4S: two step verification doesn't work

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4S: two step verification doesn't work

Posted it under "using iphone" but more appropriate here in iCloud for iOS device... sorry.

My iPhones 4S doesn't accept two step verification.

I signed off all iCloud, iTunes, FaceTime, etc... Rebooted.

Now I turn iCloud on, and it asks for my iCloud password. Then it correctly loads the two step screen and asks me whether I want to send an SMS to my iphone 6 or use my iPhone 6 (no sms) as a trusted device. Meaning it sees it and knows it has to use it.

The problem is that absolutely nothing happens when I click the NEXT button.

Then I tried to tell it to use the Recovery Key, but here again, once I hit NEXT, nothing happens.

I can't get past that screen...

Any idea? I'm stuck and can't use it to sync my contacts, notes, reminders, etc...

IPhone 4S, iOS 6.1.4 (no I won't update that OS, I need it)

Thanks for any help

iPhone 4S, iOS 6.1.4

Posted on Jul 1, 2015 5:14 AM

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fromsouth

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Jul 1, 2015 6:33 AM in response to sjordi

That is so cool when somebody says that they will not do something. I suppose I can provide couple suggestions but perhaps you will not do them either.

1. Erase phone and start again - that will leave you with same IOS.

2. Disable two step - that will bypass your authentication.

Good luck.

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Answer 2

sjordi Author

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Jul 1, 2015 6:52 AM in response to fromsouth

The reason I won't update it is to keep an iOS6 version for my developments.

I will try to erase from the Settings, I didn't think about that, but I would hate to

have to "restore it" and then end up with an iOS8 phone. That's why I'm prudent.

When you say disable two step, you mean at a general level, all devices, directly

from my Apple account? As far as I know, it's not a setting in the phone.

This could work, I activate iCloud on the 4S and once done, I go back to

two step verification for all others...

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