How to recover recovery key

I locked my phone out and had to go to Apple Store in the hilldale in Middleton wi I’m trying to now recover my recover key which I forgot to write down

iPhone 13, iOS 16

Posted on Aug 15, 2023 6:29 PM

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Posted on Aug 15, 2023 6:31 PM

If you have another trusted device logged into your Apple ID you can generate a new key. Otherwise, you need your key to unlock your ID. Using a key means you are responsible for your account, Apple cannot help regain access.

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Aug 15, 2023 7:08 PM in response to Macdaddy94

She’s not a “Trusted” device …


… but she can receive codes from Apple as part of the “standard” Apple Account Recovery Process.


HOWEVER … IF the entirely optional Recovery Key has been generated … there is no Apple Account Recovery Process.


The ONLY recovery process is wholy owned by the “Key Generating User”


As a memory jog: You HAD to somehow record the 28 digit code as it has to be manually typed-back thru your keyboard when the code was activated (C&P doesn’t work).

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