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two-factor authentication

  1. 7enderbender

    How to get rid of "two-factor Authentication" nag screens?

    Since the latest "update" my Mac and MacBook keep reminding in to "finish" two-factor authentication. I don't want it. I don't need it. How can I get rid of this? It's annoying and it seems to kick me out of my iCould and iTunes account occasionally it seems.
  2. iTundra

    EVERY device wants the code sent to other devices - totally locked out ??

    Upgraded my iPhone to 10.3 this morning. It said that my 4 digit iCloud keychain code was wrong. When I went in to appleid.apple.com it did a reset of my password and now ALL of my devices (phone, iPad, MacBook pro, mac pro) are looking for the verification code sent to my other devices but not...
  3. 2

    Universal iCloud two-factor authentication with Outlook iOS app

    Hi there, I am having some troubles when adding my iCloud account to Outlook since I enabled two-steps/two-factor authentication: since Outlook does not support this method of authentication, I generate an app-specific password from my Apple ID page, but after five to ten minutes the app reports...
  4. W

    Apple Two Factor Authentication: why verification code popup don't display?

    I turned on Two Factory Authentication mode, it worked very well. But yesterday, I reinstalled my Macbook, and iPhone, verification code popup don't automatically display when I login new device. I must get code through text message, or manually getting verification code from iCloud setting. I...
  5. j-a-x

    TWO-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION question - every day somebody tries logging in as me?

    Since I turned on "two-factor authentication" I get a few messages per day saying people are trying to log in as me, usually from the Los Angeles area (I live in Texas). I assumed that meant somebody had my password because I don't think it gets to the point of asking you for the verification...
  6. J

    Apple Watch Auto Unlock Questions [MERGED]

    Can anybody confirm if Auto Unlock does or does not work on the Mid 2012 rMBP? I've seen that it doesn't work on a Late 2012 Mac mini, but the rMBP was a bit ahead of its time in connectivity and I imagine Apple isn't dotting the i and crossing the t on the beta docs. Figure if there is one...
  7. S

    [HELP] Two-factor authentication (2FA) can ONLY be sent to device with iOS 10 but not iOS9?

    TLDR: - enabled 2FA from iPhone (9.3.5) - no 2FA pop-up - enabled 2FA from iPad Pro 9.7 (iOS 10) - 2FA pop-up shown I have 2 devices: iPad Pro 9.7 with iOS 10 (upgraded from iOS 9.3.5) iPhone 6S Plus with iOS 9.3.5. I decided to disable Two-Step Verification (2SV) and enable Two-Factor...
  8. D

    General apple two-factor authentication

    Is there a way to make a device that is logged in but not trusted, so any notification and verification will not be sent to that device?