Before you can download iPhone apps from App Stor, as you should know, you’ll need to register an iTunes App Store account with a credit card number. For certain reasons, you may not have credit card or you do not want to disclose your credit card information.
So, is there any way to register an iTunes App Store account without credit card?
Definitely. It’s not a mandate to provide your credit card information to register an App Store account. You can follow the step-by-step instruction to setup the account:
1. First, launch iTunes and go to iTunes Store.
2. Next, scroll to the bottom of iTunes Store homepage and select your country.
3. Click “App Store” to access the iPhone App Store
4. Next, select any free iPhone application and click “Get App”. Make sure you should only download free application.
5. Once you try to download the free app, iTunes will request you to sign-in. As you do not have any iTunes account, click “Create new account” button to register.
6. Click “Continue” button to proceed.
7. Next, read through the iTunes terms and condition. Agree it and click “Continue”.
8. Follow the instruction to fill in the email address, password, security question and birthday. Then click “Continue”.
9. Okay, here comes to the important part. You’ll be prompted to select the payment method of your iTunes account. Click on “None” checkbox and iTunes will no longer need you to provide the credit card information. Simply fill out your name, address and phone number to continue.
10. Next, iTunes prompts you to verify your account. Click “Done” and check your registered email account. You should get and email from iTunes Store.
11. In your mailbox, you should find an email similar to the following. Click the link and iTunes will prompt you to sign-in with your account name and password.
12. Congratulation! Once you login, you have successfully registered the iTunes account without using credit card.
Note: Please note that you can only download free iPhone applications with the account. If you want to purchase paid apps, you’ll need to register the account with credit card.
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Hi, I cant seem to verify my email when they send me the link for verification. Keep getting errors like they cannot open iTunes and all that. Any help available?
How to download or register to itunes??
@Ashok, you can download iTunes via this link. When you try to download any iPhone application from App Store, you’ll be prompted for registration.
Your apple ID was entered incorrectly! Even tough I type in the correct password and username. Did I do something wrong??
Worked very well!
Thank you@
note: you need to have an post office number
hey
look i get the email and everything but when ever i click the link under the email it takes me to a different itunes page and it doesnt involve verification at all!!!!
please some one help me!!! i want to talk to my friends back in SA i have not spoken to them in ages!!
thanks to any one that can help me
it worked for me too , thank you !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
can you help me.
I followed the guide up to the part where I need to verify mu email.
when I checked my email I didn’t receive any confirmations from the iStore.
what should I do?
thanks!
I have exactly the same problem…The confirmation email does not appear in my inbox.
What should I do? A little help please..!
simon thx you for posting. I’m having problems though with trying to not put my credit card details. I’ve access the Australian version and it has no ‘none’ on the selection list of the credit cards. I accessed the U.S version and still no ‘none’. can you please respond to this. I make Podcast with a friend and can’t download it off itunes.
@Phillip, this method only works for iTunes App Store. I think you’re referring to iTunes store, right? Then this may not work for you.
I did try it but when I reached the credit card step I didn’t fine *None*
and it was the app store not the iTunes store
Hi….
Superb!!! This methods help me alot.
it doesnt work for me…. should it be working only for US area?? i get the email already, but when i follow the link, there is nothing there, just a blank page =(
@hanson, which country are you trying to register? I tested the above procedures on US App Store.
Can I do it from my iPhone???
i cant verify my email ?
thanks so much! helped me a lot.
thank you so much! i was struggling with this. this article really helped a lot thanks a lot again
you rock!
im having the same problem in that i get the verification email with the following:
‘Please click the link below to verify your account, then sign in to the iTunes Store using your new Apple ID and the password you created when you set up your account.’
however clicking on the link takes me to a generic apple/itunes page, with no login option. trying to sign in through itunes tells me i havent verified and sends me back to the above email. tried resending it but no difference.
im living in japan but only have an australian credit card so want to be able to download apps etc to my japanese [bought and connected] iphone3g. which will only let me purchase in japan itunes – is that correct?
Hi, I cant verify my email when they send me the link for verification. Keep getting errors like they cannot open iTunes and all that. Help meeeeeee
just wanted to say mine came through. to begin with nothing i couldnt verify it either [see above post], but i waited about a day and then it worked. so i guess wait a bit longer and try it again.
that’s exactly what i did, but i never read any of those tips. my innocence helped me i guess haha!
i tried it 4 times .. but when i get 2 the payment method .. there is no “none” only the credit cards :S .. what 2 do ??
I followed the guide in my iphone up to the part where I need to verify mu email.
when I checked my email I did receive a confirmations from the iStore but when I try to load, it take a long time and it fail to verify.
what should I do?
thanks!
After you click on the link in your email you will get a security warning for Windows Explorer asking if you want to only deliver the content that is being sent securely…you need to click ‘NO’ on this request box. If you click ‘Yes’ the browser will hang. When you click ‘No’ if fires up iTunes and gets you to log in.
Hi there,
i have spent 11hours in last two nights trying to register. none of the help worked for me until i found your very easy, step by step guide. and it worked perfectly fine for me.
all the best. would be grateful if you could please acknoledge my comment.
god bless you.
take care
bye.
Thanks a LOT! I didnt see the NONE option the first time I tried to register lol
=D
im trying to register for itunes and not getting anywhere pls assit.
hi i cant get registered to itunes pls assit me?
@Jose, the procedures mentioned here is iTunes App Store in U.S. So, you’ll need to select the U.S. App Store to go through the registration.