Want to become an advanced iPhone and iTunes user? Then you’ll
have to create an Apple ID. You need it to purchase films and music in
the iTunes Store, to get new cool apps in the App Store and back up
your data to iCloud. iPhone Apple ID is also required for texting in iMessages
and making FaceTime calls.
Learn how you can create, change or reset Apple ID.
HOW
TO CREATE APPLE ID
Here are several
guides that will help you become a mature iPhone user.
CREATE
APPLE ID ON YOUR IPHONE
1. Unlock your fresh iPhone. On the home screen
tap Settings. Or, if you have just turned on the iPhone,
choose your language, city and other settings and then you’ll be asked to
create an Apple ID.
2. Go to iTunes & App Store.
3. Tap Create New Apple ID.
4. Choose the country you are in, then enter your
regular email as a name of your Apple ID.
5. Create a password, type it and verify.
Remember, that your password must contain at least 8 characters, both
uppercase and lowercase letters. But don’t put the same characters 3 times in a
row.
6. Fill in your security questions as well as a
birth date.
7. Your Apple ID will keep the info about a card
that you’ll use to pay for all your purchases. So you’ll have to add
billing information in the form of a debit card. Please note that if your kids
use your device to play games, you’d better not to keep credit card data
associated with your account. You can manually insert it every time you need to
make a purchase.
8. Verify your account via email.
9. Now you are free to download any app you wish.
CREATE
APPLE ID WITH THE APP STORE
1. On your iPhone open App Store, iTunes Store or iBooks.
2. Choose any free app or any goods and tap Free to
get it on your iDevice.
3. When you are asked to Sign in with an Apple
ID, tap Create new Apple ID and go for Step 4 in the guide
above.
CREATE
APPLE ID ON YOUR PC
1. Visit Appleid.apple.com.
2. Click on Create new Apple ID.
3. Fill in all the required information like
name, email, password, security questions and answers, birth date, address and
verification code.
4. Verify your ID via email and start exploring
the App Store.
HOW
TO CHANGE APPLE ID ON YOUR IPHONE
If you need to sign in
with a different ID account, do the following:
1. Tap Settings on the Home
Screen.
2. Scroll down till iTunes & App
Store appear.
3. Tap on the existing apple ID.
4. Choose Sign out, then go to Create
New Apple ID and follow the steps of How to create new Apple
ID listed above.
Please note that if
you change Apple ID on your iPhone, you’ll still need the old one to update all
apps you bought with it. As for the free ones, you can easily delete them and
reinstall with the new Apple ID.
HOW
TO RESET YOUR APPLE ID
1. Visit Appleid.apple.com.
2. Click on Manage Apple ID.
3. Precise what’s wrong with your ID: whether you
forgot your ID name or password.
4. Enter all the required information, everything
you can remember. Then verify your ID in the most convenient way.
