Setting up my teen’s phone
i’m getting a response that my teen’s phone has been used to create many Apple accounts and can’t create a new one. I need help setting up her phone
iPhone 12 Pro Max, iOS 26
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A message saying, “The maximum number of free accounts have been activated”, is discussed in the support document: If you see “The maximum number of free accounts have been activated” - Apple Support
Apple apparently limits excessive Apple Account creation, or iCloud activation of web-created accounts, on any one device per year (presumably a 12-month period). Your options are:
1. Use a different account that has already been set up on a device previously,.
2. Set up the account on a different device that hasn’t reached this limit (you can then use it on the device that displayed the message previously).
3. Wait until the time limit has passed.
Was this a secondhand device? The previous owner may have set up a lot of accounts using it and you will now have to wait out the limit or get your daughter a different device.