Verification failed : There was an error connecting to apple id server

I had a similar issue😕, frustrated😠 me so😀.

I didn't realise my iphone though connected to Mac still needed internet connection😮 for it to access iCloud and Apple.

Sounds very silly😝, but thats the answer😊🙂😁.

Thank you so much you saved my bacon 🙂

Oh my lord how ridiculous! That solved, needed to GO BACK and rejoin my network after is shut to off. Bless you for posting.

I have same issue on iPhone 5, tried many posts without success then I figured out it's simply not connected to wifi. I connected the iPhone to a wifi and was able to turn off the Find my iphone.

😁 Guys, Hello there!

This issue is related to the iPhone/iPad network settings, mostly happens when there is a network related change or any other change in the software like an update or new Applications running in background.

This issue can be sorted by simply by doing Network Settings Reset from Settings > General > Reset Network Settings > Confirm.

If this doesn't fix the issue, please comment below.

CHEERS!

😁 Guys, Hello there!

This issue is related to the iPhone/iPad network settings, mostly happens when there is a network related change or any other change in the software like an update or new Applications running in background.

This issue can be sorted by simply by doing Network Settings Reset from Settings > General > Reset Network Settings > Confirm.

If this doesn't fix the issue, please comment below.

CHEERS!

My iPhone 5 still says it cannot connect to iCloud server. I've tried the following:

- Logged off and reconnected to WiFi

- Reset time and date

- Changed apple ID password

- Logged off through iTunes/App store and tried to log back in

- Tried logging in to iCloud using only cellular data

- Turned off all VPN-related apps

- Reset network settings

My phone is backed up on iCloud, I'd like to restore it through iTunes, but because I can't access iCloud settings through my phone, I can't shut off Find My iPhone and it just stops there. This catch-22 merry go round is driving me nuts!

Hey Bro Just Check Your Device Time And Date.

Response to bwarsh

This helped after all else failed. Resetting the network did the trick.

Thank you

How do you reset the network? my iPad says it's connected to my usual network, however I keep getting that same error "There was an error connecting to the Apple ID server". Apple support said the servers were up and no maintenance was scheduled, nor has it been down at all today and I still can't get past iCloud log in. I fixed the time, changed my password, and finally ended up manually restoring my iPad with the help of Apple support. But it is stuck on iCloud sign in now, from the iPad set up post-restore. 😢

Mine Is experiencing same problem, enter the password for Apple ID identification, and no wifi or 3G appears to work for safari or anything

tried forgetting the network, the date and time appear correct

The wifi is showing up as connected, but it is not connecting

superconfused

Am using iPhone 5

I read through all the posts as I had a similar problem. It took a lot of steps to finally sort out the problem but I got there in the end!

Got error message: Verification error - cannot connect to Apple ID Server

I changed the Apple ID Password via my PC

Turned off the wifi, logged off from the router and logged back in again

Changed the date and time

Turned the wifi on and off again

Then I got a new error message: An unknown error occurred

I then reset my iPad (held the square button and start down) and to my amazement after trying each of the above steps finally it had worked!! Thank goodness for that! 🙂

Thanks to everyone who posted before me as using all the comments I got there in the end and hopefully this will help someone else before they rip their hair out!

The thing that I did that helped me was going to settings, general, scrolling all the way down to Reset, and hitting the very top reset all settings. I am on ios 9.3.1 and don't know if it will work on other versions but it doesn't hurt to try.

I resolved this after speaking to Apple Support. The following does not delete any data or media. It will remove things like background, screen lock pin and wifi authentication - you'll need your WiFi password to hand before you do this.

1. Select Settings--> General --> Reset --> Reset All Settings

2. Confirm Reset All Settings

3. The phone will restart. Takes about 2 minutes.

4. Once restarted, go back inot Settings --> Wifi

5. Re-select your Network and enter your password

6. Re-try logging in to iTunes and/or iCloud with your username and password.

This worked for me. I hope it works for you.

Remember to re-add your screen lock password.

I had tried all the methods that were suggested and none of them worked for my phone. Thank you very much.