How to turn off two factor authentication?

WTF is up with two-factor authentication? It turned on by itself and is ******* annoying as ****.

I have spent thousands of dollars on Apple products for years but now I am done.

I am dumping ******* Apple for good because it has become a company of morons.

Miss Steve Jobs, RIP bro.

I agree with you security is of course important but it needs to work for everyone and what ever said about the great Steve Jobs he always made it work RIP

This new corporate monster that Apple has become will only damage what overall is a great product and a great brand.

Taking away peoples ability to control their own security is only the beginning of what may come.

Apple have been at the forefront of new highly desirable and usable technology, unfortunately they have lost direction.

2FA I'm sure is put there for everyone's safety but until it can work efficiently and faultlessly for everybody, we need the ability to choose not to use it.

I'm well aware before it kicks off in here again that yes I turned it on however the deceptive and misleading set up procedure tricked myself and many others into turning it on and I add no warning to turn it off before its permanent .

I also add the fact that Apple refuse to turn it off not because they can't but because they won't.

The sad sad thing about all of this is that the combination of controlling users lives and constant new unnecessary devices every month the fact that they are fighting every third party repairers and vastly overpriced repairs from the company its self all of this and the many many other factors like device pre redundancy will eventually cause severe or significant damage to this great brand

NONE of my files are saved on the cloud or on Apple servers. Everything is saved on my ipad in the 512 GB of memory that I purchased. So in my particular case, Apple has no right to FORCE me in to 2FA

Everything is saved on my ipad in the 512 GB of memory that I purchased

It may be "saved", but it is NOT safe there. You may want to give some serious thought on backing up your content to either a computer or external hard drive, USB stick, or whatever. It is inherently dangerous not to have a backup. Every electronic part will fail at some point.

TangoParrot wrote:

NONE of my files are saved on the cloud or on Apple servers. Everything is saved on my ipad in the 512 GB of memory that I purchased. So in my particular case, Apple has no right to FORCE me in to 2FA

So, you don't back up any information to iCloud, use iCloud Syncing for Messages, share photos, use Apple Pay, have a payment instrument saved in your iTunes account?

I DO NOT TAKE MY CELL PHONE so 2FA would not work for me.

Did you check this solution?

Does this work for you? It does for Mr. Wolf. It will solve your concern about travelling without a trusted device.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204974

It's an option that users should have a full control of and to decide what works for them. Thanks for recommending Android, I already did and so did others. It's 2020 and if security is the flimsy excuse Apple could only think of, they are way behind in ideas and innovation.

edagawin wrote:

It's an option that users should have a full control of and to decide what works for them. Thanks for recommending Android, I already did and so did others. It's 2020 and if security is the flimsy excuse Apple could only think of, they are way behind in ideas and innovation.

You have full control. over your mobile device usage. Don't use a service requiring an Apple ID.

Having an out weakens the system. You had 14 days to opt out. You chose not to. Full control.,

I'm sure you and everybody here know that we are discussing about after the 14-day opt out period that many mistakenly chose or not to automatically turn on. I sense dishonesty with your reply and so does my whole feeling with Apple.

I understand that. People come here to look for honest help and answer. If all we get is condescension and snide remarks from Apple cheerleaders like you that does not help the problem nor do consumers develop their faith in Apple.

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i never received a message about this not sure what u r talking about just consider it very inconvenient when i dont really think its gonna slow down a hacker they tend to go through back doors not front entrances

i dont really think its gonna slow down a hacker they tend to go through back doors not front entrances

You are right. It won't slow down a hacker. It stops them.

There are no back doors on an iOS device. Unless you create one by altering the iOS on your device.

i never received a message about this

I don't believe this is true.

Why should it be your decisions when you’re not the one legally responsible for the security of the data, and you don’t own the hardware that is storing it? Surely the one legally culpable for the data has the right to secure it as they see fit?

You of course always have the right to not use an AppleID for anything, nor store any data in Apple’s online systems. But that you get to decide the security requirements for someone else’s online services is absurd. You’ve never enjoyed that right - not since the dawn of the internet and World Wide Web.

Wow

now I’m really confused, you made the statement that Apple devices are un hackable this is simply not true.

it is totally possible to hack any device regardless of security measures which are built in. This simple fact that it’s built in means if you can hack one you can hack all, Further to this YouTube is full of iPhone hacks and with appropriate software (I won’t name it ) it’s frighteningly easy.

As I said before never say impossible the titanic was UNSINKABLE hmmmm.

whilst I do believe Apple take security both theirs and ours very seriously, Sending any data over any network makes it hackable I use a lot of ethical hacking security software and it’s truly scary how easy our data is retrieved.

I will add Apple security is extremely good but as with any digital device it’s not infallible.

2FA is a great step towards better security but until it works for everyone we should still be offered an alternative preferably without requiring the use of any over air data.

NFC technology could easily be used and even made into rolling code with the correct software, this way no external input via iCloud or sms and no internet connection required.

2FA is better than previous security but still has too many faults to be universally and totally secure

I got a new Ipad a month ago and declined Two-factor but my iPhone also wanted it. I tried to ignore the constant pop ups but today thought maybe if I turn it on then I can turn it off..... I am really mad as I read that once I have it that is it. What if I am out, alone and I get the factor? especially when the trusted number is my iPhone. I really do not like getting new devices or updating because I have no say in what I am getting.