I just upgraded to a paid iCloud account. My apple ID is my gmail email address. It works whenever I want to download an app, etc. I can't log into my iCloud account to manage it, however, because when I'm asked to verify my email address and a verification code is sent to it, the iCloud website won't accept the code because "This email address is not available. Choose a different address." This doesn't make sense. Help?
iPad Pro, iPadOS 13
First of all, I'm not sure what you mean by you "just upgraded to a paid iCloud account". As for that error message, try logging in to https://appleid.apple.com and click on the verify button if that email address has not been verified. You should get a email with a link to verify it from there.
Thanks for replying.
What I mean is I had a free, smaller iCloud account and I upgraded to a 200GB, $3/mo account.
I went to the link you gave and I'm having the same problem there: I'm asked to verify my email address with a code, I retrieve the code from my email and enter it at the website, and I get the same error message, "This email address is not available. Choose a different address."
The Apple ID created with gmail account say example1@gmail.com was permanently deleted from the gmail server , and if the account was set up with secondary authentication , the administrator can’t sign with iCloud account.
Sign in with rescue mail address of secondary authentication account , in gmail account ( enter the password ) , click on personal info .
Click on edit , and tried to add a new trusted number .
And can't further move , the bell icon will shake and stop and if you click on send the code that will go to the old trusted number that is inactive .
Click on more ways to verify , it again prompted to enter rescue mail address and password , Scroll down and click on account recovery icon , then add a new trusted number and click on next , the trusted number will add , the trick was using the rescue mail address that was attached to the primary mail address .
See the article https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/7682439?hl=en
Then that sounds like it possibly has to do with two-factor authentication (though I’m not sure) - About your Apple ID email addresses - Apple Support.
Can't verify my email address
