No option to turn off two factor authentication

Igswam wrote:

Sorta knocks out the ability to use an Apple Watch to log into my Macbook Pro, doesn't it? Not at all happy about that.

Sorry, I don't understand. Two-factor authentication being turned on for your Apple ID is one of the requirements for using a Watch to unlock a Mac. See: How to unlock your Mac with your Apple Watch - Apple Support

I have done this multiple times and my apple tv still won't accept my password or the code. everything I read on line says I have to turn off 2 factor authentication in order to log in but my account won't let me turn it off

What is going on???????????????????

I cant believe your locking me "again" into an unproven technology. Can't turn off two factor authentication!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I think that's the last straw, i've been using macs for thirty years and have 10 mac systems and have had enough of forced upgrades. I accepted the two factor authentication and now my primary work laptop cant even be updated because it wont allow me to put in the code that's sent to my device. worse yet since i can't log into my apple account i cant upgrade my system or safari and "you guys" for some assanine reason don't provide a place to download an update to safari. it's free i shouldn't have to use my apple id to get a critical piece of software. maybe/probably because i'm using the original operating system that came with it (10.9.5). You know why i'm still using that system? because i've learned something over the last three decades......don't upgrade your mac unless you like it to be slower, stick with the system that came with the computer as long as you possibly can or do a clean install. that's a known fact!!!!..... 2. never- ever migrate your old mac to your new one unless, again you would like to slow down your new computer by carrying over the blote. Seems like the people that run the company aren't communicating with or connecting to the rest of us, it saddens me that you don't have the foresight to anticipate the need to update safari from an alternate source, IT'S NEVER GOOD BUSINESS TO HAVE ONLY ONE SOURCE. I would update to Mojave but i want to use photoshop more than the update and since my laptops Gpu will be broken in photoshop by Mojave No Metal support (case in point) Sorry to say guys, I'm selling my stock. :-(

As Apple customers we should have the right to decide if we want to continue two part security thing or not. This is a bunch of crap. I'm grown I can decide for myself what is secure enough and what isn't

As Apple customers we should have the right to decide if we want to continue two part security thing or not. This is a bunch of crap. I'm grown I can decide for myself what is secure enough and what isn't

And, as a company, Apple is entitle to decide what level of security they require if they're going to have your data on their servers so as to mitigate any liability they might have. You, as a grown up are also free to decide what product best meets your needs.

This is really annoying... I tried to install a free app today whilst not at home but I couldn't because of this 2 step verification (i.e. because I was not with my MacBook Air). Does anyone have a solution for this or do I have to instal apps when I have all of my f****** devices on me

This is really annoying... I tried to install a free app today whilst not at home but I couldn't because of this 2 step verification (i.e. because I was not with my MacBook Air). Does anyone have a solution for this or do I have to instal apps when I have all of my devices on me

You only need one device as long as that device is on the trusted list. So, add whatever device you were trying to install the app on to the trusted lis.

What happens in a situation where I need to find my phone, but can't login to iCloud on a browser because it requires my phone for two-factor? When I've had two-factor remember my browser, it's forgotten the browser after a certain period of time. This is a serious flaw in thinking.

What happens in a situation where I need to find my phone, but can't login to iCloud on a browser because it requires my phone for two-factor? When I've had two-factor remember my browser, it's forgotten the browser after a certain period of time. This is a serious flaw in thinking.

You can access Find My iPhone without the 2FA code.

Why do you only have one trusted device or number? That's a bad idea. See this article for information on how to set up other phone numbers as trusted numbers:

Two-factor authentication for Apple ID - Apple Support

Yea this sucks. I lost my phone when I was out at the mall and used my friends phone to sign into icloud but i needed this 2 step verification crap so it won't let me sign in, thus me not being able to find my stolen iphone. I'm beyond angry at this, especially when i never signed up for it in the first place.

Yea this *****. I lost my phone when I was out at the mall and used my friends phone to sign into icloud but i needed this 2 step verification crap so it won't let me sign in, thus me not being able to find my stolen iphone. I'm beyond angry at this, especially when i never signed up for it in the first place.

You do not need the 2FA code to log into Find My iPhone if you do it from a computer by going to www.icloud.com

I'm having similar issues which I think is really useless in the first place. How can we buy such expensive device and not have control over which functionality to enable? I broke my phone and couldn't get it fix before travelling abroad, upon arriving I acquired another phone and new sim. Now in other for me to retrieve some pictures I took with the old Iphone from the cloud for my work, I have to insert the old sim into the new phone and enable roaming to receive the two factor code just to access the the cloud. Now I've been billed for activating roaming just to access my own cloud and I've told by apple that I can't turn it off.

How can this be innovation in technological space. Apple, its clear to me you are really discouraging people from using your product. Next month I will gladly make that switch to another brand for my own sanity.

UNBELIEVABLE!!!!

This has nothing to do with security and everything to do with apple trying to track everything we do. I am sign and tired of having to enter this idiotic code every time I log into apple's useless discussion boards.

Totally agree with you, I can't use anything on my Mac Book Pro running 10.9.5 because I was duped into accepting it on a new phone running ios11. No my lap top can't run Facetime, my phone keep pinging me an authetication code but my computer doesn't have a space to enter them Good by Facetime with my Family on my Lap top.

Couldn't agree with your comments more I think Apple are dragging us all by a nose ring.

£1000's later, I phones, I pads, Lap tops and my whole system felled by a new blooming phone!!!

I am beyond incadesent with rage. I can use anything without this retched verication process, I dont have my phone on all the time, I dont want to have my phone with me to be able to log into this support "Need a verification code" can't log into Facetime on my Mavericks 10.9.5 (I dont like upgrades!!!) this is utterly ridiculous. I want to turn it off, it has made every action more frustrating and tedious. Why should I have to upgrade my system just because I was duped into adding this from a new phone. APPLE we have the right to decide. This needs urgent urgent attention