Can't verify email for iCloud on iPad or Mac

can't verify email for iCloud on iPad or Mac / not getting email (I've apple ID)

I have seen this issue brought up many times here in the community and decided to share my experience. I too could get verification. I had an AppleId before iCloud, it was used for Apple Store purchases. I made sure that the email I was using for the ID was not the same as what I was using for the ICloud ID. Next I signed in to my ICloud ID at
Appleid.apple.com
I changed my email to a secondary e-mail I had. It was a gmail account.
I then verified that email address by logging into gmail and responding to email sent by apple.
I logged back into iCloud account and added an additional email to my account. I added the email that previously wasn't receiving the verification.
I then verified that email address by checking and responding to verifying email sent by apple.
I then logged back into iCloud account. Both emails I entered were verified. (primary and secondary)
I EDIT ' ed the primary using the secondary email address.
This removed my secondary address and made it my primary.
It was verified previously so I was done.
I went into settings>iCloud and a verifying email was sent.
It worked.
It may seem like a lot to do, but it works.

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i dont kno why this is happening my password wasnt working on my other account so i switched to my old account and now it works but when im trying to set up icloud with my old apple account it says i have to verufy my email but i dont have anything in my inbox about verifying icloud. how do i verify it if i dont even an email from icloud. and i aldso tried verifying on the apple id page on here and i clicked the verify now link and it does nothing.

Hi kelli in OP,
For information on verifying your primary email address, see this article:
Associating and verifying email addresses with your Apple ID
http://support.apple.com/kb/HE68
How to verify the primary email address for your Apple ID
When you first create an Apple ID (using your email address) a verification email will be sent to that address. If you sign in to your Apple ID from the link in that email, the email address will be verified as the primary email address for your Apple ID. You can also resend the email verification if the email address is not verified:
1. Sign in to My Apple ID to manage your account information.
2. Click Resend under Primary Email Address.
3. Verify your changes by following the link in the email you will receive from Apple and signing back in to your account.
Cheers!
Matt M.

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Yes. I have followed the "easy" instructions of the Apple site for setting my up my icloud account and sign in with both devices. Yes I have seen every imaginable youtube video of how to's and followed the steps. I am connected to the internet, signed in with icloud in both devices, ticked automatic upload of photos, photo sharing, etc. Now where do I find the images? are they automatically imported NO and if I enter icloud from the internet can I see my images NO!
and if i followed the easy steps to import them using iphoto, it just says something stupid like "import the photos" yeah...how???!!

I have an Ipad2 and a Macbook pro, latest software versions downloaded today
Which software versions exactly? "latest" may depend on your hardware. MacOS X10.9.1)? iPhoto 9.5.1?.
Othe fact is when i go to the icloud.com the photos are not there either. I made an album on the ipad and "shared" manually the photos for icloud and nope, it doesnt work.
How did you share the album?
You can share to a shared Photo Stream and publish that stream as a public webpage on your iCloud webpage. Is taht what you have done? Then you need to use exactly the url, that is given, when you publish the webpage. It is not linked on your iCloud page.
If I wanted download manually the photos to iphoto I cant I cant because the icloud icon doesnt appear in the left menu of iphoto like the one you are showing, it doesnt display either a shared button like the one you have in your screen and it doesnt explain at all how to import images.
Let's compare the settings on your Mac:
In System Preferences - you say you are signed into iCloud, o.k.
Did you enable the options for "Photos"?
Check, if bot "My Photo Stream" and "Photo Sharing" are enabled.
Otherwise iPhoto will not show the iCloud options.
In iPhoto you should see the iCloud panel I posted as a Tab in the iPhoto Preferences panel.
(My screenshots are done in iPhoto 9.5.1 and MacOS X 10.9.1)
iCloud: Using and troubleshooting Shared Photo Streams
Mac with OS X Mavericks v10.9 or later and either iPhoto 9.5 or Aperture 3.5

HT203808 Wrong email for iCloud on ipad after upgrade to iOS7

The iCloud account on my iPad has an old Apple ID. (my iPhone - newer - has the correct one) The email no longer exists - and what I think the password was doesn't work. I followed the steps on the help menu - of signing out of accounts, then resigning in and then tried to delete the account. It continues to ask me for a password linked to the old ID. As the apple ID doesn't exist anymore - nor that email - resetting that password is not an option. That account doesn't show up anywhere to be deleted. Any suggestions on how to get that email/ID deleted?

If you still have access to your old email address, go to https//appleid.apple.com, click Manage my Apple ID and sign in with your iCloud ID. Tap edit next to the primary email account, tap Edit, change it back to your old email account and verify it. Then edit the name of the account to change it back to your old email address. You should then be able to turn off Find My iPhone with your password. Then go to Settings>iCloud, tap Delete Account and choose Delete from My iDevice when prompted (your iCloud data will still be in iCloud). Next, go back and change your primary email address and iCloud ID back to the way it was. You will then be able to go to Settings>iCloud and sign in with your current ID and password to reconnect to your iCloud account.
If you don't have access to your old email address, you will have to contact Apple to get them to reset the password for it so you can disable Find My iPhone and sign into your iCloud account. You will have to prove your identity to them in order to do so. You can either contact iTunes support for assistance with this (https://ssl.apple.com/emea/support/itunes/contact.html), or contact Apple Support (http://www.apple.com/support/icloud/contact/).

TS3988 Verify email for iCloud

I'm trying to set up my iCloud account on my iPad 2. It says I will receive an email to verify the account, but I'm not receiving the email.
Help?

I finally got mine resolved an hour ago after many attempts.
Try this:
1. Settings
2. iTunes and App stores
3. Tap on "Apple IDxxxx"
4. Sign out
5. Sign in again with your Apple ID and password ( or change to new ID at the option " change to new ID"
6. Go to iCloud . It should now send email verification to your Apple ID email address.
Good luck.

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Hello....................
I recently updated my 3gs to the new ios5 version with iCloud........ everything is find but my phone is telling me to verify the email that was sent to my apple email account...
Now I totally understand what it is telling me to do (go to my apple email and verify the email that was sent to me to activate iCloud) the problem is I do not know where to go to open my apple email,I tried doing this via itunes and even though i get in there is no sign of an inbox,I also tried the apple homepage but with no luck...
So what do I have to do...can someone please help me with this and maybe give me step by step instructions of what to do.....
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Hi Guys
I am writing this on behalf of a friend of mine. To understand my issue let me explain how it started. My friend has a apple ID with email address (lets call it) [email protected] when activating iCloud on her iPhone a email was sent to verify her account. This was not done and rendered the iCloud feature disabled due to not being activated. [email protected] is the correct email address and works. A form of troubleshooting I used the iForgot service to test if the email address was correct and mail flow from apple was working and it worked fine.
I logged into apple id to manage account and resend activation email for iCloud. this did not send the mail. I waited 48hrs but to no avail.
I decided to kickstart the account to force it to send to another email address by changing the primary email address from [email protected] to [email protected] it worked and I verified the address and iCloud is now active. However now I cannot change the primary email address back to [email protected] as it says its being used by another apple ID.
I then tried iForgot with the [email protected] email address, it says it sent a email to [email protected] but nothing arrived in [email protected] or [email protected]
I have this feeling the [email protected] is stuck I'm memory on my apple ID some how but can't get it to forget [email protected] so that I can use it as my primary email address again.
I have tried to log into iTunes with my original details [email protected] and password but says its incorrect.
any advices in this would be greatly appreciated.

The idea to jumpstart by change was not the smartest one, but gives you an opportunity to use that "temporary" account as permanent. You do not have a choice cause obviously despite you thinking that old account is no more -it does exist on Apple servers. And if you are unwilling to share your [email protected] with friend, just create one extra [email protected] for your friend. One suggestion - do not use gmail.

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Hello,
Thanks for the question. I understand that you have recently changed your email address associated with Apple ID, and are now experiencing issues with iCloud. It sounds like the new address has not yet been verified. Let’s check, and if not verified, go ahead and do so:
If you didn't receive your Apple ID verification or reset email
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS5404
You may also want to check out the following resource:
Apple ID: What to do after you change your Apple ID
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5796
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The email should be sent to the primary email address you used when setting up the Apple ID you are using to set up your iCloud account. If you aren't sure what email address that is check on My Apple ID. Be sure to check both your inbox and your spam/junk folder. If it isn't there go to https://appleid.apple.com, click Manage your Apple ID, sign in, click on Name, ID and Email addresses on the left, then to the right click Resend under your Primary Email Address to resend the verification email.
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