I WANT TO TURN OFF TWO FACTOR VERIFICATION!!!!! It is a total pain in the butt and I want the option to turn it off. Help!!!!! How can apple not allow us to turn this time-suck feature off? I want to register my frustration.

IdrisSeabright I'm trying to log into iCloud on my work Windows computer so that I'm not pulling out my phone all the time at work. Additionally, my own Mac IS a trusted device, and it's still asking me for two-factor authentication when I go to iCloud.com on it.

There could be, but that's a flaw of Apple isn't it? They're not making their systems business-friendly. Having to put in a 6-digit code along with my password every time I need to access my iCloud isn't a recipe for smooth business processes with Apple devices.

There could be, but that's a flaw of Apple isn't it? They're not making their systems business-friendly. Having to put in a 6-digit code along with my password every time I need to access my iCloud isn't a recipe for smooth business processes with Apple devices.

Think about how un-smoothly your business would go if your data were compromised. Does that extra ten seconds it takes to enter the code really have that big an impact on your business?

Yes I'm using trust browser every time, and I get asked every time for a two-factor authentication. Even on my home, "Trusted" Macbook I get asked, and I select "trust browser" and it still gets me to two-factor authenticate.

There could be, but that's a flaw of Apple isn't it? They're not making their systems business-friendly. Having to put in a 6-digit code along with my password every time I need to access my iCloud isn't a recipe for smooth business processes with Apple devices.

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A flaw that they respect your company's need for network security?

If it's a firewall thing, your company should be grateful that Apple does not work to bypass said security.

How do you equate business friendly with bypassing or ignoring security features YOUR company may have put in place?

It isn’t a flaw with Apple nor iOS. Businesses have every right to limit, restrict, disable features or access or sites etc as they see fit on their intranet. Many companies simple block all access to sites like iCloud (or google mail, or yahoo or any other personal use site). Business also have the right to set admin profiles and restrictions on the computers they own and issue to employees, or that they allow employees to use in their internal network. Businesses also have the legal right to monitor all network traffic, from any connected device, on their intranet, although the ones that I know of who do also make it well known that they do so.

Apple cannot control nor dictate how a business sets up and runs their own internal network(s), nor their connected devices on that network.

My devices the code shows up on it anyway, so folks should not use the same id that just silly. I really think that folks have set expectations of apple far beyond their reach and they just shouldn’t get a mac, these folks may have bought a Mac product to impress folks, well I’m not impressed by some of the comments. I don’t think anyone is impressed. People use macs because they work well with even better software. If you wanted to take my guns I’d give them to you. If you wanted to take my macs you better take my guns first cause then I’ll just have to use a baseball bat. So folks if you don’t like macs go back to what ever you had before. I wish you well but stop it’s the bad comments or go on Facebook with them.

pattyo505 wrote:

Wrong. Apple doesn't support Android devices.

Wrong. If you register the Android phone's telephone number, 2FA can send texts to it or can call it and speak the code. To enable this:

1. Log in to https://appleid.apple.com using your Apple ID and password
2. Opposite "Security" click Edit
3. Click "Add Trusted Phone Number" and enter your Android phone number and click "Text" or "Phone call"
4. Click Done

You can add any phone number, even a landline.

That's simply not true. My phone number is already the trusted number on my account and this doesn't work. Two weeks ago, in a fit of frustration, I called Apple to check and they told me Android phones were not supported. So if there is something I'm missing I want to know what that is because I would truly love to have this work, since my phone is generally handy but my iPad is generally not.

You are missing something. Did you follow my instructions? Here, I will repeat them for you:

1. Log in to https://appleid.apple.com using your Apple ID and password
2. Opposite "Security" click Edit
3. Click "Add Trusted Phone Number" and enter your Android phone number and click "Text" or "Phone call"
4. Click Done

Please note: I have my android phone already listed as the trusted phone. Apple is not sending text messages to this phone, only my iPad is getting a notification. I tried adding my same phone number a second time and Apple wouldn't let me list the same number twice. So to confirm, my android number is my only phone, and it is already listed as the trusted number.

When you entered your Android SMS number, did you get the verification text? If that number did not verify for some reason, it won’t get codes. In that case, call Apple and they can help trouble shoot why it did not verify.

And are you in a supported carrier (most are supported, so most likely yes, you are but just so you can check - https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202656#us-ca).

Glad it worked, Since Google Fi uses Sprint, T-Mobile and U.S. Cellular, all of which are supported, it should work. The SMS or voice synthesized codes are only sent to your backup when you indicate on the login site that you did not get the code. Codes are not sent to your backup contact by default. By default, they are sent by notifications to your Apple trusted devices (and notifications are neither SMS nor iMessage - it is an independent technology from texts).https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204974

Yeah accommodating to the Apple geeks! Nothing Apple does is easy for the normal user! I would really prefer to

make my own decisions.......

I have been a IPhone user for years and this is another frustrating thing to deal with.....

The harder it gets the more I’m thinking of changing phones!

You are not our Moms or Dads!

Mary Jane

Hi Jane, I never turned mine on and I just ignore it - it's irritating to look at if it's kept in the menu bar, so I just make sure it isn't there. But if you've turned it on, then if you look further on this thread I think you might find a solution there.