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and tap Sign Out.- Launch the App Store.
- Find an app you can download at
no cost. Such apps will have a Get
button. Tap Get. - The App Store prompts you for an
Apple ID. Tap Create New Apple ID. - When prompted for a payment
method, select None. - Follow the remaining steps to
validate your account.
In macOS:- Launch the App Store.
- If you have an existing Apple
ID account you don’t want to use,
choose Store > Sign Out. - Find an app you can download at no
You can remove payment methods from your Apple ID account.Your account is now as split up
as it can be without losing access
to email or purchases at each
account through forwarding and
Family Sharing.
HOW TO SET UP AN
APPLE ID WITHOUT A
PAYMENT METHOD
What if you want an Apple ID but
plan to never pay for a single thing
from Apple through that ID? Apple
makes that possible, though it’s
not a highlighted method, since it’s
frequently the case that you will pay
Apple for a service or for software.
If you don’t have an Apple ID
account or want to set up a
fresh one
You can create
an Apple ID via
the App Store in
both iOS/iPadOS
and macOS.
In iOS
and iPadOS:
- If you have an
existing Apple ID
account you don’t
want to use,
log out: go
to Settings >