How do I stop the two-factor autentication notifications from continuously popping up on my phones? I already turned this feature off on my apple id account. My phones keep popping up notifications even though I've never set up two-factor autentica

I know exactly what you mean. And it seems few people on this thread do!

i do not want 2FA. Simple. I have switched it off previously. My choice, I’m aware of increased risk. But if I have to use more and more codes and passwords I end up needing to write them down,whereas fewer codes and passwords I can remember- result is more security!! Apple notifications tell me to use it, I access the settings and select “not now”. That should be the end of it but they keep popping up. It is very very annoying that Apple think I can’t make MY own decisions abour MY products and MY security.

I just downloaded update on my iPhone. I don’t want 2 step authentication but I continuously keep being asked me to do so.

Apple will not do anything about this it is deliberate. It is about forcing its users to do things the way Apple want them to. They have the power they will force those of us who don’t want it by push and nudge tactics then finally make it compulsory for all users. It is better for them as a business that’s all that matters to apple .

A good business brings forth innovation offers that innovation recommends it to its users who have a choice to follow the recommendation or not. Apple does not believe in choice for customers Apple believe Apple knows what’s best.

It’s like all the apps they force you to have on your phone but you never use but can’t delete.

I will just have to keep replying over and over when Prompted do I want this facility “not now“ but wouldn’t it be great if apple gave you the option th just day “no” and never had the print return.!

Apple any chance of sending an update\upgrade that gives the user the choice to decide what to accept? So the user can decide just to accept important security changes but not the rest that that you force on to us?

This does not work, it just keeps coming up an hour later asking me to use two factor authentication. Even the apple support people highly recomend against two factor autentication because it constantly gets messed up and locks you out. it simply causes major problems and data loss they said. So why does Apple keep popping up annoying me to turn on something that is buggy and causes data loss? , i said no at least ten times now and it keeps coming back...

So Friggin Aggravating. An apple rep on phone advice me to not use their two factor authentication because it does nothing but cause headaches and lock outs. Yet now apple forcing me into it, i clear message and it comes back less than a hour later. My guess i have 5 year old iPad and they want me to buy new that i can't afford. So first they make it run butt *** slow with their forced updates and now they are probably trying to lock up my devices like they did you.. So Frustrated... also i wanted to push helpful button on your post and apple has it grayed out so that we can't raise you post to the top. Thus why i am responding. I hope some how you got things worked out...

Hi again, Billparn! Ok, since your message ending with asking Apple to put out a patch to quit annoying us with these two factor authentication notices, they are not allowing me to access your message! Your point has already been demonstrated!!!

Hi As Well KimVonBerg, first time using apple support and yep they censored and deleted my message. Obviously you are correct, apple and/or it's employees are anti make america great. Well i will be. America is no longer Free with bemamoths like this.

i guess apple has no desire to fix the problem, you do what Apple says or else. What good is a support forum if they are going to delete our requests for help to get around an annoying bug or intemtional popup to turn a feature on we don't want. Why dont they just answer with a solution rather than delete my posts and request for help. Grrr, apple really losing me here, was gonna get my Dad an iPad for Christmas, Apple just made me decide it will not be an Apple tablet now.

They probably ban me for good now... Peace Out KimVonBerg..

i am guessing Apple did not want public a reminder of their troubled past and bail out by MFST..

if you ever find a solutin or workaround to Apples bug (undocumented featur) i hope you can somehow notify me through this column.

I'll do what I can, Billparn, to make sure they don't ban you - as long as they don't ban me too! I think everything you are saying is great.. and I would not blame you for switching to another kind of tablet for your dad for X-mas.

I wish one of these Apple people would just take care of this problem!

I travel out of the country and switch to a local SIM card (removing my Verizon SIM card). I often travel where there isn't Wifi. For me, there is no way to use 2 factor authentication. Having these alerts several times a day to "turn it on,"is annoying like others here complain about and we simply just want to "opt out" of this feature.

In addition to this annoying two-factor messaging, now we find out Apple slowed down my iPhone 5 to the point I had to upgrade to the iPhone 7. What a lame excuse, they did it to improve my battery experience. Let's see how long that one stands up in court. Go class action teams!

In cases like this, it is almost impossible to get the account unlocked if something happens.

2FA use does not require an extra device to receive codes. A single device is fine. What you should insist on is a trusted phone number in addition to the trusted device.

If the single trusted device is unavailable for any reason, you divert the code request to a trusted phone number which can be a plain old POTS line or any SMS capable phone number.

This would reduce your company's need for account recovery when an employee has 2FA issues. Users would be back in to their phones within minutes.

Two-factor authentication for Apple ID - Apple Support

To turn off two-factor authentication, sign in to your Apple ID account page and click Edit in the Security section. Then click Turn Off Two-Factor Authentication. After you create new security questions and verify your date of birth, two-factor authentication will be turned off.

Two-factor authentication for Apple ID
Once you've done this, restart your iPhone and see if this notification to turn on two-factor authentication stops.
Cheers.

Have you called Apple Support?

That was not suggested to the OP, and they never came back to report success or failure.

A restart should resolve this. If not, Apple Support may have other options not available here.

This is not a source for official Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201232

I'm with you. I never turned it on, it is officially off and I have tried the above to no avail. What is the magic key to get this stopped?

It shows on. The word, on, is dimmed and won’t let me change it