I’ve been asked to approve my new IPad 7 It says go to other devices signed into cloud to approve the new IPad. I have no idea what to do. I have an older ipad4

I’ve been asked to approve my new IPad 7 It says go to other devices signed into cloud to approve the new IPad. I have no idea what to do. I have an older ipad4

iPad, iPadOS 13

Posted on Jul 3, 2020 9:13 PM

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Posted on Jul 3, 2020 9:20 PM

is the older ipad4 still signed into your Apple ID?

according to this link

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204915

when you try to sign into your new device using your Apple ID, you should get a prompt on your other Apple device(s) to allow the new device to connect. You'd click 'allow' and it'd display a code.

I have gone thru this many times myself and never had any issues.

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Jul 3, 2020 9:20 PM in response to Keno68

is the older ipad4 still signed into your Apple ID?

according to this link

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204915

when you try to sign into your new device using your Apple ID, you should get a prompt on your other Apple device(s) to allow the new device to connect. You'd click 'allow' and it'd display a code.

I have gone thru this many times myself and never had any issues.

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