How to Create an iCloud Account on iOS

In this article, the wikiHow will show you how to create an iCloud account on iOS. To do so, you need to create a new Apple ID. Once you have your new account, simply sign in with this Apple ID and configure your iCloud settings.

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Create an iCloud account

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Open your device’s Settings app. It’s a gray gear-shaped app (⚙️) that’s usually right on the home screen.

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Tap the Sign in to your (Device) option located at the top of the Settings menu.

If you’re signed in and want to create a different Apple ID, you can tap the Apple ID of the user and select Sign Out at the bottom of the Apple ID menu. Follow the instructions to sign out.
If you’re running an older version of iOS, tap iCloud and then Create a new Apple ID .

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Tap “Don’t have an Apple ID or forgot it?” (No or forgotten Apple ID) below the password field on the screen.

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Click Create Apple ID .

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Enter an effective date of birth and then click Next .

You can scroll up or down in the Month , Day , and Year fields below to select your date of birth.

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Enter the first and last name and then click Next .

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Enter an existing email address or create a new iCloud email address.

To use the email address available with iCloud, click the Use your current email address option and enter your email address and then click Next .
To create a new iCloud email address, tap Get a free iCloud email address and enter your desired email address. Next, click Next and then Continue .

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Enter the new password and then click Next .

Make sure your password:
- at least 8 characters
- has at least one digit
- have at least one capital letter
- has at least one lowercase letter

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Enter your phone number. Select the corresponding country and phone number verification method (message or call) and then press Next .

Make sure there is a check mark next to the authentication method you selected.

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Verify phone number. This process will probably be done automatically for iPhone users who choose to authenticate via text.

When you choose to authenticate by text, a message containing a 6-digit verification code will be sent to the phone number you have registered. Please enter this verification code.
If you choose to authenticate by call, you will receive an automatic call with 2 times the 6-digit verification code. Please enter this code.

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Agree to the terms and conditions of use. When you have read the terms and conditions of use, click the Agree button.

To continue, you must agree to Apple’s terms and conditions.

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Enter your device password. This is the password you created for the device during the first setup. At this point, you’ll automatically be signed in to your new Apple ID.

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Consolidate your data. If you want to merge calendars, reminders, contacts, notes, and other data stored on your device with your new iCloud account, tap Merge . If you don’t want to, click Don’t Merge .

Set up your iCloud account

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Tap iCloud . This icon is located in the second section of the Apple ID page of the Settings app on your device.

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Select the type of data you want to store in iCloud. In the “APPS USING ICLOUD” section, slide each data type you want to the blue “On” or white “Off” position.

Scroll down to see the full list of apps that can access iCloud.

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Tap Photos near the top of the “APPS USING ICLOUD” section.

Enable iCloud Photo Library to automatically upload and store the Camera Rpl folder to iCloud. When enabled, you can access your entire image and video library from any desktop or mobile platform.
Turn on My Photo Stream to automatically upload new photos to iCloud every time a Wi-Fi connection is available.
Turn on iCloud Photo Sharing if you want to create photo albums that your friends can view on the web or their Apple devices.

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Tap the iCloud icon located in the upper-left corner of the screen. You will be redirected to the main iCloud setup page.

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Scroll down and tap Keychain . This option is located at the bottom of the “APPS USING ICLOUD” section.

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Slide “iCloud Keychain” to the “On” position. The slider will now turn green and any passwords and payment information will be available on any device you use to sign in to your Apple account.

Apple does not have access to this encrypted information.

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Tap iCloud in the upper-left corner of the screen. You will be redirected to the main iCloud settings page.

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Scroll down and tap Find My iPhone . This option is near the bottom of the “APPS USING ICLOUD” section.

Slide the “Find My iPhone” button to the “On” position. Once you do, you’ll be able to locate the device by signing into iCloud on a mobile or computer platform and clicking Find My iPhone .
Turn on Send Last Location so that the device sends its location information to Apple when the battery is low at an alarming rate.

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Tap iCloud in the upper-left corner of the screen. You will be redirected to the main iCloud settings page.

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Scroll down and tap iCloud Backup . This option is near the bottom of the “APPS USING ICLOUD” section.

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Slide “iCloud Backup” to the “On” position. All your files, settings, app data, pictures, and music are automatically saved in iCloud each time your device is plugged in, locked, and connected to Wi-Fi.

iCloud Backup allows you to restore data from iCloud when a device is replaced or erased.

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Tap iCloud in the upper-left corner of the screen. You will be taken to the main iCloud settings page.

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Slide “iCloud Drive” to the “On” position. This option is located directly under the “APPS USING ICLOUD” section.

At this point, the application will have the right to access and store data on your iCloud Drive.
Apps with the “On” (green) slider listed below iCloud Drive will be allowed to save documents and data to iCloud. You can enable or disable any app for which you want to give iCloud Drive access.

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Tap Apple ID in the upper-left corner of the window. You will be redirected to the Apple ID setup page.

So you’ve created and set up a new iCloud account with your Apple ID!

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