I travel overseas and DO NOT TAKE A MOBILE PHONE with me. I use an ipad pro 11 2020 and the TFA is lit red. I DO NOT WANT 2FA HOW do I disable ? If i have no mobile phone with me, TFA will prevent me from getting into my ipad. I am SO UPSET with Apple forcing 2FA upon me (us).
iPad Pro 11-inch Wi-Fi
See Two-factor authentication for Apple ID https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204915 and more specifically the section entitled Can I turn off two-factor authentication after I’ve turned it on? This section says:
"If you recently updated your account, you can unenroll within two weeks of enrollment. Just open your enrollment confirmation email and click the link to return to your previous security settings. Keep in mind, this makes your account less secure and means that you can't use features that require higher security."
This quote emphasizes the security-related importance of two-factor authentication. I would not turn it off even if you are able to. Another reason for not turning it off is that if you use two-factor authentication, then you no longer will have a need for security questions. They are turned off when two-factor authentication is activated.
See Two-factor authentication for Apple ID https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204915 and more specifically the section entitled Can I turn off two-factor authentication after I’ve turned it on? This section says:
"If you recently updated your account, you can unenroll within two weeks of enrollment. Just open your enrollment confirmation email and click the link to return to your previous security settings. Keep in mind, this makes your account less secure and means that you can't use features that require higher security."
This quote emphasizes the security-related importance of two-factor authentication. I would not turn it off even if you are able to. Another reason for not turning it off is that if you use two-factor authentication, then you no longer will have a need for security questions. They are turned off when two-factor authentication is activated.
I did the UNenroll but the red indicator is still lit red in my SETTINGS and i cannot get the RED indicator to go away. Do you think it might go away after the two week enrollment period? THANKS so much.
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I would wait 24 hours for the change to sync and then try a restart. If it is still there, try signing out of iCloud, restart, and sign back in.
If necessary, contact Apple ID Support for assistance. See the Apple Support articles below for contact information.
Apple ID - Official Apple Support.
Contact Apple for help with Apple ID account security - Apple Support. (Link doesn’t always load)
Get Support Work through the screens to get a chat option. You may have to pick a slightly different problem.
Apple Support schedule phone call
https://twitter.com/AppleSupport. People have posted it may take an hour or more to get a response.
How to turn OFF two factor authentication (TFA)
