itunes account without an apple device

That's a lot of questions. ;-)

Miniplayapimp wrote:

As far as apple IDs go and designating legacy contacts or even accessing your account, do you absolutely have to own an apple device?

How to add a Legacy Contact for your Apple ID - Apple Support

-If you add someone who doesn’t have an Apple device or can't access Legacy Contact settings on their device, you'll need to give them a physical copy of the access key. You can print a copy of the access key and give it to them, send them a PDF or screenshot of the page, or save a copy with your estate planning documents.

For instance iTunes and purchased music was a lot more popular when ipods came out as opposed to paying for monthly subscriptions. I vaguely remember an apple account i had been locked out of/ couldn't access my stored data, (music and photos mostly) when i could no longer access an old yahoo email address and ended up having to start my music library all over again with a new email address and new apple ID.

That's why if you have purchased the media you keep a copy on a backup drive.

I don't ever remember absolutely having to have an "apple" device to be able to access that information. I was able to use an old beat up laptop that definitely was not apple as I've unfortunately never been able to afford anything that nice. Is it possible to receive verification codes on non-apple devices?

Get a verification code and sign in with two-factor authentication - Apple Support

Look into using a regular telephone. Trusted devices have to be Apple devices, but you can use a non-Apple telephone to get verification codes.

How will one bybass not having the trusted device supported by apple or perhaps is it possible to desiginate a trusted device to receive verification that isnt apple.

How old is the equipment? "If you have a trusted device running iOS 9 and later, OS X El Capitan and later, iPadOS 13 and later, or watchOS 6 and later, the verification code is displayed automatically on your trusted devices."