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Apple ID Verification email problems

Hi All,


I want to back my phone up to iCloud but it says that my Apple ID has to be verified first.


I sign in, click on the "Send Verification email" but nothing appears in my email account.


How long does it take for the verification email to arrive and if it doesn't what do I do then?


Cheers


gp

iPhone 3GS, iOS 6.1.2

Posted on Apr 6, 2013 5:07 AM

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Posted on Apr 6, 2013 6:10 AM

Have you tried checking your junk e-mail or spam folder?


one thing is to check if your e-mail account is correct plus it can take a few mintues for the e-mail to arrive

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Apr 9, 2013 10:21 AM in response to fromsouth

The guy I was talking to couldn't sort it and so he passed me to 2nd level.


I was on the phone to that guy for around an hour and he finally sorted it for me.


He sent me an email and it came straight through. He then tried sending the verification mail and it didn't appear. Finally, he managed to get the iPhone to synch with iCloud by resetting the password - something that I had already tried twice before.


He very kindly gave me his direct email at apple so that I could get in touch with him if anything else caused problems or if I remembered something after we had ended the call.


An absolute star - thank you Andrew - sevice above and beyond. Pity I can't let your line manager know how happy I am after your time and trouble. My 3GS will now synch to iCloud.


@fromsouth - many thanks for your suggestions and taking the time to reply. It was doing my head in becasue nothing I seemed to do made any difference.


gp : )

Apr 9, 2013 12:08 PM in response to gigglepots

gigglepots wrote:


Finally, he managed to get the iPhone to synch with iCloud by resetting the password - something that I had already tried twice before.



So what was wrong and what sync with icloud has to do with receiving verification email?


@fromsouth - many thanks for your suggestions and taking the time to reply. It was doing my head in becasue nothing I seemed to do made any difference.


gp : )

You are welcome, I d love if you could specify what is wrong and then, mark your question answered, cause there is going to be a hundred people with the same question. Would be nice for them to have guidance.

Aug 27, 2013 1:33 AM in response to gigglepots

Hi all , i found a solution and I verified my Apple ID , the solution is simple :


1- Change your primary email adress to another one and make it different from the Apple ID

2- Go to manage your account panel , an alert will appear to tell you that you should make the primary email adress and the apple id the same , you do that and chaneg the primary email back and make it the same as the Apple ID

3- Once the email is reset the click on verify your adress from the same panel and the email will be sent .



I hope that helps !!!

Best Regards 🙂

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