My husband is trying to change phones bc his last one screen when white. He’s trying to sign into his iCloud but it wants to verify who he is by sending a code to his old phone but he can’t bc he can’t see the screen. How can he do it?

iPhone 13 Pro screen went white, took to Apple support and they said couldn’t be fixed. Tried to transfer to a new phone but can’t get a verification code bc it sends to old phone I can’t see the screen

iPhone 13 Pro, iOS 16

Posted on Sep 26, 2023 6:27 PM

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Posted on Sep 26, 2023 6:57 PM

BrownT8 Said:

"My husband is trying to change phones bc his last one screen when white. He’s trying to sign into his iCloud but it wants to verify who he is by sending a code to his old phone but he can’t bc he can’t see the screen. How can he do it?"

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Sep 26, 2023 6:57 PM in response to BrownT8

BrownT8 Said:

"My husband is trying to change phones bc his last one screen when white. He’s trying to sign into his iCloud but it wants to verify who he is by sending a code to his old phone but he can’t bc he can’t see the screen. How can he do it?"

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Logging in Using Two-Factor Authentication:


Add a Trusted Device:

Seems you are referring to Two-Factor Authentication? If so, add this new iPhone or another device as a Trusted Device to get the code: Add or Remove Trusted Devices on Mac - Apple Support

Sep 27, 2023 2:00 PM in response to BrownT8

BrownT8 Said:

"He tried that and it sent a code to my number but it wouldn’t accept it. So now it’s stopped him from getting into his account completely till they decide to release it"

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My husband is trying to change phones bc his last one screen when white. He’s trying to sign into his iCloud but it wants to verify who he is by sending a code to his old phone but he can’t bc he can’t see the screen. How can he do it?

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