password won't save after iOS 6.1 update

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password won't save after iOS 6.1 update

I updated my iphone 5 to ios 6.1 and now imessage won't save my password. After the update, I kept being asked to enter my Apple ID password. Each time I would enter the password and 30 seconds later the dialog would pop up again. After entering it one time I quickly navigated to Settings and discovered that my AppleID password was missing from Messages. I entered it there and that stopped the dialog box from popping up.

Later I had to shut down and restart my phone so iTunes would recognize it. After it booted up the recurring Apple ID dialog box started popping up again.

How can I stop this from happening?

iPhone 5, iOS 6.1, 64GB

Posted on Jan 29, 2013 5:26 PM

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Answer 1

fbrennan

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Jan 30, 2013 10:33 AM in response to Tsaxman

I'm unfortunately in exactly the same situation. Following update to 6.1 on my iPhone 5, I'm prompted every 10 seconds to enter my iTunes password if I re-enable iMessage logged in as my iTunes account rather than phone number.

I have not found a way to make it stop prompting so iMessage is currently not useable by me. This is quite frustrating, Apple's standards have been on a rapid decline for some time. I'm at the point now where I'm reluctant to install updates when they come out due to the frequent regressions such as this I've encountered.

If anyone has a solution, I'd love to know.

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Lutzzz

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Jan 31, 2013 11:15 AM in response to fbrennan

Same for me, on my ipad3 everthing Works Fine though...

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Jan 31, 2013 11:18 PM in response to Tsaxman

Same here. They broke it again. Look for a 6.1.1 in the near future...

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Jan 31, 2013 11:20 PM in response to Tsaxman

BTW it works fine linked to mobile number, just not Apple ID. And any attempts to send to an email address revert to an MMS via the carrier. How did they manage to screw this up again?

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dpaukei

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Feb 10, 2013 11:13 AM in response to Tsaxman

I also found that even when settings/messages send & receive lists phone number and me.com email account that the phone does not receive messages sent to the me.com account.

works fine on my iPad and MBP. However, while both phone and ipad are 6.1, the ipad build is 10B141 and the phone is 10B143.

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Feb 10, 2013 11:33 AM in response to dpaukei

Mine just started working again. It sure seemed like a software issue, but maybe it's not? Maybe an icloud issue? Very strange....

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dpaukei

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Feb 10, 2013 3:10 PM in response to Tsaxman

mine still doesn't

settings/messages shows three addresses (phone #, me, icloud)

a message sent to my me account is delivered to my ipad and MBP but not the iphone

a message sent to my phone # is delivered to all three

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Feb 10, 2013 3:25 PM in response to dpaukei

Try signing out of apple id and sign back in?

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Tsaxman Author

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Feb 10, 2013 5:16 PM in response to mbaltozer

I have done that, but it doesn't work. Every time I have to shut my phone off or do a hard reset I have to re-enter my AppleID in Messages.

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fbrennan

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Feb 10, 2013 7:06 PM in response to Tsaxman

So, if you do just keep trying, eventually the iTunes sign in for iMessage will take. However, when it does, it disconnects your iTunes account from FaceTime! Repeatedly try to use your account for FaceTime and it too will eventually take, and disables your account for iMessage! OMG. Did Apple fire all of their QA team? What is happening here?

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Feb 10, 2013 10:57 PM in response to fbrennan

I just remembered something. Immediately after installing 6.1, it made me setup my iCloud account again and choose which services I wanted to use. Anyone else have that also? Oh and by the way, mine is still fine as of right now. It has to be server related.

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