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Apple iCloud Subscription with Apple TV & Apple Arcade INR₹75 (A$1.09) Per Month (India Apple ID Required)

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Apple iCloud Subscription with Apple TV & Apple Arcade INR₹75 (A$1.09) Per Month (India Apple ID Required)
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IlIlIl IlI llIIIl on 19/09/2026 - 22:37 apple.com (887 clicks)
Last edited 21/09/2026 - 15:53 by 1 other user

Rich people pay in TRY but poor people like me pay in Indian Rupees via Apple India accounts whilst also paying for YouTube premium.

Apple TV used to be 99INR standalone but is now bundled in with iCloud for 75INR.
Plus when I bought my Apple gift card from Amazon India and redeemed it, I was offered a 2 month apple TV subscription trial free.

Some decent content on Apple TV surprisingly. I don't even use an iPhone or iPad usually, only for my Indian payments.

How to set it up:

  • Create an Indian Apple ID: Go to account.apple.com and set the region to India. (You can use an AU mobile number to verify). Tip: If you get verification errors, try creating the account via music.apple.com on a desktop. Also read https://www.ozbargain.com.au/comment/17788151/redir

  • Sign in on your device: On your iPhone/iPad, go to Settings > [Your Name] > Media and Purchases. Sign out, and log in with your new Indian Apple ID.

  • Buy Gift Cards: Head to Amazon India (amazon.in) and log in with your regular AU Amazon account. Buy an Apple Gift Card for the amount you need. Important: You must enter an Indian billing address at checkout. Use a fee-free card like Wise or Revolut.

  • Redeem: Open the App Store, tap your profile in the top right, and load the gift card to your account.

  • Subscribe: Go to Settings > [Your Name] > iCloud > Manage Storage and upgrade your plan. The cost will pull from your INR balance.

  • Warning: Proceed at your own risk. Apple has been known to crack down on geo-pricing workarounds. Keep your primary Apple ID separate from this just in case the Indian account gets locked.

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  • tatnal on 19/09/2026 - 22:50

    Can you outline the steps please? Are you also getting youtube premium at a cheaper price too?

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  • FlipperMeTimbers on 19/09/2026 - 22:51

    Looks like you've listed the turkey link

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  • DoctorCalculon on 19/09/2026 - 22:53

    Indian Rupees via Apple India accounts

    I can't seem to add my Revolut virtual card to an Apple IN account created using VPN just now.
    Also, where is the PayPal option?

    I am logged in using PureVPN throughout the whole process.

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    • rpb on 19/09/2026 - 22:58

      Haven’t been able to do that for a couple of years. Must have a local card to link. That’s why people like OP use Apple Gift Cards purchased from Amazon India

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      • DoctorCalculon on 19/09/2026 - 23:03

        I see. So, I need to create an Amazon IN account to start with.
        Will Amazon IN allow me to pay using a Revolut AU card? I guess this is the main operative stage of the whole process.

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        • rpb on 19/09/2026 - 23:09

          You just login to Amazon India with your usual Amazon creds. You can pay with Revolut there. That’s exactly what I do.
          But I would be careful setting up an iCloud account to use as a main account there as Apple can arbitrarily disable it so you could loose your backups, photos etc

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          • rpb on 19/09/2026 - 23:10

            @rpb: Also you will may need to do the bank link or UPI trick. Not sure though. You do for YouTube Premium

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            • DoctorCalculon on 19/09/2026 - 23:16

              @rpb: Is this for the Amazon IN account? Just buy smaller gift cards to get around it?
              Could you please explain the UPI trick in further detail?

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              • rpb on 19/09/2026 - 23:20

                @DoctorCalculon: No the bank link or UPI trick is what you have to do n an Indian Apple Account to purchase YouTube premium. Amazon will sell you any denomination, or variable load Apple Gift card no questions asked

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          • DoctorCalculon on 19/09/2026 - 23:13

            @rpb:

            But I would be careful setting up an iCloud account to use as a main account there as Apple can arbitrarily disable it so you could loose your backups, photos etc

            Two rules I stick to (as with TRY):
            1. Always use a throwaway account, aka service / payments account which pays for the family sharing.
            2. Don't get greedy, and buy lots of GCs all at once.

            At some stage, Apple like Spotify will likely plug the geographic pricing differential hack.

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  • jaboday423 on 19/09/2026 - 23:00

    Nuvio + TorBox is also an alternative option which doesn't limit to Apple TV shows only

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  • Tdsr on 19/09/2026 - 23:21

    How are people buying indian rupee apple gift cards?

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  • Jip on 19/09/2026 - 23:21

    In all seriousness Apple blocked paying for YouTube premium subscription using Apple credit - stopped a a month ago and now I don’t have the option anymore only using Indian payment methods

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    • rpb on 19/09/2026 - 23:26

      Really?
      My September 5 payment used Store Credit.

      Subtotal
      ₹329.66
      IGST charged at 18%
      ₹59.34
      Store Credit
      ₹389.00

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    • bostobne on 20/09/2026 - 06:16

      Read the linked comment on the job about adding a UPI to your account. Once I added a legit UPI as a payment method, it allowed me to reactivate YT premium and deduct from my Apple credits.

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      • Captain Hindsight on 24/09/2026 - 12:37

        Which comment do you mean? I’m trying to re-figure out how to get Indian YouTube premium again if that work.

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      • zemphism on 29/09/2026 - 21:30

        Asking for verification code from your UPI app now, so that’s come to an end also

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    • Chickenleg on 20/09/2026 - 06:22

      So did mine, just had to go in and create a random bank UPI as mentioned in the other thread and all sweet again

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      • prnvmodi on 20/09/2026 - 07:14

        How do you setup YT premium to deduct out of Apple Pay ? My YT account country has changed to AU due to my stupidity off activating on garmin watch

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        • Chickenleg on 20/09/2026 - 08:12

          You mean Apple credit? I just followed the original post linked above by rpb, top up the account with rupees via gift cards and it just deducts it from the account every month.

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      • trentq on 20/09/2026 - 16:55

        which thread? thanks

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  • CrikeyCheap on 20/09/2026 - 00:16

    I just checked Pakistan’s plan is for 200 Rs.

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  • boozed on 20/09/2026 - 07:49

    Last time I was in India the exchange rate was ~35 INR, what happened?!

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    • ChatSeek on 20/09/2026 - 07:57

      Year changed from 2008 to 2026. Welcome to the future!

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  • GReeeeN on 20/09/2026 - 08:51

    Can you still create a Family with the Indian Apple ID and invite your primary local Apple account so it gets access to the data? Is that still possible? If so, is your primary account still at risk?

    Or is this method really only for iCloud on a burner account?

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    • jmys01 on 20/09/2026 - 17:04

      I would also like to know this. I already have an Indian Apple Account set up for a streaming app. Would be keen to link this to my primary Apple Account for the iCloud+ benefits, but I don't want to risk my primary Australian Apple Account being blocked/closed.

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  • samisgk on 20/09/2026 - 10:03

    Apple Australia has the same from AUD 1.49 per month in case you want to avoid VPN, FX conversion etc.

    https://www.apple.com/au/icloud/

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    • IlIlIl IlI llIIIl on 20/09/2026 - 10:11

      Don't think it includes Apple TV?

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    • chyawala on 20/09/2026 - 10:19

      I believe that one doesn't include Apple TV

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  • gosund on 20/09/2026 - 10:24

    Assuming VPN is required to create overseas account?

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    • adam on 20/09/2026 - 11:13

      No

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      • gosund on 20/09/2026 - 12:38

        Then how come I tried different browsers and different emails still showing can't verify my email?

        Any tricks?

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  • BlitzR on 20/09/2026 - 10:40

    Is there a way to watch like f1 races with this sub?

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    • df2302ls on 20/09/2026 - 18:57

      Not with Apple TV but you can use an Indian Apple ID to pay for f1 pro. The you just need a vpn and as long as you set it to a country that has f1 pro subs you can watch.

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  • syswong on 20/09/2026 - 17:39

    Doesn't Apple require your icloud account the same to be same as app store account to receive the subscription?

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    • df2302ls on 20/09/2026 - 18:57

      You can log out of Apple Store specifically in settings and set it to a different account

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      • syswong on 20/09/2026 - 20:16

        My father's iPhone is logged in exactly this way because my mum go stingy and get him to share her app. Now he can't use my Apple One invite because the login is different.

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  • snapnoi on 20/09/2026 - 22:22

    Please can you explain how subscribing with iCloud India will work with my current AU iCloud subscription (with my iCloud account)? Sorry I'm very novice here

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    • theo96 on 21/09/2026 - 12:01

      You'd have 2 Apple accounts — one India and one AU. You can login with the India one for Apple TV and remain logged in (on your iPhone/iPad/Mac) with your AU one for iCloud as Apple allows different logins for iCloud and "Media & Purchases" (which Apple TV subscription falls under).

      It can get confusing/complicated if you don't know exactly what you're doing.

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  • Tdsr on 21/09/2026 - 10:54

    I have a family group with my AU, Turkey and Indian account. Does Apple still allowing sharing of storage across different countries? I used to buy the 200GB turkey to share with my AU account but I don't know if it still works?

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    • DoctorCalculon on 21/09/2026 - 23:13

      It still works but Apple Türkiye increased the prices on all of their iCloud+ plans to be almost the same as AU pricing.

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      • Tdsr on 22/09/2026 - 00:40

        Thanks!

        Yeah I stopped turkey and switched to au about six months ago because of price rise. Planning to switch to India now that my Apple TV au is about to run out

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  • Booby Monster on 21/09/2026 - 18:39

    Verifying with Indian Apple account with my AU number doesn't work. I get unknown error messages.
    Tried both PC and signing in on iphone app store. No luck.
    Any idea how to verify?

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    • gadgetguy on 22/09/2026 - 11:07

      It's possible they changed the process but I'm about to start my 3rd year of using this hack and I do not have access to any Indian number.

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  • samxspam on 22/09/2026 - 11:15

    How can we add the Indian account and the Au account in a family

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  • ahammet on 22/09/2026 - 15:34

    I've set the account up fine. But since i currently have an active AUD icloud plan, it wont let me upgrade. I'm assuming i will need to let the current one lapse before i can renew with IND account?

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    • syswong on 22/09/2026 - 16:38

      See this is the part that I am puzzled (not that I use and foreign account).

      When people say they use oversea account in app store I understand from app point of view as apple store "may" think your are in different country and apply that country price.

      To use ICloud supscription on the other hand tight to you main account, assuming that is what you use for all they daily stuff. So you really cant use an overseas account like the way suggest in this deal, unless you use the India account as your amin account?

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      • IlIlIl IlI llIIIl on 23/09/2026 - 10:03

        This deal is primarily for Apple TV. $1.10aud vs $16aud per month.

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  • Guy2snazzy on 24/09/2026 - 09:09

    do I have to use VPN as apple wont let me buy iCloud membership as I am in australia

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  • Jstrrrr on 27/09/2026 - 10:37

    Can someone please explain the UPI method clearly?

    I have sufficient balance. Automatic renewal stopped. Then I added a "Net Banking" option to payment methods, which seemed to work. But that's now stopped working also. When I click Renewal, it tells me it's unable to get payment from any of the methods (balance is big).

    When I attempt to add a UPI like some comments above, it needs a UPI ID. How do I get this UPI ID? (and what is it, really?)

    Thanks in advance.

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  • IlIlIl IlI llIIIl on 30/09/2026 - 07:42

    Separate note, YouTube premium is now almost impossible to get via Indian accounts unless you have some means of accessing a legitimate payment method.

    Alternatives for YouTube premium are to install the following apps

    TizenTube for Samsung TVs
    Smarttube for Google TVs or Chromecast
    CleanTube for Android

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    • mikeroxoz on 06/10/2026 - 15:51

      and ProTube for ios

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      • YoursTruly on 11/10/2026 - 01:19

        Brave browser on iOS, too.

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        • bcYield on 11/10/2026 - 18:50

          Can you trust Brave over your account details?

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          • YoursTruly on 11/10/2026 - 19:31

            @bcYield: Not sure what you mean - it’s a browser.

            It has a solid reputation over the other Mainstream ones.

            For what it’s worth - no ads or pop-ups on anything through it

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            • bcYield on 11/10/2026 - 19:34

              @YoursTruly: I use Brave to watch animes but I can't trust them over my login details.

              There has been news around data selling or so. It's a mist. They need funding from somewhere.

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              • YoursTruly on 11/10/2026 - 19:36

                @bcYield: Understandable.

                Which one do you trust ?

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                • bcYield on 11/10/2026 - 19:57

                  @YoursTruly: I watch with ads. YouTube is not the only platform like before. Now we have FB, Tiktok and more.

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                  • YoursTruly on 11/10/2026 - 21:07

                    @bcYield: That must be annoying, especially for the unskippable ones

                    (tip: of you are in YouTube and are faced with 50seconds or more ad - Stop the video and restart it again. One or two times or three…that’s faster than actually waiting through that nonsense!)

                    Back to topic - if you care to share - which browser do you think is more trustworthy with your details?

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                    • bcYield on 12/10/2026 - 09:52

                      @YoursTruly: Big companies handle our data better, at least already owned a lot. Edge with rich features or Chrome with lighter weight are popular.

                      If I plan to use YouTube a lot, a family sub of a geo deal can work out cheaper. It includes YouTube music and can be shared with others to experience the premium together.

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                      • YoursTruly on 12/10/2026 - 10:45

                        @bcYield:

                        Can you trust Brave over your account details?

                        which browser do you think is more trustworthy with your details?

                        You haven’t answered the question…

                        Despite your original question re: trust.

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    • bcYield on 11/10/2026 - 18:52

      Because they have to pay the local creator at the local rate so.

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  • verdikt on 11/10/2026 - 16:53

    Does anyone get the annual plan at 899 INR per year if you have been an existing user?
    Are there also other geopricing hacks that utilises the same Apple Appstore codes for other streaming services?

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