Can't Sign in to appstore

I'm trying to sign in to my appstore with an icloud account. And everytime i try, even though the username and password are correct, i get the pop-up message "Your account hasn't been used on Appstore before. Please review your account information". So what exactly do i do??


Posted on Dec 20, 2023 5:00 PM

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Posted on Dec 21, 2023 11:39 AM

The resolution to this issue is often making sure you have entered a credit card or other valid method of payment* even if you plan on using account balance to pay for a purchase or the item is free.


If there is an option to select "Review" or "Continue", select that and enter valid payment information if required. If there's problems doing this:

On a mobile device tap: Settings > [your name at the top] > Media & Purchases > View Account > Manage Payments > Add Payment Method.

Alternatively this document explains how to 'Add a payment method to your Apple ID' on an Apple mobile device, a Mac, or a PC; click here --> Add a payment method to your Apple ID - Apple Support


If you continue to have problems contact Official Apple Support - Select your region from the list and then your country from the pop-up window. If you do not see your country, see if there is an "other" listing for that region.

https://getsupport.apple.com/?caller=cups&PGF=PGF63005


*Payment methods that you can use with your Apple ID - Payment methods that you can use with your Apple ID - Apple Support but note that Apple Account balance may not be sufficient in this situation.


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Dec 21, 2023 11:39 AM in response to EnnDivaJay

The resolution to this issue is often making sure you have entered a credit card or other valid method of payment* even if you plan on using account balance to pay for a purchase or the item is free.


If there is an option to select "Review" or "Continue", select that and enter valid payment information if required. If there's problems doing this:

On a mobile device tap: Settings > [your name at the top] > Media & Purchases > View Account > Manage Payments > Add Payment Method.

Alternatively this document explains how to 'Add a payment method to your Apple ID' on an Apple mobile device, a Mac, or a PC; click here --> Add a payment method to your Apple ID - Apple Support


If you continue to have problems contact Official Apple Support - Select your region from the list and then your country from the pop-up window. If you do not see your country, see if there is an "other" listing for that region.

https://getsupport.apple.com/?caller=cups&PGF=PGF63005


*Payment methods that you can use with your Apple ID - Payment methods that you can use with your Apple ID - Apple Support but note that Apple Account balance may not be sufficient in this situation.


Dec 20, 2023 8:31 PM in response to EnnDivaJay

EnnDivaJay wrote:

I'm trying to sign in to my appstore with an icloud account. And everytime i try, even though the username and password are correct, i get the pop-up message "Your account hasn't been used on Appstore before. Please review your account information". So what exactly do i do??

You likely need to add a payment method. Apple may require a valid payment method (which cannot be a gift card) for verification purposes. It may be charged a small amount to verify it but this will be automatically refunded.


Add a payment method to your Apple ID - Apple Support

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