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New iPhone wants a verification code that is being sent to previous iPhone which is in the bottom of a lake! How do I get the back up from iCloud?

I cloud is sending a verification code to my old phone which is in the bottom of a lake. I can’t seem to download my latest backup to my new iPhone. What do I do?


iPhone 11 Pro Max, iOS 13

Posted on Jul 1, 2020 2:09 PM

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Posted on Jul 1, 2020 2:23 PM

Will you replace the phone using the same phone number? If so, at that point you can direct the code to your new phone.


See >>> https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204974




Otherwise, you need account recovery.


See >>> https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204921


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New iPhone wants a verification code that is being sent to previous iPhone which is in the bottom of a lake! How do I get the back up from iCloud?

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