TWO-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION CAUSING Iphone 3 problems

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TWO-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION CAUSING Iphone 3 problems

does TWO-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION work with Iphone 3 (IOS6) ? Since I implemented the new two factor security I have been not been able to use my phone email nor icloud

iPhone 3G, iOS 6

Posted on Jun 7, 2016 3:11 PM

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sberman

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Jun 7, 2016 4:00 PM in response to FluidRower

From the article you attached above:

Further, the iPhone 3G cannot run any iOS past iOS 4.2. So either you do not have an iPhone 3G or it is not running iOS 6.

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FluidRower Author

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Jun 7, 2016 3:42 PM in response to FluidRower

phone is iPhone 3G model MC637B/A and is running on ios6.1.6 (10B500). I how do I remove removed the two-factor authentication, it clearly doesn't work with my iPhone3.

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sberman

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Jun 7, 2016 4:41 PM in response to FluidRower

That model is the iPhone 3GS, which came out the year following the iPhone 3G.

The iPhone 3GS can run iOS 6.1.6.

This explains how to turn off 2 factor authentication

Two-factor authentication for Apple ID - Apple Support

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