List sharing with 2 factor authentication IMPOSSIBLE!!

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List sharing with 2 factor authentication IMPOSSIBLE!!

My Wife and I and trying to share lists with each other via the Apple Reminders iOS app. It seems to be impossible if either party have two factor authentication turned on.

If I click the invite link in the email on my phone I get a message saying to do it via a desktop (see first screen shot attached). When I go to accept the list via my desktop I get notification that the list is no longer available or I don’t have permission to open the reminder (see second screen shot).

Both our phones are iPhone 11 Pro with the latest iOS (13.4.1 at the time of this post). This was never an issue before With our older phones (iPhone X) and older iOS (pre-13).

Ive seen others post about the same issue but Apple seems to dismiss it with suggestions to “update iOS”.

Ive tried too many times and have come to the conclusion that it’s not possible whilst two factor authentication is enabled.

Apple? Any help?

Thanks in advance

iPhone 11 Pro, iOS 13

Posted on May 15, 2020 8:02 PM

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MrHoffman

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May 15, 2020 9:07 PM in response to Knackers83

Okay, so if your iPhone devices are on iOS 13 and your MacBook Pro 16” is running macOS 10.15 Catalina, then did you perform the Reminders upgrade sequence?

Upgrading the Reminders app in iOS 13 - Apple Support

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Knackers83 Author

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May 15, 2020 9:17 PM in response to MrHoffman

Found a work around that works:

different method of inviting but this one worked immediately.

list owner open the list.
Click three dots top right ...
tap ‘View Participants’
Tap ‘Copy Link’
Send link via SMS
Recipient open link - list shows up.

screen shots attached

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Knackers83 Author

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May 15, 2020 8:45 PM in response to Eric Root

Hey Eric,

I should have clarified this in my original post. Yes - it just loops and the same thing happens. Share, can’t access, asks to re-share.

others that I found with a search have experienced the same. I did it maybe 4-5 times with the same result each time.

tried different methods of inviting (phone number, email, different email addresses - one being my Apple ID and others not).

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May 15, 2020 8:49 PM in response to Knackers83

Empirically, Reminder sharing works fine with two-factor authentication enabled.

One of the more common causes of this and similar messes with Reminders is an older device in the mix; one that isn’t running iOS 13, or a Mac that isn’t running macOS Catalina. Are all your devices on iOS 13 and on Catalina?

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Eric Root

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May 15, 2020 8:32 PM in response to Knackers83

Based on your first screen shot, have you tried asking the organizer to send a new invitation to the address that is concealed?

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Knackers83 Author

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May 15, 2020 8:55 PM in response to MrHoffman

Yes. Everything is 100% up to date. Both iPhone 11 Pro with latest iOS, Mac used was a 16” MBP with latest iOS also.

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Knackers83 Author

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May 15, 2020 9:20 PM in response to MrHoffman

We tried that too but found sending via “Copy Link” to work afterwards. Sharing via email (Apple ID) still shows an error on my end (the two factor issue)

thanks for your input and help 👍

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List sharing with 2 factor authentication IMPOSSIBLE!!

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