My spouse has passed away and he had an iPhone 5S that i do…

First, yes you can always create a new apple id by going to https://appleid.apple.com/account and filling out the small form. However, if the phone is already asking for an apple id and password, you will have no choice but to make the ipad happy by typing in the correct apple id and password. Then once you are able to sign out of that apple id account you can then sign into your own new apple id account.

So if your being asked for the apple id and password ***** can try and reset the password ***** going to https://iforgot.apple.com/password/verify/appleid and type in your Apple ID and continue. Apple will then provide you with an option to reset your password ***** by email, security questions, text message, etc.

Then once you have the password ***** you can try and sign into the iPhone. If it does not work right away, you can try and restart the iPhone and make sure you are connected to wifi.

If the apple id and password ***** for sure correct, but you still can't sign into the iPhone, try connecting your Apple device to your computer and open iTunes. Itunes should then recognize your phone and ask you for the same apple id and password. Try and sign in with your apple id and password ***** within the iTunes screen and make sure you're connected to the internet while you try this.

If that does not work and you still can't sign into the iPhone, try signing into https://appleid.apple.com with your apple id and password. Then under the "devices" section, look for this iPhone and click on it. Choose to "remove" this device from your account.

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