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Why can’t I add someone to my existing apple family? Keep getting verification error.

I’ve had my own apple family account for over a year and it works well, I only have two people in it with me and I’m trying to add another person now and it won’t let me. It’s saying “Verification failed: error description not available”. How does this get fixed?

iPhone 12 Pro, iOS 15

Posted on Aug 28, 2022 4:01 PM

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Posted on Aug 28, 2022 5:12 PM

Some things you can try. Do you have access to another WiFi network where you can try? That has worked for several people.


Try a restart.


Restart your iPhone   *


Try a forced restart. See the section towards the end of the article.


Reset Device. -


If necessary, contact Apple ID Support for assistance.  See the Apple Support articles below for contact information.  


Apple ID - Official Apple Support.   -


Contact Apple for help with Apple ID account security - Apple Support.  *   (Link doesn’t always load)  


Get Support      -    Work through the screens to get a chat option. You may have to pick a slightly different problem.


Apple Support schedule phone call.   -


Apple on Twitter     


Messages chat with Apple  

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Aug 28, 2022 5:12 PM in response to katarina120

Some things you can try. Do you have access to another WiFi network where you can try? That has worked for several people.


Try a restart.


Restart your iPhone   *


Try a forced restart. See the section towards the end of the article.


Reset Device. -


If necessary, contact Apple ID Support for assistance.  See the Apple Support articles below for contact information.  


Apple ID - Official Apple Support.   -


Contact Apple for help with Apple ID account security - Apple Support.  *   (Link doesn’t always load)  


Get Support      -    Work through the screens to get a chat option. You may have to pick a slightly different problem.


Apple Support schedule phone call.   -


Apple on Twitter     


Messages chat with Apple  

Why can’t I add someone to my existing apple family? Keep getting verification error.

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