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salemgamil
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Q: cannot sign into icloud.. It says that the maximum number of free accounts have been activated on this ipad. What can I do ?

Dear Sir /Mad

                          three days ago, I bougth second hand ipad 2 , but I have problem .

the problem is when I create new account Icloud and Apple ID  { cannot sign into icloud.

It says that the maximum number of free accounts have been activated on this ipad.

What can I do ?}

Kindly sir Help me to solve the problem

iPad 2, iOS 6.1.3, cannot sign into icloud.

Posted on Jul 12, 2013 7:13 PM

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salemgamil

Q: cannot sign into icloud.. It says that the maximum number of free accounts have been activated on this ipad. What can I do ?

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  • by randers4,

    randers4 randers4 Jul 12, 2013 8:06 PM in response to salemgamil
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    Jul 12, 2013 8:06 PM in response to salemgamil

    Unfortunately there is no solution to this problem.  You cannot create another iCloud account on that iPad as the maximum number have already been created.  (You also can't delete one so you can create a new one.)

     

    Your only options are to re-use one of the accounts previously created (which you probably can't do if you purchased it second hand), or create a new account to use on a different iOS device (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch) or Mac (running OS X Lion or higher), if you have one.

  • by salemgamil,

    salemgamil salemgamil Jul 13, 2013 7:39 AM in response to randers4
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    Jul 13, 2013 7:39 AM in response to randers4

    Thank's a lot Sir.

    Can I create a new account througth windows 8 with icloud software?.

    Beacuse I do not have different iOS device (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch) or Mac (running OS X Lion or higher).

    Can I buy new account? inorder to use it on second hand ipad 2

  • by randers4,

    randers4 randers4 Jul 13, 2013 7:52 AM in response to salemgamil
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    Jul 13, 2013 7:52 AM in response to salemgamil

    You're welcome.

     

    You can't create an iCloud account on a PC, you can only create one on a Mac or an iOS device.  You also can't purchase an iCloud account.

     

    If you don't own another iOS device or Mac, you only options are to either return the iPad 2 and purchase a different one can still create a new iCloud account, or ask a friend who has one of these devices if you can create an iCloud account to use using their device.  (In order to create an iCloud account, the iOS device must be running iOS 5 or higher and the Mac must be running OS X Lion or higher.)

  • by salemgamil,

    salemgamil salemgamil Jul 14, 2013 8:49 AM in response to randers4
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    Jul 14, 2013 8:49 AM in response to randers4

    Thank's a lot Sir.

                                    I will return the ipad 2 and I will buy new ipad 4 .

    Thank you Sir

  • by randers4,

    randers4 randers4 Jul 14, 2013 11:57 AM in response to salemgamil
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    Jul 14, 2013 11:57 AM in response to salemgamil

    You're welcome.

  • by agardianz,

    agardianz agardianz Mar 22, 2014 7:22 PM in response to salemgamil
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    Mar 22, 2014 7:22 PM in response to salemgamil

    i cant remember my icloud account name or pass word and ive alredy reached my maximum limit,is there any way that i can create a new icloud account...i need sum help pleasee

  • by randers4,

    randers4 randers4 Mar 22, 2014 7:31 PM in response to agardianz
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    Mar 22, 2014 7:31 PM in response to agardianz

    As mentioned above, you will have to create a new account to use on a different iOS device or Mac.  You can't create another account on your device once the maximum number have already been created.

  • by Afshan11,

    Afshan11 Afshan11 Jul 17, 2014 5:21 PM in response to randers4
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    Jul 17, 2014 5:21 PM in response to randers4

    I Probably have the same issue as I've got a second hand ipad and i can't even sale it. I want a solution so that i can continue using my ipad 2 wifi iOS 7. give me some details about using on another device?? If I makean account on another device how will i use icloud on mine??

  • by randers4,

    randers4 randers4 Jul 17, 2014 5:27 PM in response to Afshan11
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    Jul 17, 2014 5:27 PM in response to Afshan11

    The way to do this would be to begin by saving the photo stream photos to the camera roll on the device you will be creating your account on.  You would then go to Settings>iCloud, tap Delete Account, provide the password and choose Delete from My iDevice when prompted (the data will still be in iCloud).  Then you would go to Settings>iCloud and sign in with your Apple ID to create your account.  Then you would tap Delete Account to delete your new account from the device and sign back in with the original iCloud to restore the device to it's original iCloud account.

     

    Then you could go to Settings>iCloud on your device and sign in with your Apple ID (which is now your new iCloud ID) and use your new account.

  • by honey190,

    honey190 honey190 Mar 25, 2015 10:50 AM in response to randers4
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    Mar 25, 2015 10:50 AM in response to randers4

    my apple id sign in in itunes but not in icloud problem is the maximum number of free account have been activated on this iphone so  plz help me..!!!

  • by Roger Wilmut1,

    Roger Wilmut1 Roger Wilmut1 Mar 26, 2015 12:50 AM in response to honey190
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    Mar 26, 2015 12:50 AM in response to honey190

    honey190 wrote:

     

    my apple id sign in in itunes but not in icloud problem is the maximum number of free account have been activated on this iphone so  plz help me..!!!

    If you care to read the second post in this thread, randers4 has clearly explained the situation.