Apple ID with Google or Microsoft account?

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Apple ID with Google or Microsoft account?

I've never had an Apple product, but I've decided to try an iPhone at least once in my life.

But I would like to know one thing: since I know an apple ID is required (which is different from an iCloud account), do you advise me to create this Apple ID with the Microsoft or Google account? That is, to associate the id with Google or with Microsoft?

On Iphone I would not use anything from Microsoft as applications, but only to have an account that I also use with Windows on the PC, while I have an account for Google that I have been using for many years and I would use Maps, search and google translator as applications.

I also know that it is possible to create an account @ icloud.com, but I don't know how to create it and what I can do with it, except perhaps e-mail.

Consider that I would like to start from a "clean" base and that surely the Google account contains a lot of my information, photos on google including photos.

Many thanks in advance

Posted on Sep 25, 2019 12:16 PM

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Hajado Author

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Sep 25, 2019 12:52 PM in response to Hajado

Thank you so much for the answers!

What I would like to know is if I create an Apple ID with Google for example, if I use Google Maps, I can access the service through the newly created Apple ID or I'll have to log in with the Google account?

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GSTRIB5

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Sep 25, 2019 12:25 PM in response to Hajado

Hello!

You can use your Microsoft email or your Google email for your Apple ID. I would personally recommend you use the email that you use the most. If you would like a @icloud.com email address you can set up one separately if you use your Microsoft or Google email as your Apple ID during the initial set-up. If you want to start clean with a fresh email address I would recommend you set up your Apple ID initially without an external email account so that your iCloud email account is automatically created. You can change it later if you want. You can find links below with more detailed information.

iCloud: What is iCloud Mail? https://support.apple.com/kb/PH2618?locale=en_US

Apple ID Support: https://support.apple.com/apple-id

Let me know if this helps!

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Eric Root

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Sep 25, 2019 12:30 PM in response to Hajado

An Apple ID account does not have to be different than the iCloud account ID. I would recommend you use the same ID for both. Having two Apple IDs makes things more confusing and difficult. You used an Apple ID to sign into the support community. I suggest you use that one for everything.

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Eric Root

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Sep 25, 2019 12:55 PM in response to Hajado

You are welcome. You could log in with either one, but to help protect your Apple ID, I would use the Google account. That way Google doesn't have your Apple ID.

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Apple ID with Google or Microsoft account?

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