HT205075: Availability of two-factor authentication in iOS 9 and OS X El Capitan

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Morac

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Q: Getting two-factor authentication if two-step authentication is enabled?

What happens if two-step authentication is enabled for that Apple ID?

Will two-factor authentication still be offered or does two-step authentication need to be turned off first?

iPhone 5s, iOS 8.4.1, AT&T 32 GB

Posted on Sep 16, 2015 1:06 PM

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by grahamsg,

grahamsg Oct 9, 2015 8:21 AM in response to Morac
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Oct 9, 2015 8:21 AM in response to Morac

According to the article linked below by Glenn Fleishman in Macworld, enabling two-step authentication "doesn't prevent you from upgrading" to two-factor authentication.

http://www.macworld.com/article/2988668/security/apple-s-new-two-factor-authenti cation-bumps-up-security-and-ease-of-use.html

I currently have two-step verification enabled, and two-factor authentication is currently unavailable on my account.

iPhone 5s, iOS 9.0.2, T-Mobile, 16 GB,
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