"Approval Request Sent" Message

I recently upgraded my iPhone 5s to iOS-9. I now receive (on my iPhone) a message as follows:

Approval Request Sent. To continue using iCloud on this iPhone, approve it from one of your other devices using iCloud or enter your iCloud security Code.

Sadly, I'm clueless as to what this is about. I suspect I've changed an iCloud setting in my iOS upgrade install. But I don't know what it's asking. I have a MacBookPro Retina (late 2012) as my main Apple device. But when I go there, (it's on OSX 10.10.5, I've no clue what I have to do to "authorize" what the iPhone is asking. So I worry, is this message from Apple, or is it some kind of malware?

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Yosemite (10.10.5), 16GB RAM, 5GB Solid state "drive"

Posted on Sep 24, 2015 3:28 PM

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cusco2018

Level 1

4 points

Posted on Jan 4, 2018 2:07 PM

i had the same annoying message popping up after phone upgraded to iOS 11.

i had keychain turned off and never use that feature and even icloud backup turned off too, yet this message kept popping up.

after chatting with tech support, the issue was resolved by signing out of the iphone.

they had me go into Settings > > [your name] and scroll down and tap sign out

then do a regular power down and restart... and then sign back in.

after that.. haven't see the stupid approval message pop up.

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Sep 19, 2016 7:00 PM in response to maiway

I had the same thing. So I just went into the "pending" and slid the slider to the greyed-out off position. Seemed to fix it for me. Of course, doesn't solve your exact problem of getting the thing approved, but since I don't know what "keychain" is, nor do I use it, I was content to simply shut it off.

ciirvr

Level 1

15 points

Feb 23, 2017 7:13 AM in response to DaleWisely

Hey I got same here. But I never turn on /off Keychain. Because i never use it

Apr 27, 2017 10:17 PM in response to afatliberal

This was annoying me for a month! THANK YOU!

Robdag

Level 1

4 points

May 11, 2017 9:46 PM in response to mokantx

I approve

jichmaje

Level 1

8 points

Jun 15, 2017 6:46 PM in response to DaleWisely

Thank you thank you thank you!!!

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