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Verification code sent to the wrong phone

How can I change the phone# that gets verification codes. ?

Posted on Apr 16, 2023 3:07 AM

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Posted on Apr 16, 2023 3:11 AM

If I am the one spending money and using my phone playing a game and I want to spend some money .. I’m stopped and a ver. Code is sent to my sleeping wife’s phone ..,,

now 1st why is her phone getting my verification code when I’m playing the game on my phone trying to spend the money on my phone but the verification code sent to her phone. How does this make any sense she’s asleep I can’t get it why is my phone at first to be notified anyway just because we did family sharing still why we did not send the code to the guy playing the game and spending the money why would it send it to the other person doesn’t make any sense

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Apr 16, 2023 3:11 AM in response to Clintproblems

If I am the one spending money and using my phone playing a game and I want to spend some money .. I’m stopped and a ver. Code is sent to my sleeping wife’s phone ..,,

now 1st why is her phone getting my verification code when I’m playing the game on my phone trying to spend the money on my phone but the verification code sent to her phone. How does this make any sense she’s asleep I can’t get it why is my phone at first to be notified anyway just because we did family sharing still why we did not send the code to the guy playing the game and spending the money why would it send it to the other person doesn’t make any sense

Verification code sent to the wrong phone

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