I hate two-factor authentication

[dayloon]

I know two-factor authentication is there for my benefit and account safety but I find it beyond annoying. It never remembers my browser logins, despite telling it to and i just find the whole thing irritating. Can i permanently disable it or is it now compulsory to use it ?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Brookzy]

Yes, you can, unless your Apple ID was created via iOS 10.3 or later or macOS Sierra 10.12.4 or later.

The relevant support article states:

You can't turn off two-factor authentication for some accounts created in iOS 10.3 or macOS Sierra 10.12.4 and later. If you created your Apple ID in an earlier version of iOS or macOS, you can turn off two-factor authentication.

Keep in mind that when you turn off two-factor authentication, your account is protected only with your password and security questions.

To turn off two-factor authentication, sign in to your Apple ID account page and click Edit in the Security section. Then click Turn Off Two-Factor Authentication. After you create new security questions and verify your date of birth, two-factor authentication will be turned off. If you don't see the option to turn off two-factor authentication on your Apple ID account page, that means you can't turn it off.

Keep in mind that without 2FA you cannot use some features, for example Auto Unlock.

 

[tonyr6]

I agree. Apple goes to far with this security. My bank accounts use less annoying things then this and they never got compromised.

 

[mic j]

After Yahoo being hacked, Equifax being hacked and countless other businesses hacked due to a blasé attitude toward security, I'm quite happy that Apple, a company thatI have entrusted a lot of personal information, over does it.

 

[steve62388]

I don't see why you would need to log into your account so regularly that you get asked for 2FA often enough to be annoying.