How to Use Your iTunes Gift Card
Introduction to Redeeming iTunes Gift Cards
ITunes Gift Cards are extremely popular gifts. Whether they're given for birthdays or holidays, as thank yous, or promotions, everyone loves to get them. After all, what's not to love? It's free money to shop for your favorite music, movies, books, games, apps, and more at the iTunes Store.
If you're the lucky recipient, here's how to redeem an iTunes Gift Card, credit your iTunes Store account, and start shopping!
Revealing the code
Begin by turning over your iTunes Gift Card and scratch off the section on the back above the barcode. This will reveal the code you enter at the iTunes Store to redeem the card.
Go to iTunes Store
Next, go to the iTunes Store (make sure you have an Apple ID/iTunes account. If you don't, create one and then finish these steps). In the Quick Links box at the top right of the front page of the Store, click Redeem (you may be asked to log in to your iTunes account. If you are, do so).
On the Redeem Code page, you have two options for how you'll credit your account with the money from the Gift card.
The first option is simply to type the code you revealed when you scratched off the card. Type in the code and, when the Redeem button appears, click it.
On some Apple products, you have a second option: using the computer's built-in camera to scan the card and redeem it without typing.
To do this, click Use Camera. When the camera turns on, hold the iTunes Gift Card up with the back of the card facing the camera. When you get the card placed correctly, iTunes will recognize it and scan the code, adding the amount of the card directly to your account.
The Apple products that support this feature include any Mac or Apple display with a built-in FaceTime camera, running Mac OS X 10.8.3 or later and iTunes 11 or later. In iOS 7, your device's camera will also be able to perform this function, via the iTunes or App Store apps.
A screen will pop up in iTunes that confirms that you've redeemed the card and added the dollar value of the card to your account. You can also confirm this by looking at the top left corner of the iTunes Store window where it shows your account name. Next to your account name will be a dollar amount – that's the amount left on your gift card. When you make purchases, they will be debited from the balance there first and only be billed to your regular account after your gift card has been depleted.
Now that you've got some money in your iTunes account, let's spend it:
ITunes Gift Cards are extremely popular gifts. Whether they're given for birthdays or holidays, as thank yous, or promotions, everyone loves to get them. After all, what's not to love? It's free money to shop for your favorite music, movies, books, games, apps, and more at the iTunes Store.
If you're the lucky recipient, here's how to redeem an iTunes Gift Card, credit your iTunes Store account, and start shopping!
Revealing the code
Begin by turning over your iTunes Gift Card and scratch off the section on the back above the barcode. This will reveal the code you enter at the iTunes Store to redeem the card.
Go to iTunes Store
Next, go to the iTunes Store (make sure you have an Apple ID/iTunes account. If you don't, create one and then finish these steps). In the Quick Links box at the top right of the front page of the Store, click Redeem (you may be asked to log in to your iTunes account. If you are, do so).
On the Redeem Code page, you have two options for how you'll credit your account with the money from the Gift card.
The first option is simply to type the code you revealed when you scratched off the card. Type in the code and, when the Redeem button appears, click it.
On some Apple products, you have a second option: using the computer's built-in camera to scan the card and redeem it without typing.
To do this, click Use Camera. When the camera turns on, hold the iTunes Gift Card up with the back of the card facing the camera. When you get the card placed correctly, iTunes will recognize it and scan the code, adding the amount of the card directly to your account.
The Apple products that support this feature include any Mac or Apple display with a built-in FaceTime camera, running Mac OS X 10.8.3 or later and iTunes 11 or later. In iOS 7, your device's camera will also be able to perform this function, via the iTunes or App Store apps.
A screen will pop up in iTunes that confirms that you've redeemed the card and added the dollar value of the card to your account. You can also confirm this by looking at the top left corner of the iTunes Store window where it shows your account name. Next to your account name will be a dollar amount – that's the amount left on your gift card. When you make purchases, they will be debited from the balance there first and only be billed to your regular account after your gift card has been depleted.
Now that you've got some money in your iTunes account, let's spend it:
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