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How to make itunes account without using credit card?

How to active itunes/App account without using credit card?

iPad 2, iOS 5.1.1

Posted on Jul 9, 2012 5:09 PM

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Posted on Jul 9, 2012 5:19 PM

The instructions are in this kb article.

Creating an iTunes Store, App Store and iBookstore and Mac App Store account without a credit card.


The key to this is that you MUST try download a free app first and then create the account from the resulting window that pops up asking if you already have an iTunes account.


Once you have created an account, there is no way to select "None" as the option. By that time, you have to enter a credit card, have it verified by Apple, then subsequently remove it.


If you already set up an Apple ID - and you don't care if you have two ID's - sign out of the ID that you created in Settings>Store>Apple ID. Then try to download a free app and see if the process will work for you and let you create an account without the credit card.

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Sep 29, 2014 9:44 AM in response to Mario.Miro

It does work, I just did it.


Choose a song or a movie or pretty much anything on the iTunes Store and click on the price or "free". Click on "Create Apple ID" in the window that pops up and fill your information, such as name, age, email and password. Then you'll be led to the page of the billing, there you WILL have the option of "None".


Read the instructions carefully. Don't create an account through the website, but through iTunes.


If you tried it on the PC/MAC and it still doesn't work, try doing it on your device. (Vice versa for device users)

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