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How do you choose a recovery contact you trust but they don’t have an iPhone?

I’m trying to set up a recovery contact but no one I trust has an iPhone, what other options do I have ?

Jenna’s iPOS

Posted on Jul 30, 2023 10:49 PM

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Posted on Jul 31, 2023 4:15 AM

..JennaPhoenix..

Perhaps to try & use a method that only requires you to remember some 28-character

long code; you then could simply write in down and keep that in a safe place. Until you

memorize the code; if you like. This is a random number, by the way.


This requires two factor authentication. And suggests, this helps generate a recovery key. Creating a recovery key, turns off account recovery. You need not share this; but could.


How to generate a recovery key - Apple Support

//support.apple.com/en-us/HT208072


How to use account recovery when you can’t reset your Apple ID password - Apple Support

//support.apple.com/en-us/HT204921


These articles offer a different path than previous one;

those which are requiring you to have Recovery Contact.


A reason how this differs. Read these 2 ^ articles to see more:

"If you use two-factor authentication and can’t sign in or reset your password,

you can regain access after an account recovery waiting period."

[..instead of the related article above these posts..]


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Jul 31, 2023 4:15 AM in response to JennaPhoenix

..JennaPhoenix..

Perhaps to try & use a method that only requires you to remember some 28-character

long code; you then could simply write in down and keep that in a safe place. Until you

memorize the code; if you like. This is a random number, by the way.


This requires two factor authentication. And suggests, this helps generate a recovery key. Creating a recovery key, turns off account recovery. You need not share this; but could.


How to generate a recovery key - Apple Support

//support.apple.com/en-us/HT208072


How to use account recovery when you can’t reset your Apple ID password - Apple Support

//support.apple.com/en-us/HT204921


These articles offer a different path than previous one;

those which are requiring you to have Recovery Contact.


A reason how this differs. Read these 2 ^ articles to see more:

"If you use two-factor authentication and can’t sign in or reset your password,

you can regain access after an account recovery waiting period."

[..instead of the related article above these posts..]


Jul 31, 2023 12:07 AM in response to JennaPhoenix

This is not possible, your recovery contact needs to have an iPhone or a mac


Your contacts will need an iOS device with iOS 15 or iPadOS 15 or later, or Mac with macOS Monterey or later, and must meet the minimum requirements. Your recovery contacts won't have any access to your account, only the ability to give you a code if you need one. 


How do you choose a recovery contact you trust but they don’t have an iPhone?

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