I want to shut off the two factor verification. I looked at the instructions online, and it says to got to appleid.apple.com, and then shut it off under the security section. However, when I try to edit that section, I have no link to shut it off. How do I shut off the two factor verification when it's not given to me as an option?
The instructions you saw may not have been current. See the following from Two-factor authentication for Apple ID - Apple Support
If you already use two-factor authentication, you can no longer turn it off. Certain features in the latest versions of iOS and macOS require this extra level of security, which is designed to protect your information. If you recently updated your account, however, you can unenroll for a period of two weeks. Just open your enrollment confirmation email and click the link to return to your previous security settings. Keep in mind, this makes your account less secure and means that you can't use features that require a higher level of security.
Sorry for the typos - I voice dictated it .. Siri / voice is nice for that.
If you start a thread about the problem you're having with 2FA, I'm sure someone will be able to help you figure it out.
This! Thanks
I, too made the mistake of activating two factor authentication. Now EVERY TIME I go to anything that uses Apple ID, there is the prompt for the 6-digit code. Why should I have to input the code repeatedly on trusted devices; on websites I use regularly; and despite accepting and retaining cookies? I would never have enrolled for this irritating thing had the opt-out option not been there, so I feel that it is sneaky of Apple to have now removed the option. Let me decide if I am OK with my account being less secure or I if can't use the (undisclosed) "features that require a higher level of security".
Thank you so very much! Two-factor authentication couldn't work, and there was no option to turn it off from my apple account. I had been looking for a solution since 3 hours, until I found your advice. Thanks again, I wish you all the very best!
So what, it is fun to see all the people, like me, vent at how awful Apple has become. Each IOS is worse than before. Itunes now doesn't let people see Apps. Name something good about apple? ______ (crickets)
xvh wrote:
Thanks Idreas. I really do appreciate the time you and others take to give help on this forum. Unfortunately I did try to put a thread on it, but I was told:
“We’ve removed your post Two factor authentication is a security problembecause it contained either feedback or a feature request that was not constructive”
All I had said is that all the old advice on the Apple two factor authentication (as with the thread above which is the one that tops google on searches) is no longer valid because Apple went and changed the rules and now we can’t opt out of this forsaken two factor nightmare.
I suggested that you start a new post explaining precisely the problems you are having with 2FA, not another post complaining about 2FA. It's here to stay. Either learn how to use it or don't. I'm happy to help you learn but have no vested interested in making sure that you do.
Same here, keeps asking me to log in again.
Is there a way to turn it off??
No option to turn off two factor authentication
