2 factor authentication required for signing into Apple TV (using AppleID and password) but there is no place to enter the code sent to my iPhone in the Apple TV screen...help!
If you have an Apple TV (2nd or 3rd generation) and two-factor authentication for your Apple ID, then you may be asked to type your password followed by the six-digit verification code directly into the password field. Additionally, there is a time limit, after which the code becomes invalid.
Try this: First enter the characters of your password (do not submit yet), then manually request a new verification code, then append that code to the password (no spaces or other separating characters), and then submit. That should help you get passed the time limit.
If you have an Apple TV (2nd or 3rd generation) and two-factor authentication for your Apple ID, then you may be asked to type your password followed by the six-digit verification code directly into the password field. Additionally, there is a time limit, after which the code becomes invalid.
Try this: First enter the characters of your password (do not submit yet), then manually request a new verification code, then append that code to the password (no spaces or other separating characters), and then submit. That should help you get passed the time limit.
how do I "manually" request a new verification code? I get the verification code on my iphone AFTER I submit my AppleID credentials...but there is nowhere to enter the code on the apple TV screen
Ok figured it out! Phew!
2 factor authentication for signing into Apple TV (using AppleID and password) but there is no place to enter the code in the Apple TV screen...help!
