The maximum number of free accounts have been activated on this iphone

hey,

I bought my iphone xs max

i added my appleid to it , after 1 week i removed my apple id sign out and added a new apple id, later on i removed my 2nd apple id and logged out, finally the 3rd week also i made the same thing i removed my apple id and logged out ( sure in these 3 times i removed my device from the apple ids).

now when i am adding a new apple id it gives me this message:

i cant add another id, i just can use my 3 id i created before, how can i deactivate them from my phone and add a new id. because later i cant sell it...

plz any help

thanks

note: i removed the apple id signout icloud and delete from my iphone.

iPhone Xs Max, iOS 12.0.1

Posted on Oct 20, 2018 5:59 AM

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Roger Wilmut1

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Posted on Oct 21, 2018 3:42 AM

This happens when a) you try to log into Settings>iCloud using an Apple ID which has not yet created an iCloud account, and b) the device you are doing this on has already been used to create three iCloud accounts. That three is the limit; after that you can't create any more iCloud accounts whatever you do - it's tied to the hardware, not the account, and deleting accounts from it won't make any difference. Note that an Apple ID, though it may have been used to purchase items from iTunes and to log in here, doesn't have an associated iCloud account until you specifically create one by logging in in Settings (or System Preferences)>iCloud.

What you can do is to create a new iCloud account on another iOS device or Mac (not Windows or Android). Once you've done that you can log in to that account on the first device without problems.

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Nov 6, 2018 12:23 PM in response to Roger Wilmut1

any solution bro? now im stuck with my 3 apple id on this phone. i need to deactivate them to add new ones..so i can sell it

Nov 6, 2018 12:23 PM in response to Roger Wilmut1

by create icloud account u mean accounts add icloud? where u add also google and yahoo account>??

Nov 6, 2018 12:23 PM in response to Roger Wilmut1

bro now i tried to loggin with an old apple id from 5 years i created it,

it worked. so what the problem? the old apple id created works on it

and the new ones can take them?

Nov 6, 2018 12:23 PM in response to Roger Wilmut1

me to bro

all the 3 apple id are recently created

but the old one from 5 years, it worked

maybe the phone takes 3 brand new apple id?

Nov 6, 2018 12:23 PM in response to ProustGiulio

but i created the apple ids from my laptop not from my phone

Nov 6, 2018 12:23 PM in response to ProustGiulio

man when i created the apple ids, i entered to icloud and added stuffs

so i signed in settings >icloud

on my phone and laptop

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