Single verified email address

[rodhash]

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Started receiving this warning:

You only have a single verified email address. We recommend verifying at least one more email address to ensure you can recover your account if you lose access to your primary email.

So I added one extra email and sent the mail verification code which never reaches my inbox, I'm trying that for few days already.

Another issue:

Every notification is automatically marked as read. I don't use any 3rd party tool to read my notifications, I use only my browser (mac or phone) so not sure why/how all notifications get marked read.

It seems to me Github is having issues but not sure.

[davevad93]

Hi @rodhash ,

About the verification code problem check the spam folder on your email, if nothing appears there either, try contacting support by opening a ticket here, select Other and explain your issue.

Regarding the notifications issue, personally I'm not experiencing it, so I don't know what could be the cause; first try going to your notifications settings, in the Subscriptions section check that you receive notifications on GitHub.

If that doesn't fix it try clearing your browser cache or use another browser.

[rsoika]

I have the same issue and I DON'T want to register a second e-mail account.
I do not understand why this should be necessary. The only reason I can think of why Microsoft requests more than one email address is that it is even better to spy on the behavior of users. A person can be uniquely identified on the Internet by an e-mail address. What's the point of all this?

[davegear]

I was wondering if Microsoft (or GitHub) ever considered an account a problem, then would disable it and the one as the primary account of the secondary email. So if you forked or worked on a repo that suddenly became disliked by The Establishment, not only could that repo be banned, but anyone working on it, and any accounts related to the secondary email. Maybe I'm being paranoid, but I've seen a lot of BS from Establishment corporations (like M3t@).

[bokunodev]

i have email, phone number, recovery codes and 2FA. why do i need to register yet another email address?

[rodhash]

Not sure what happened but now things are back to normal.

I have the blue symbol working again:

And the verification code email is working too

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[rodhash]

You need to choose your audience more wisely. No one here is falling for your naive argument. At the very least, improve your writing so it’s somewhat convincing.

However I’m a good person, and I see what you’re trying to do. So, alright — let’s help this gentleman get one more account banned.

Here is my contribution sir:

Have a good day sir.

[Jack-peterson-1]

the github might have some issues at that time i also faced this when i was working on my project i just used to ignore the notifications

[davegear]

The bots here are ridiculous. Dave of Digital Masonry

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On Sat, Sep 20, 2025, 10:34 PM Jackwilson-cloud ***@***.***> wrote: Thanks for the suggestions! I checked the notification settings, and everything seems to be correctly set to notify me via GitHub and email — just like in your screenshot. I'll try clearing the browser cache and switching browsers next. If the issue still persists, I’ll contact support as you recommended. Also, if anyone's interested, I'm currently working on a related project that might be helpful: Couponcabs <https://couponcabs.com> — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#133164 (reply in thread)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AHZNO3EQTFXUZBAWEHPDB5L3TY2HHAVCNFSM6AAAAAB5HMXYMWVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43URDJONRXK43TNFXW4Q3PNVWWK3TUHMYTINBWG4YTINQ> . You are receiving this because you commented.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[fineystpatches]

I’m facing the same issue recently. I added an extra verified email as suggested, but the verification email never arrives even after several attempts. Also, my notifications keep getting marked as read automatically I only use the browser (on Mac and mobile). Seems like a GitHub-side glitch.

By the way, I manage my creative project site FineystPatches.com
, so keeping notifications active is really important for my workflow. Hope GitHub resolves this soon.

[fineystpatches]

I’ve been getting the same warning about adding a second verified email, and even after adding an extra address the verification email never arrives. I’ve tried multiple times over the past few days with no luck.

Another issue I’m noticing is that all my notifications are automatically marked as read. I’m not using any third-party apps just the browser on my Mac and phone so I’m not sure why this is happening.

Not sure if GitHub is having some backend issues, but it definitely seems off.
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[fineystpatches]

I’ve recently started receiving this warning on my account:

“You only have a single verified email address. We recommend verifying at least one more email address to ensure you can recover your account if you lose access to your primary email.”

I added another email and requested the verification code multiple times, but it never arrives in my inbox. I’ve been trying for several days now with no success.

Another strange issue:
All my notifications are automatically marked as read. I’m not using any third-party tools, only my browser (both on Mac and phone), so I’m not sure why this is happening. It really seems like something on GitHub’s end is acting up.

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