This is the pain in the *** that when I sign in my iCloud account, all my iDevices are notified!!! Please allow me to pick trusted devices.
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To my knowledge, there is no way to do that. Most people would want the notification to be sure that their iCloud account has not been compromised.
Barry
Which device do you use on which days?
You are allowed to pick your own trusted devices.
Now there any further necessary rants we can correct for you.
I disabled two factor yesterday and reenabled on my iMac.
But trusted devices list are gone now. Now when I signed on Apple account, all my iDevices - iPad air, iPad mini and iPhone and Mac -- Macbook Air, Mini, iMac are notified with annoying alarm sound.
my iDevices - iPad air, iPad mini and iPhone and Mac -- Macbook Air, Mini, iMac, Macbook Pro
You've chosen your trusted devices, you've got what you want, was there something else.
I read Apple official documentation and found that there are two step verification and two step authentication in Apple ID.
I enabled two step long ago through Apple ID website. At that time, it didn't require SMS. It had a list of trusted devices that allow you to pick which iDevices receive 4 digit code.
Yesterday I disabled and reenabled two step due to my iPhone didn't get 4 digit authentication code. Now I want to reenable it again. Because my phone has disabled text plan. I have to enable two step authentication through my Mac and confirmed with a call voice message over my iPhone. The new two step doesn't have trusted devices list. It sends two step code to all my Apple ID sign on devices. It is super annoying. The two step code is 6 digit, instead of 4 digit. I didn't even have recovery code this time.
Apple must have changed two step process.
The trusted devices are not chosen now. Wherever you log on with Apple ID -- no matter Mac or iDevices, they are trusted.
You are confused about trusted devices and what they do, I suspect you didn't really want to choose your trusted devices, however you have now achieved what you asked and your question has been solved.
The fact that devices are notified when you sign in using your ID is nothing to do with trusted devices.
The problem is not resolved. I want to decide which device get the two step code as it used to.
Verification/authorisation codes received on trusted devices, you can choose which devices are trusted, you can also choose which (single) trusted device receives the code.
In your rant you referred to the notifications when you sign in, they aren't related to trusted devices or the verification/authorisation codes. You asked about choosing trusted devices and you got your answer. You don't seem to know what you really want to know, perhaps you should before starting a rant.
Make a suggestion to Apple:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/ipad.html
I could not find a general feedback for iOS
Ricky Zhang wrote:
The problem is not resolved. I want to decide which device get the two step code as it used to.
There is no trusted devices that you can manually choose NOW in TWO-STEP AUTHENTICATION. It sends 6 digit code to all iDevices and Mac wherever you sign in with your Apple ID. It is annoying as **** because it wakes up my kids if I left my iPad at home and try to log in Apple ID at work.
You are showing me the old TWO-STEP VERIFICATION. At that time, you can choose where to send verification code. It was 4 digit. But now I can't.
The new TWO-STEP AUTHENTICATION and the old TWO-STEP VERIFICATION are different. I don't care if they are trusted or not. I just want to send the verification code to the devices/mac I want like as before.
Perhaps you should understand why I rant if I have to comfort my 1 year old whenever I want to login.
See:
Two-factor authentication for Apple ID - Apple Support
Is this different than Apple’s current two-step verification feature?
Yes. Two-factor authentication is a new service built directly into iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, and Apple’s web sites. It uses different methods to trust devices and deliver verification codes, and offers a more streamlined user experience. The current two-step verification feature will continue to work separately for users who are already enrolled.
Ricky Zhang wrote:
There is no trusted devices that you can manually choose NOW in TWO-STEP AUTHENTICATION. It sends 6 digit code to all iDevices and Mac wherever you sign in with your Apple ID. It is annoying as **** because it wakes up my kids if I left my iPad at home and try to log in Apple ID at work.`````
Put your iPad on mute. And, don't leave it in the room with a sleeping baby.
This is the pain in the *** that when I sign in my iCloud account, all my iDevices are notified!!! Please allow me to pick trusted devices.
