Activating your iCloud account with microinside com can be a frustrating experience. If you activated your iCloud account but it isn’t showing up in the Settings menu, don’t worry! We got you covered with 8 techniques to help you activate your iCloud account!
The first thing is to double check to make sure that you have a WiFi connection active when opening Settings. As soon as the Settings menu opens, tap on Accounts and under ‘Sign In with Apple ID’ type in the email that is being used for the iOS device or on OS X, if more than one email has been added to iCloud. Upon doing so, when iCloud pops up scroll down and select it.
8 secret techniques to improve iCloud activation are:
1. Get the Device Account on the iCloud Website
The iCloud website is where you will be activating your iPhone or iPad. Select the link titled “Sign In,” which should ask for that same email and password that are already being used to sign in on Settings. Make sure you select ‘Continue’ once it loads. Once there, scroll down until you see “Add an Apple ID.”
2. Use a Fake ID
This technique works for anyone with a brand new iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. You can use any ID that is being used on iCloud or a different email address, so long as it isn’t already being used. If you have a specific email associated with your device and you don’t want to use it, then activate an account using a fake email. For example, on an iPhone or iPad, you can use the email address of yours.
3. Use a Free Email Address
If you have a free email address you can reuse it on the website to activate your Apple ID. This will help to speed up the sign-in process. On the iCloud website, you can use a free email address for your device. For example, I used my Gmail since it’s a free email account and it loads up my iPhone instantly. If you have some free email address that’s not associated with anything and that you don’t mind sharing (like a Hotmail or Yahoo account), then use this instead of your real email address.
4. Choose Another Apple ID
There is a chance that the Apple ID currently associated with the iOS device or OS X is already used by someone else. If you know of another Apple ID that is already being used then choose that one. If you don’t want to use any of your other accounts, delete any device account from Settings and sign in with a different Apple ID: go to Settings > iCloud > Account Details > Remove Account and Sign In With Another Account.
5. Use an iTunes Backup Account
If you have a paid iTunes account, you can activate iCloud with that iTunes account instead of the one used on Settings. When signing in to iCloud, select Use This Apple ID For My Music purchases and under “Add Account Set up” select ‘Activate with an Apple ID. Some users have even said that they’re able to activate their iCloud account using the email address associated with the backup of their device they had on iTunes.
6. Use a New Device
To get your new device activated with a different email address, you have to first give your old device to someone else and then activate it on Settings using the new email address. If you are activating an iOS device from the Apple store, you can use the new activation email associated with a new device instead of the one already being used.
7. Use a Family Account
If you’re a Family member of someone’s iCloud account, then use this same process as outlined above. If you get an error message that says, “An Apple ID already belongs to this device and cannot be used for activation,” then you can try creating a new Apple ID for your family member in the same family group under Settings > iCloud > Account Details > Remove Account and Sign In With Another Account. The new account should work! If not, get back in touch with Apple support.
8. Use a Second Device
This is not really a trick, but we thought it was worth mentioning! If you need to activate your iCloud account on more than one device, it’s possible to do so with multiple email addresses. If none of the above work, then simply sign out of any device on Settings > iCloud, and then try to sign in on another device. This should help!
Conclusion:
The 8 secret techniques to improve iCloud activation are safe enough for use but you may be charged for any text and data used during an activation attempt. This is due to cellular service providers’ billing cycle and not because Apple provides this service. Remember, the steps listed here should be performed only when it’s necessary, as in some instances, you won’t be able to connect your device with the internet until these steps are done properly .
