icloud: The maximum number of free accounts have been activated on this iPhone.

HI, I just baught a used (second hand) iphone 3gs recently. and now i have activated my apple id that i used in my previous iPhone 2g in this iPhone. it's working for appstore well, but when i try to use it for icloud it gives me the error that

"The maximum number of free accounts have been activated on this iPhone"

what i must do to sign in to icloud please help me. i have seen this problem is being talked about everywhere. but no one is willing to answer?

what is apple team afraid of telling this to the clients? i have paid money to buy it even if it's a used device.

iPhone 3GS, iOS 5.0.1

Posted on Dec 9, 2011 2:54 PM

188 replies

Nov 27, 2017 7:19 PM in response to Fanak

If you read the responses already posted you will find the answer.

Dec 10, 2017 12:50 PM in response to MrLOVER

Jan 21, 2018 5:59 AM in response to MrLOVER

Maximum number of icloud id activated in my iphone i can not sing in what should i do

Jan 21, 2018 7:40 AM in response to sreelekshmisree

You could try reading my post four above yours. It's not a bad idea to read at least some of a thread when adding to it.

Feb 19, 2018 7:30 PM in response to MrLOVER

I want a way to reset my iCloud since the maximum number has exceeded

Feb 19, 2018 7:29 PM in response to abdulrahaman171

You can't reset it. Read the thread. The answer has appeared multiple times already.

Cheers,

Feb 19, 2018 11:26 PM in response to gail from maine

Old thread and I might of mentioned this before, but if I remember correctly, I believe I got around this issue by restoring a random back up to the phone.

Feb 21, 2018 4:09 AM in response to MrLOVER

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icloud: The maximum number of free accounts have been activated on this iPhone.