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Q: iCloud keychain stuck on "waiting for approval from another device"

I have 2 apple devices an iphone 6 plus running iOS 8.1.1 and a MacBook Pro running OS X 10.10.1 the status of the iCloud keychain on both devices is on waiting for approval from another device. Every single day each device asks me to approve keychain form another device an gives me 2 options "use code" or" approve from another device", when I select "use code" I receive the 6 digit code on the iPhone and entered it, then it seems to work ok but after a few seconds the status of the iCloud keychain changes back to waiting for approval from another device again. That happens on the iPhone and on the Mac, I have 2 step verification enabled and the keychain used to work perfectly on the other iPhones and Macs that I used to have. Also if I select "approve from another device" the confirmation message that used to appear on the other devices for confirmation never shows so I have to use the "use code" option but as I have said I doesn't work.

iPhone 6 Plus, iOS 8.1.1

Posted on Nov 28, 2014 8:50 AM

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  • by delgado2588,

    delgado2588 delgado2588 Sep 10, 2015 7:41 AM in response to mtoddgarvin
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    Sep 10, 2015 7:41 AM in response to mtoddgarvin

    I had this exact problem that was beyond frustrating because all the forums I searched and tried did not solve my issue. Turns out the problem was local and I finally figured out what to do so if anyone reading this is experiencing this same message, try this:

     

    1. Go to finder window

    2. At the very top where the menu is, click on 'Go'

    3. Hold the 'option' key and a 'Library' should suddenly appear in the dropdown list. Click it.

    4. Navigate to the folder called 'Keychain'

    5. Drag and drop it to desktop

    6. Restart

    7. After reboot, it may or may not ask you first thing to enter your appleID password. Enter it.

    8. Now go to Systems Preferences > iCloud

    9. You should now see that Keychain is no longer checked, and you should be able to then trash the folder on your desktop

     

    Be aware that doing this does mean you will lose your saved passwords and/or credit cards stored, but there aren't any other options (at least that I came across) to resolve this issue anyway. In my case, I was so frustrated with the approval messages popping up on my other devices and keychain being stuck in the pending state, that I gladly was willing to start over.

  • by stevefromnorth richland hills,

    stevefromnorth richland hills stevefromnorth richland hills Jan 21, 2016 7:34 AM in response to Kenmu
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    Jan 21, 2016 7:34 AM in response to Kenmu

    Kenmu, A big THANKS! This has plagued me for months.

  • by laurentivan,

    laurentivan laurentivan Jan 31, 2016 2:24 PM in response to BrianF
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    Jan 31, 2016 2:24 PM in response to BrianF

    Kenmu, this works for me too !

    Thanks a lot.

    Laurent

  • by danefrommiami gardens,

    danefrommiami gardens danefrommiami gardens Mar 13, 2016 3:10 PM in response to BrianF
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    Mar 13, 2016 3:10 PM in response to BrianF

    Many Many thanks, I have this problem for months which started after I created a new user account on my iMac. I tried everything I could find on the web (a lot of different things is). After following your instruction everything just magically start working fine. Awesome

  • by allanjreid,

    allanjreid allanjreid Apr 10, 2016 10:42 AM in response to ararar010101
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    Apr 10, 2016 10:42 AM in response to ararar010101

    I too am having the same problem. The first step in  Bryan's fix is to turn off iCloud Keychain in all devices, but my iPhone 6s will not allow me to turn it off.

  • by Mick_M,

    Mick_M Mick_M Apr 28, 2016 3:19 PM in response to allanjreid
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    Apr 28, 2016 3:19 PM in response to allanjreid

    Thanks for this. It's an annoying bug - I've requested Apple fix this via both their feedback page and other avenues I have access to. However, as near as I can tell, Apple simply no longer care about fixing the little things. Sigh, bring back the good old days...

  • by haakon333,

    haakon333 haakon333 May 26, 2016 8:46 AM in response to Mick_M
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    May 26, 2016 8:46 AM in response to Mick_M

    I know.. What is this? Really, Apple? Get your things together, this is embarrassing. I suggest Apple stop using "It just works". Because it doesn't.

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