appleTV keeps asking for appleID, password and authentication code circularly

I cannot use my Apple TVs with the two step authentication turned on. I have read every forum and tried exactly what is recommended a ton of times. The two step authentication cannot be turned off now as some suggested and also adding the verification code to the password doesn’t work even when I complete it within 30 seconds. Apple Please help!! It is not fair to your customers!!!

Super helpful, this worked. Also for ppl having trouble w the Apple TV NOT prompting for the verification code, on the Apple TV, go to settings, general, network, test network & this will prompt the login process to begin. Then follow steps provided above

I dont have a code at all. I think because I have an older Apple TV.

I keep getting told my password is incorrect, but I know it is correct.

THis is total horse crap. They make the technology so complicated.

People do not have all day to study this stuff and figure it out.

But they have hundreds of technology people designing stuff and not once did anyone

actually make something that is simple.

I am done with Apple TV and just watching you tube from now on.

Thanks for the kind words, but I literally spent 2 hours trying different variations on this technique and still nothing. I attempted the straight password and verification code together at least 10 times. I changed my password. I logged out of all Apple services on all my devices. I can say with certainty it is not working for me on my ATV3.

This absolutely Apple not fixing the problem so that people will get frustrated and buy a new Apple TV. Infuriating! There is no window that pops up asking for the verification code. How would anyone know to append their password, within 30 seconds, with the code they got from their other device?? Completely unintuitive. And you CANNOT TURN OFF 2 Factor Verification if you set it up on an iOS 13 device. Ridiculous. Add this Apple TV 2G/3G glitch to the list of increasingly frustrating and anti-consumer choices that Apple has been making in recent years.

As I said in my post: it HAS perfectly functioning two factor authentication. It works perfectly to log-in to iTunes. I put in my email, then my password (unamended), and clicked submit. My phone then told me a device near my location was trying to access my account, and I clicked allow, and it gave me a verification code which the Apple TV was now asking for. Once I put that in, it logged in to iTunes perfectly. It just doesn’t work for iCloud or Home Sharing. Apple *constantly* makes anti-consumer choices; it’s how most businesses succeed. You force consumers to buy things they don’t actually need, by artificially creating said “need”.

None of this is working for my Apple TV. My phone won’t allow me to turn off two factor identification and I have tried several times to append the code to my password and it still does not work. Any other options?

This is ridiculous. I cannot use my apple TV to watch movies that I have purchased. I cannot purchase on apple TV. I am not forking out another $200 for a new apple TV. Make apple purchase available on Roku, which provides a much better user experience.

I’ve tried all the recommendations here to try and watch Apple TV Plus on my Gen3 but nothing is working. I get into the regular Apple TV menu but the endless loop is happening after I click on an Apple TV Plus show to watch...very annoying.

Thank you for this! I spent about an hour with the stupid signing in and out of ICLOUD and putting in codes. No luck. Until I saw your response. I don't know why the iTunes app on Apple TV shows the message that it is having a problem signing into ICLOUD and to "try again later" when the fix is to sign out and sign back into ITUNES. You would think that with all the people at Apple who work on Apple TV, someone could tell the difference between ICLOUD and ITUNES.

Sooo after 3 years apparently this is still an issue. Diana McCall's advice does still work. Very much a pain, I can't believe Apple hasn't fixed this yet.. I now wish I had never turned on 2 factor authentication. And apparently once it's turned on, you can no longer turn it off...thanks Apple :(

Thanks for the tip it’s really helpful following your instructions. I’m finally connected to the tv box instead of having to use Apple iPad to mirror to tv screen and means I can be watching whilst using iPad or putting it in charge.

I sent feedback through the link you provided thanks for that now let’s hope Apple finally get their act together once pioneers they are chasing their tale on the tv aspect which is a shame really cos if they made it simpler like other do I’d watch the shows more often.

Glad u got ur app tv box up n running again. I agree with you I won’t invest in an upgrade and when my 3rd generation box becomes defunct and no longer works I too won’t look to Apple for an upgrade I’ll do what many others are doing and use an alternative.

It’s a shame because Apple products have always been high quality but when it comes to suggestions they don’t even listen to the customer and that’s probably going to be the downfall as more loyal customers will start to look elsewhere for simple more user friendly products to work hand in hand with their selection of gadgets.

Everyday I sign in with a password I set the day before. It always tells me that password is incorrect. When I change it, the same thing happens again as if it never registered but I know it did. What causes this. This happened on my husband’s phone and he is locked out of his and Apple support could not help me unlock it. Actually there are two problems here.