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Sign in to iCloud keeps appearing and won't go away

My ipad keeps asking me to sign in to iCloud and if I press cancel or okay it' keeps coming up with less than 1second interval I've Ben trying to connect to the wifi but it won't let me as it keeps appearing . What should I do? Help ASAP

iPad (4th gen) Wi-Fi, iOS 7.1

Posted on Aug 7, 2014 7:21 PM

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Aug 10, 2014 9:08 AM in response to Louaira

Hey Louaira,


Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.


So an iCloud window constantly pops up. One thing to try is close any running apps on the device. If that does not work and you still only have an iCloud window you may need to restart the device. If you are trying to sign in when it asks for the account information but is not accepting it follow the iCloud account troubleshooting article.


iOS: Force an app to close

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5137


Turn your iOS device off and on (restart) and reset

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1430


iCloud: Account troubleshooting

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3988



Have a nice day,

Mario

Mar 2, 2015 4:19 PM in response to Fede G

HI.....I faced the same issue and this is what I did....

Go to "Settings", select "iCloud", select the iCloud user id, select "contact information" and then see if there are any other ids present under email address other than your primary Id for which you have not provided the password. You can either enter the password for that I'd, or if not needed, delete it. my problem sorted out once I did this.

Mar 7, 2015 12:11 AM in response to mario49

The same thing is happening to me. I am unable to use my old iPhone4 because this message keeps popping up. I don't have cellular service on it anymore, and it won't log on to my Wi-Fi network because this "Sign In to iCloud" message pops up every other second and prevents the phone from connecting to the home network. Entering the correct Apple password does not prevent the message from repeating since the phone can't connect to the network. This is one of the most annoying things imaginable. Even when I turn off the Wi-Fi, the message still pops up over and over. Why should it be trying to connect to iCloud when there's no internet connection? How dare you make a product do this, Apple? I might have to seriously reconsider buying Apple products in the future. :-/

Sep 9, 2016 6:48 AM in response to Louaira

This is an old question, but this happened to me today as well. I resolved it.


iCloud was asking for an app-specific password. This is different than your Apple password, or your computer/iPad password. To generate an app-specific password, go here:


https://appleid.apple.com/account/manage


and scroll down to "Security," then click the little "Edit" link over on the right. (This information is BURIED on Apple's web pages; I found it in my browser history, not via any sensible navigation. Shame, Apple.)


Scroll down to "App-specific passwords," click "Generate password," name it something (e.g. 'iCloud'), and then copy and paste that password into the dialog box that keeps appearing. I had to paste it in twice, and get two text messages with login codes, but it has (for this morning!) solved the problem.

Sign in to iCloud keeps appearing and won't go away

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