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Can't approve this iPhone

Attempting to finish setting up my iCloud after transferring to a new phone. The setup requires to 'Approve This iPhone' however, no approval notice is sent to any of my other iCloud devices ie: my iPad or my son's phone.


Only option is to Reset Encrypted Data. What does that do?


Posted on Aug 22, 2019 11:57 AM

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Posted on Aug 22, 2019 12:37 PM

You will need to reset the encrypted data. Resetting does the following


End-to-end encrypted data


End-to-end encryption provides the highest level of data security. Your data is protected with a key derived from information unique to your device, combined with your device passcode, which only you know. No one else can access or read this data.

These features and their data are transmitted and stored in iCloud using end-to-end encryption:

  • Home data
  • Health data (requires iOS 12 or later) 
  • iCloud Keychain (includes all of your saved accounts and passwords)
  • Payment information
  • Quicktype Keyboard learned vocabulary (requires iOS 11 or later)
  • Screen Time
  • Siri information
  • Wi-Fi passwords


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Aug 22, 2019 12:37 PM in response to JReneeV

You will need to reset the encrypted data. Resetting does the following


End-to-end encrypted data


End-to-end encryption provides the highest level of data security. Your data is protected with a key derived from information unique to your device, combined with your device passcode, which only you know. No one else can access or read this data.

These features and their data are transmitted and stored in iCloud using end-to-end encryption:

  • Home data
  • Health data (requires iOS 12 or later) 
  • iCloud Keychain (includes all of your saved accounts and passwords)
  • Payment information
  • Quicktype Keyboard learned vocabulary (requires iOS 11 or later)
  • Screen Time
  • Siri information
  • Wi-Fi passwords


Can't approve this iPhone

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