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larosaf Author

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Change default target for 2FA?

Hi,

I have a Mac at home, and a Mac at my office. I work mostly from home.

Recently, I replaced my old iPhone 10 with a new iPhone 13. I wiped the iPhone 10 and gave it to a friend.

The problem I'm having is that whenever Apple needs to do a 2 factor auth, it does not, by default, send the auth request to my iPhone 13. It seems to either be trying to send it to my old iPhone, or to the Mac at my office (where I am usually not).

I can click the link to have it resend via SMS, and this works, but it's annoying to have to do that every time. How can I tell Apple to use my new iPhone as the default?

Frank

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Dec 10, 2021 7:34 AM

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Limnos

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Posted on Dec 10, 2021 12:55 PM

If you truly wished to give it to him, do the things in this document: What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support

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