iMessage with my Apple ID email has been working fine since I aquired my new iPhone 4s.
I am unable to add any additional email addresses in the "Receive At" settings for Messages. When I attempt to add my other two email addresses (Cox.net & Gmail) I receive the following error message. "iMessage Activation: An error occured while verifying your email".
Anybody have a fix for this?
Thanks,
iPhone 4S, iOS 5.0.1
A super helpful comment you have. *eye roll*
I received the "An error occured while verifying your email" message when trying to add an additional email to receive imessages. I tried this on several differenct devices (iphone 4s, ipod 5, ipad 2). The only way I could get this to work was to log in to appleid.apple.com with my apple id. Add your alternate email address . A verification email will automatically be sent. Go to you email account, open the verification email from Apple and follow the instructions to verify your email. Once you have completed these steps go to Settings>Messages>Receive At>Add Another Email on your iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad. Enter your verified email address and hit return.
While this doesn't solve the problem of being able to verify directly from your ios device, it is a work around to allow you to add additional emails for iMessage.
Thanks for the response and suggestion.
One of my problems is that one of my alternate email addresses is an old Apple ID. The second problem is that the Apple ID website will not process my gmail address.
Another interesting thing about the Apple ID website is that it is asking me to switch my primary .me email address to my Apple ID which is my old .mac email address. If I click on submit the web site will not process that request either. I have attempted this in Safari and Firefox.
i have problem too
I get this error too, using an iCloud alias. Anyone with a solution? I've already tried the above suggestions.
I got mine to verify on apple id but my ipod still doesnt verify it
So ***??????????? I thought Apple was the greatest thing ever.
I have another theory. First of all, I use to use my dad's Apple ID to verify my email. Then a month ago, I made my own Apple ID. So first, you have to delete your email on your former ID then add it on your own ID. It worked for me so I think it would work for you.
I am trying to add an email adress to my apple ID and it will not verify. The new email address is a gmail account. According to previous posts it seems that there is an issue with gmail and verification? My oldest son has his devices all verified through gmail so I am stumped. can someone please help! I am trying to add a gmail address to my apple ID.
Thank you!
iMessage Activation Additional Email
