Q: iCloud keychain approval from other device not working

SO I have an iPhone 5, and a 13 in. macbook pro with retina display. I am also part of the public beta so I have sperate partition on my hard drive for yosemite. They are all synced using my iCloud account, but the keychain isn't working. They all save passwords, but separately, and it won't sync between devices. I have tried countless times to approve with other device and nothing happens. I have tried to "approve with security code" and I get enter my code, and the 6 digit code that I get in a message. It seems like it goes smoothly and then right when it finishes it says that I need to approve it again.

I have tried from my phone and computer, but neither of them work. And I have searched the internet for other people with this problem but have found nothing.

any ideas would be appreciated.

iPhone 5, iOS 8, and os x mavericks / yosemite pb

Posted on Sep 25, 2014 6:01 PM

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by Samuel F.,

Samuel F. Jun 29, 2016 4:29 AM in response to bob_stan
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Jun 29, 2016 4:29 AM in response to bob_stan

Thank you man.... Thank you !
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appreciate Jun 29, 2016 6:08 AM in response to adamr3
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Jun 29, 2016 6:08 AM in response to adamr3

It seems that keychain is corrupted then click on go > hold option key don't release it > click on library > keychains
Select all contents and move to trash .
Restart from apple logo & empty the trash .A fresh keychain folder will once again be created .

If you have correct four digit security code in your records you can once again sync the devices .
Sometimes if incorrect code is entered several times i cloud id is locked for twenty four hours .
An apple article is there : If you enter your iCloud Security Code incorrectly too many times - Apple Support
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by kdonline,

kdonline Jul 5, 2016 4:53 AM in response to bob_stan
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Jul 5, 2016 4:53 AM in response to bob_stan

THANK YOU THANK YOU !! You just saved me! I've been looking for the solution for days and your trick worked!

I really appreciate it! ^.^
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by W0W,

W0W Aug 11, 2016 4:26 AM in response to appreciate
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Aug 11, 2016 4:26 AM in response to appreciate

What? The only thing this did to me was delete all my passwords and leave me with an unchanged issue. Don't do this. Apple legit needs to sort out their ****, I pay for icloud and I need it for work - stupid issues like these are inconvenient and so silly - and likely easy to fix.
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