How to Sign In to iCloud

This wikiHow teaches you how to sign in to your Apple iCloud account. You can sign in to iCloud on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac computer using the built-in iCloud settings. If you want to use iCloud on a Windows computer, download the iCloud for Windows program. In addition, the iCloud website can also be used to sign in on any computer.

Table of Contents

On iPhone and iPad

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Open section

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Settings of iPhone. Click the Settings app with the gear icon in the gray frame.

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Click Sign in to your iPhone . This option is at the top of the Settings screen.

If you already have an account signed in on your iPhone, you need to tap the account name card here.

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Sign out of your current Apple ID if necessary. If iPhone is already signed in with a different iCloud account, perform the following steps before continuing.

Scroll down to the bottom of the page.
Click Sign Out .
Enter the account password when prompted.
Click OK .
Choose whether you want to keep iCloud sync data on iPhone.
Tap the Sign in to your iPhone link at the top of the Settings screen.

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Tap the “Email” text frame in the center of the screen. The iPhone’s keyboard will appear.

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Enter your Apple ID email address. Enter the email address that you use to sign in to your iCloud account.

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Click Next in the upper right corner of the screen.

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Enter the account password. When the “Password” text field appears, enter your iCloud account’s password.

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Click the Next button in the upper right corner of the screen.

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Enter your iPhone’s passcode when prompted. So you’re signed in to iCloud on your iPhone.

You may be asked if you want to merge iCloud data with your iPhone data. Once there, tap Merge .

On Windows

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Install iCloud for Windows if your computer doesn’t already have it. If you haven’t downloaded and installed the iCloud for Windows program, perform the following steps before continuing:

Go to https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204283 using a web browser on your computer.
Click the blue Download button.
Double-click the downloaded iCloudSetup.exe file.
Check the “I accept” box and then click Install .
Click Yes when prompted.
Click Finish when the installation is complete, then restart the computer.

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Open Start

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. Click the Windows icon in the lower left corner of the screen.

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Open iCloud. Enter icloud in Start, then click on program

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iCloud at the top of the Start menu. The iCloud window will pop up.

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Click the “Apple ID” text field at the top, center of the window.

On Mac

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Open the Apple menu

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. Click the Apple icon in the upper left corner of the screen. A menu will drop down.

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Click System Preferences… (Customize System). This option is in the drop-down menu. The System Preferences window will open.

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Click option

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iCloud on the System Preferences window. The iCloud window will open.

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Enter your Apple ID email address. Enter the email address that you use to sign in to your iCloud account.

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Click the blue Next button at the bottom of the window. ^{[1] X Research Source}

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Enter password. Enter the password you use to sign in to your iCloud account.

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Click the Sign In button at the bottom of the window. You’ll be signed in to your iCloud account on your Mac.

Your computer may ask if you want to download your iCloud information to your Mac. Once there, follow the on-screen instructions.

By website

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Open the iCloud website. Go to https://www.icloud.com/ using a web browser on your computer.

Advice

If you’ve enabled two-factor authentication for your iCloud account, you’ll need to use a signed-in iOS device (such as an iPhone) to see the 6-character code sent to you and enter it in the login field. icloud.

Warning

Never keep your iCloud account signed in on a shared computer, iPhone, or iPad.

Steps