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julie520
User level: Level 1 (5 points)

Proton VPN account creation using privaterelay.appleid, can’t get verification code.

i cant get a verification code from Proton VPN using my privaterelay.appleid which is linked to my gmail, is gmail or google preventing this. I am trying to create my Proton VPN account.

Posted on Oct 8, 2026 11:39 PM

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razmee209
User level: Level 10 (205,348 points)

Oct 9, 2026 8:50 AM in response to julie520

julie520 wrote:
i cant get a verification code from Proton VPN using my privaterelay.appleid which is linked to my gmail, is gmail or google preventing this. I am trying to create my Proton VPN account.

If the code is sent via email, then check your gmail spam folder.

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256372962