You can make a difference in the Apple Support Community!

When you sign up with your Apple Account, you can provide valuable feedback to other community members by upvoting helpful replies and User Tips.

💡 Did you know?

⏺ If you can't accept iCloud Terms and Conditions... Learn more >

⏺ If you don't see your iCloud notes in the Notes app... Learn more >

Looks like no one’s replied in a while. To start the conversation again, simply ask a new question.

Am I entitled to a separate icloud account for every iphone that I own?

how do i create a separate icloud account for my other iphone? i'm currently using an iphone X and iphone 13 and both device has the same apple id and icloud account.

iPhone 13, iOS 16

Posted on Apr 24, 2023 5:17 AM

Reply
Question marked as Top-ranking reply

Posted on Apr 24, 2023 5:20 AM

Read this support article about Apple ID Frequently Asked Questions --> https://appleid.apple.com/faq

"How many Apple IDs do I need?

Just one. Use the same Apple ID everywhere you sign in to ensure that all your Apple services and devices work together seamlessly and you can access your personal content from all your devices."


If you have a need for more than one account you can create more, but for many people this is not recommended and turns into a big management headache.


This document explains how to create a new Apple ID (create an Apple Account) --> How to create a new Apple ID - Apple Support


4 replies
Question marked as Top-ranking reply

Apr 24, 2023 5:20 AM in response to boss119

Read this support article about Apple ID Frequently Asked Questions --> https://appleid.apple.com/faq

"How many Apple IDs do I need?

Just one. Use the same Apple ID everywhere you sign in to ensure that all your Apple services and devices work together seamlessly and you can access your personal content from all your devices."


If you have a need for more than one account you can create more, but for many people this is not recommended and turns into a big management headache.


This document explains how to create a new Apple ID (create an Apple Account) --> How to create a new Apple ID - Apple Support


Apr 24, 2023 9:59 AM in response to Limnos

thanks for the info. I was thinking that if you register each device with a distinct apple ID, you will have 5GB of cloud storage for each device or a total of 10GB. While having one ID for all your devices, you will only get 5GB of cloud storage for all of your devices. Please correct me if my idea is wrong. Thank you.

Apr 24, 2023 10:12 AM in response to boss119

boss119 wrote:

thanks for the info. I was thinking that if you register each device with a distinct apple ID, you will have 5GB of cloud storage for each device or a total of 10GB. While having one ID for all your devices, you will only get 5GB of cloud storage for all of your devices. Please correct me if my idea is wrong. Thank you.

No, you're not wrong. But, if more storage is the only reason you're considering multiple IDs, you may want to think again. If each devices has a different Apple ID, you can't sync messages across devices. You may be able to share most app and music purchases if you set up Family Sharing, but that's one more thing to manage. If you want to use the same Apple TV and Apple Music (and other Apple subscriptions) on multiple Apple IDs, those subscriptions will cost you more.


Or, you could keep one Apple ID and pay 0.99/ month for 50 gigs of storage.

Am I entitled to a separate icloud account for every iphone that I own?

Welcome to Apple Support Community
A forum where Apple customers help each other with their products. Get started with your Apple Account.