Q: 2 factor authentication notification devices
Hi:
Under my Manage Your Apple ID page there is an option to click Devices and all of my computers, iPhones, iPads show up.
I would like to use Two-Step verification, but not have the code sent to all the listed devices.
Is there a way to choose just my iPhone to get the Two-Step verification code?
Thank you!
OS X El Capitan (10.11.2)
Posted on Apr 25, 2016 8:00 PM
First the confusion between 2 step verification & 2 factor authentication, and now it's 2 separate Apple IDs. That really makes things complicated.
You can't merge 2 separate Apple IDs. Do you really have 2 separate AppleIDs, or are you referring to using an outside email address & apple email address for the same account?
Is the first Apple ID still usable? You mentioned that the email provider for it is no longer used, but you can change that to a different address as well as add an apple email to it.
I seriously doubt that you can associate a device to more than one Apple ID at a time, but again I'm not positive. If that's the case, then you would have to decide on which ID you want to use.
For the 2 factor authentication, a device gets added to the Trusted List when you sign into the Apple ID on that device and it is verified. Once verified, I'm not sure if it is removed from the list when you sign out on that device or if you have to go to the website to remove it from the list.
In any case, I would assume you have to make sure it is removed from one AppleID before it can be added to another.
If you want everything to be listed under the first Apple ID, then what is it that you want to use the second Apple ID for?
Posted on May 1, 2016 7:28 AM