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Apple TV Gen 2 won't connect

I have tried entering my password, requesting a code on my phone, carefully typing it at the end of the PW and it continually rejects me! I've tried the ID & PW on my computer and it works.

Apple TV (2nd generation)

Posted on Nov 5, 2024 9:10 AM

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Urquhart1244

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Posted on Nov 5, 2024 9:32 AM

Possible it took longer than 30s between receiving the code and submitting the code. There is a trick for that:

discussions.apple.com/thread/251787405

If you have an Apple TV (2nd or 3rd generation) and two-factor authentication for your Apple ID, then you may be asked to type your password followed by the six-digit verification code directly into the password field. Additionally, there is a time limit, after which the code becomes invalid.

Try this: First enter the characters of your password (do not submit yet), then manually request a new verification code, then append that code to the password (no spaces or other separating characters), and then submit. That should help you get past the time limit.

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