For the last few months I keep getting logged out and then locked out of my Apple ID account. My iOS is always up to date and I’ve changed my password a few times to stronger ones and it keeps happening. I get this message 3-4 times a week. What is going on and how can I fix this?
iPhone 11 Pro Max, iOS 14
The below article is worth a read, and similar to other posts here, the author thinks that due to all the data breaches it may be possible that our accounts are being hit by hackers trying to brute-force the password, causing Apple to lock our accounts. He proposes that you change your Apple ID email address. In the case of some users, you could actually use a + character, meaning your current (soon to be old) email address is no longer a valid Apple ID. If your old address was 'user@gmail.com' it could now be something like 'user+sometag@gmail.com'. Email from Apple will still deliver to your existing 'user@gmail.com' email inbox, but your Apple ID would be considered as 'NEW'.
Link: https://gloutnikov.com/post/2020/prevent-appleid-from-constantly-getting-locked/
And in addition, here is some useful reading on enabling 2FA from Apple, in the event that you are "forced" to go this route.
Link: Two-factor authentication for Apple ID - Apple Support
Looks like you can make it work with only one Apple device and any phone, if you can receive the SMS that is.
Oh that is redicilious! For which sake should I set 2FA for a device which I always keep home?
I have lost one apple ID account because I have forgotten one security answer. I dont want to loose it again.
So frequent locks look scarry to me.
It happens not so often though: maybe once per month and yes it happens since maybe end of last year.
If it keeps going I will not buy an apple device anymore after the current one is broken
This has happened to me 3 times since April 26th. It may have been going on longer than that but I hadn't been using my iPad at all up until that point. It's getting really frustrating, and pushing me to just use my Android phone. Good job, Apple.
Still happening. It's happened to me twice in the last 6 days. I haven't even used my iPad in the last 2 days, but it still happens. I can tell because iTunes on my Mac forces me to log back in.
This is becoming very infuriating.
Me too! It just started happening within the last couple of weeks. Guessing this is a bug, but where? It's happening both on my iPhone (iOS 14) and on my laptop (Big Sur).
I'm glad i'm not the ONLY one with this problem! It's annoying and nothing fixes it!
I did change my password, but it was to a stronger one. Of course that makes no difference because it's my email address that's being hacked.
I would accept a magical fix as long as it was even more effective than the magical BREAK that has created.
BTW, I am not using 2FA either.
Same issue here. Glad I'm not alone
same here. 3 devices, iphone, ipad & mac.
started on the 18th of December every 3 days. stopped for around 15 days and now it got back again
I have not switched to 2fa because of issues it caused me early on, and now I am getting these issues with being signed out very annoying.
I have this problem, but not as frequently as most posters. It occurrs approximately once a month. Genuinely curious to know why people are reluctant to use 2FA.
BTW, I do not have a Netflix account.
I am having this same problem on my phone and iPad often times daily. I do no use 2FA. What is going on?
...and it just happened again!!!
So much for my previous post stating it was no longer happening.
Sigh.
Thank you for that link. I HATE the thought of having to change my Apple ID since I’ve had it since 2007. What a royal PITA. However, I will consider it.
Apple ID keeps getting locked
