panel and click "Free" → "Install".
3. In the "Login" panel, activate the "Create Apple ID" option.
4. Select the country (corresponding to the billing address).
5. Click "Accept" below the list of terms of the agreement.
6. Enter E-mail (its address will be identified in the system as an Apple ID; for example, @gmail).
7. Think of a strong password (from 10-15 Latin letters and numbers); retype it in the "Check" line.
8. Click Finish.
9. Set three security questions and answers to them (fields "Question" / "Answer").
10. Provide your date of birth (use the drop-down menus for quick entry).
11. Disable or enable your newsletter subscription (optional).
12. Select the card type, add its details (number, code) to the form.
13. Enter your personal details (first and last name), residential address and telephone number.
After successfully verifying your account, you will be able to log in to the App Store and download content from it to your mobile device.
Happy shopping in the App Store!
