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Can I redeem an iTunes Gift card for purchasing more storage on iCloud? And if so, how does it handle the fact that the purchase available is deducted on a monthly basis? Does it redeem the chosen amount which it then puts against payment of a certain amount of months usage of say 50GB, which is 0.99c per month? So for arguments sake, it redeems some $12 for a year's usage of 50GB. 😊
iPhone 7 Plus, iOS 10.0.2
Accepted payment methods for iCloud storage upgrades include credit cards, debit cards, and iTunes Store credit. If you don't have enough iTunes store credit to complete your upgrade, you'll be charged the remaining amount. Apple Store gift cards aren't accepted as payment for upgrading iCloud storage.
iCloud storage plans and pricing
Accepted payment methods for iCloud storage upgrades include credit cards, debit cards, and iTunes Store credit. If you don't have enough iTunes store credit to complete your upgrade, you'll be charged the remaining amount. Apple Store gift cards aren't accepted as payment for upgrading iCloud storage.
iCloud storage plans and pricing
I feel your pain. Nobody will answer your question directly. I finally suceeded. First sign out of the Apple ID (id #1 in your case) used for the iTunes & App Store under Settings. Then sign back into the iTunes & App Store (under Settings) with your Apple ID you want to use the gift card & purchase the iClould storage under(id #2 in your case). Then open the App Store app. Tap "Today" at the bottom of the screen, scroll all the way to the bottom. Then tap "Redeem". Scratch off the back of you card, use the camera to scan the code in the box. You now have a credit from the gift card you redeemed.
Go to Settings again, tap you name, then iCloud, Manage Storage, Change Storage Plan, select the plan you want. It will chage the cost against the only payment method is has, the gift card credit.
Now go back in Settings to iTunes & App Store, sign out of (id #2), then back in with orginal id #1 (the id you were using for Family Share).
Now on the home page of Settings you will see the 2 different id's shown, id #2 under iCloud, and id #1 under iTunes & App Store.
Good luck
I have a follow up question related to this. I have two apple IDs.
The 1st is for purchasing apps/music and the 2nd apple ID for iCloud services where I am paying for cloud storage. I want to redeem/add a gift card to my iCloud account (2nd apple ID) but on all my devices' iTunes apps I'm logged in with my 1st apple ID.
Is there a way to redeem an iTunes gift card without having to log into an iTunes app? If not, isn't there a time limit on logging into different apple IDs on a single device? Thanks in advance!
I know they are used for purchasing hardware (device, accessories etc) from Apple Retails and Apple Online Store. No need to express it is not used for storage purchase, iTunes, AppStore. So many people are confused between Apple Store and AppStore. It is better you had clarified Apple Store gift card also.
HI alex_h1,
Thank you so much for your help!! This has indeed solved my dilema.
Thanks for taking the time to explain in such detail 😎
All the best, and thanks again!!
What do you mean by "Apple Store gift cards?
Thank you so much for this. Exactly what I needed.
iTunes gift card for iCloud storage
