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

Has anyone found a solution to this problem? I was so disappointed reading down the thread that it didnt get resolved since this is obvioulsy not just a problem on jailbroken devices. I have one that is NOT hacked and I get this error message too. Please HELP!! I need this for work!!!

You may have asked everywhere, but clearly you have not read any of the posted answers in this thread or others. So I will repeat the answer for you.

1. Find a computer somewhere
2. open a web browser on it
3. Go to https://www.apple.com/icloud/setup/
4. Tap on For Mac or For Windows PC as appropriate
5. Follow the instructions to create an ICloud ID
6. Now go to your iPhone and log in with the ID you just created.

Note that this is only one of several ways to do it. All of them have been posted in this thread.

Lawrence Finch wrote:

You may have asked everywhere, but clearly you have not read any of the posted answers in this thread or others. So I will repeat the answer for you.

1. Find a computer somewhere
2. open a web browser on it
3. Go to https://www.apple.com/icloud/setup/
4. Tap on For Mac or For Windows PC as appropriate
5. Follow the instructions to create an ICloud ID
6. Now go to your iPhone and log in with the ID you just created.

Note that this is only one of several ways to do it. All of them have been posted in this thread.

You can only create an iCloud account on a Mac or an iOS device (the 'For Windows' section on the page linked to tells you to go to a Mac or iOS device first to create the account)..

I actually just found my post from long ago.

"Mar 10, 2016 5:45 PM Re: icloud: The maximum number of free accounts have been activated on this iPhone.in response to MrLOVER

So I just came across this issue for the 1st time a few days ago when giving my aunt an iPhone 5 (iOS 9.2.1) that I got from a friend. I Googled a bit of info on a fix and couldn't find anything that would work. I ended up fixing the issue myself and I'm sure this fix will work for others as long as you have another device on the same iOS. I originally backed up all her data from an Android phone to the iPhone 5 using the move to iOS option. This is not mandatory. I then backed up the iPhone 5 to iTunes. After that, I restored that back up to an iPhone 4S running the same software version. I was able to log into iCloud, turn it on, as well as the find my iPhone option on the 4S phone. I then backed up the 4S to iTunes, and then restored that back up to the iPhone 5. After the back up was finished, the phone was now connected to and asked me to log into the iCloud account associated with the iPhone 5."

To be fair, my post about this was further back than I thought it was, so here is a repeat:

You have a device which has already created three iCloud accounts and therefore can't create any more; so you go to another iOS device or Mac and create a new iCloud account there. Then you go back to the first device and sign into to the iCloud pane with the ID of the account you just created.

You only get this message when a) you sign into the iCloud pane in System Preferences or Settings with an Apple ID which has no yet created an iCloud account, and b) that device has already been used to create three iCloud accounts.

So, if you get the error when signing in on your iPad, either you haven't created an iCloud account already; or if you have, you may be mis-typing the ID. If the former, you will need to create an account on another iOS device or Mac before you can sign in on your iPad.

Sir i have Iphone 5, i did as you said.
1) Created Apple ID on Website
2) Activated it through I tunes
3) Then i signed in from this ID on the phone, But still this error pops up when i sign in
What should i do then?

You have created an Apple ID. That's not the same thing as creating an iCloud account, which is an additional process. You do this by going to System Preferences or Settings/iCloud and signing in there. If you are getting the error on your phone you will have to use another iOS device or Mac (not Windows) to create the iCloud account.

As already stated numerous times in this thread: You have a device which has already created three iCloud accounts and therefore can't create any more; so you go to another iOS device or Mac and create a new iCloud account there. Then you go back to the first device and sign into to the iCloud pane with the ID of the account you just created.

I am confused by your question. You can use the same apple id on multiple devices. I have 5 devices, all using the same Apple ID. Or you can have different ids on different devices. The general guideline is to use the same ID on all of the devices used by one person, but have different IDs on devices used by different users.

If you explain more about what you want to accomplish it will be much easier to help you.

Johnhawkes19852008 wrote:

Iam having this problem with a iPhone 5S it's saying I have used maximum Apple ID accounts

If you had read this thread, rather than just posting at the end, you would have found the solution. It's been posted at least once a year for the six years this thread has been active.

Kimjohn8 wrote:

How to fix maximum number of free acc?

Step 1: Read this thread from the beginning.

Step 2: Follow the instructions on how to fix the problem that have been given several times already.

If you had read the previous responses in this thread, you would

know there is no fix for maximum number of free accounts on a

iDevice. Create your new account on a different iOS device or Mac

and you will be able to use it on your iPhone.

Kalerkey wrote:

I'm on the same situation. I've reached the maximum number of free accounts on my phone

I search and asked everywhere but can't find answers how to recover it

If you've "search (sic) and asked everywhere but can find answers", you obviously didn't read this very thread in which you're posting. Why did you post in a thread without bothering to read it?

Step 1: Read this thread from the beginning.

Step 2: Follow the instructions on how to fix the problem that have been given several times already.

Then you wouldn't have been setting up a new iCloud account, so you wouldn't have the problem. This thread is about people who are setting up a brand new iCloud account, and cannot because the maximum number of iCloud accounts that can be set up on a given device have been used up.

Cheers,

GB