Other ways to setup your new Apple ID

Usually for a new Apple user the way to setup your Apple ID (new) is to go system settings and then Apple ID is at the top.

Sometimes this times out for a multitude of reasons which I can never find out why. It does not help there is no reason why it wont accept the creation of the Apple ID from system settings. To get round this there is an Apple website where you can create your new Apple ID from. There was a time where the only way to do it was from the machine. I think Apple blamed down on the amount of Apple IDs that people could create. It was date back to their not so great mobile me accounts which just did not work to the expectations it was hyped up to certainly on mobile devices.

So the website is accounts.apple.com

This will take you to their website which allows you to login or “create your Apple Account” option which bypasses the need to go on a device and setup the account that way. This is a great way to bypass the system settings option on a device it’s also a lot clearer to setup and pair the devices.

Once done form the website you do need to go back to system settings on your device and sign in to the new created Apple ID. I would also recommend sign in and test the App Store. If its a new device then there are certain app’s like pages, keynote and numbers to name just a few that will need assigning to the Apple ID.