Account keeps getting locked for security reasons and requires me to change my password constantly last couple weeks

I do not have 2FA. In my iPhone when I attempt to turn on backing-up iMessage to iCloud - important to me because I want me messages on my Mac also - I am now prevented from doing so. I get a message instructing me to turn on 2FA which I cannot bypass. Grrr. So, it is clear that Apple are forcing us to use 2FA now and not giving us an option not to. Have others this problem?

This is happening to me too, and started a few weeks ago. At first I thought it was someone trying to get into my account, but it now seems, that is not the case. It is on my purchases ID, and yesterday, instead of unlocking it, I have just left it alone. App store updates work fine, so I just have to learn ignore the red badge on the settings app.

Apple is dropping the ball big time.

Here's another piece of irony. I was locked out of my iPhone this morning and went on my desktop to look up the problem. The same as everyone else here, it has been occurring on all my devices with greater frequency for the past 2 months. In my attempt to reply and add to this discussion I was locked out and had to go through hoops to get it unlocked. SMH

What is going on Apple?

I too am having the same problem. It started several weeks ago with a request to reset the password for my Apple ID. After doing so, every few days, I either have to verify my Apple ID or enter my password for iMessage or FaceTime. This is happening across 5 devices. As I had held off updating to ios14, I thought that might be the problem. So, I have updated all 5 devices, and done hard resets on all multiple times. Still having the issue. Like most others I do not use 2FA. My spouse, who has two devices, is not having this problem. If anyone has any suggestions, I'm desperate. It is a colossal pain to have to keep doing this over 5 devices.

None of the "official" responses do anything to help with this sign in issue, and frankly doesn't look like Apple really cares about this issue. I've had this issue for months now. It doesn't seem to matter what OS version you're on either, as I'm on 13.4.1, as I will never update to the latest iOS ever again, as the last time I updated my phone it went from usable good battery life, to the battery dying within an hour. Making my phone pretty much on life support being plugged in all the time, till I got a new phone. **** you Apple for killing hardware with software update. Their whole infrastructure is not as stable or streamlined as it use to be. After 10 years of Apple, I finally got rid of my Apple computer and went back to Windows. Same is going to happen with my iPhone at this point too. I've had an Iphone since 2011, but I'm just going to go back to Android, and stop giving this company my money.

Same here, I've been a macOS user since macOS 9! And never had a PC since 2005. After all the issues and the way Apple has been insulting customers and forcing our devices to become obsolete with nasty updates, I have bought a PC and am now in the processes of switching to Windows 10.

Enough is enough.

Update: I've been logged out of this account on all of my equipment since my last post on here. For all intensive purposes the account was dormant, yet I had to unlock it to post this very message. So I think that's pretty conclusive evidence that something is happening at the server end with regards our accounts getting locked and it's not a user equipment issue.

Additionally, A little heads up for you guys. I received my first Apple phishing email this morning, informing me that this very account has been locked. So I'm staring to suspect either a security breach at Apples end ( they'll never admit to that and have informed me that my account is not being locked because of one) or my account is being targeted (never been informed it has). Either way, I cannot keep changing the password to this account every day. It's getting ridiculous. I need to speak to an Apple engineer

I tried doing the website login each time but wanted to verify and it worked for the last two or three days but just now I saw four devices in front of me all want to verify and the account is locked when I went to the website. So much for that.

I, too, am having the very same problem and noticed that it began in late November 2020. Using an iPhone 8 and a MB Pro 2020. Haven't had past security issues/breaches with my Apple ID (that I know of!) but it has been occurring roughly every five to six days as of late. Inexcusable. I also wonder (as others in this thread have) whether Apple is trying to prompt users to adopt two-factor authentication but I'd prefer not to because it didn't work easily when I tried it when two-factor was made available by Apple a few years ago. I've changed my Apple ID password (doubted that would matter, and it hasn't) so I suppose the next logical step is to change my email address associated with Apple, which also is a nuisance and simply shouldn't be. All this to say, it's inexcusable and unconscionable that Apple engineers haven't directly addressed this problem unless it's now so far beyond their control that they only can recommend options that many users do not prefer, such as use of two-factor authentication.

I literally had to unlock my account just to post this unlike most of you people here I have been having this issue for like a year. I only own a apple tv latest gen and the original ipad mini which is rarely used. I even enabled 2 factor and still get locked out constantly. Everytime I want to give apple ******* money for a movie it asks for my password and boom I'm locked out. It has to be some sort of Apple update or server side bs they have going on because it's ******* ridiculous to have to unlock my **** every day or two. Not too mention how ******* often I have to verify my credit card info all the ******* time because it doesn't save the 3 digit code or maybe it forces me to update it after every unlock. I have never called Apple but from reading here I'm glad I'm not alone and seems there support is **** anyway for us customers paying for this ****** security. I mean it's 2021 fix your **** apple. If I wasn't already deep into there ecosystem I'd just throw the Apple tv and ipad out in the garbage. Glad I have an Android phone at least.

I am having the same problem and it’s beyond frustrating. EVERYDAY I have to come up with a new password just to download or update an app! I am sick and tired of changing the password, everyday and then having to do that with every Apple device the my daughter and I have. Why haven’t they com up with a WORKABLE solution?!?

Happens to me at least once a week on MacBook, two iPads and iPhone. This started in late November. As a minor additional irritation, afterwards, on my MacBook I have to enter my Apple password twice for the app store - not just once. There must be a glitch.

I do not want to go to 2 factor authentication and get intensely annoyed by the way Apple are pushing it.

Same thing happening to me for the past few weeks. Changed my password. Getting locked out 2-3 times a week now. Have to log back in on five devices. It's now got to the point where I just can't be bothered any more and I'm simply not going to use Apple services at all.

Same issue.

Please Verify account, get locked out with correct password (why I can’t just use my thumb print is beyond me) proceed to unnecessarily answer my security questions, unlock phone, type in the exact same password as before and now I can finally enjoy my Apple experience just like every morning.

thanks Apple, definitely going the sam way next time

I am having this problem too. First it started happening occasionally then it started happening a few times a week at least. I kept on getting a popup on my ipod to unlock it which I do but the problem comes back eventually. I never change my password when I do that as I have no idea if that will solve my problem. I have to remember to log out of itunes and close it on my computer before unlocking account otherwise itunes just freezes and hangs when trying to enter my password in again. Then I have to keep on closing and opening itunes a million times before I can eventually put my password in and login if I don't sign out of itunes first. There has to be some way to know what is causing this and how do I know that changing my password will fix anything. I don't see any devices that aren't mine under my account. Can someone please tell me how to fix this annoying issue as I should not have to keep on unlocking my account a million times unless they are doing this to get me to switch to 2fa which I would rather not do if I have a choice.