How to turn off two factor authentication?

2FA doesn’t turn on by itself. If you are in IT did you turn 2FA on? Are you trained and knowledgeable about how to manage iOS devices? Are you certified by Apple?

Finally, no, you do not have the choice to turn 2FA off. Learn how it works so you can be of service to your clients.

PHT_Apple_iTunes wrote:

Having 2FA is rediculous; having to find the phone for the code causes an impact on patient care due to messing around.

Make one of your office phones a trusted number. Make it one that you'll be near when your restoring the device.

I have to agree. Having been a long term employee of a Community College and of a very busy department that used iPhones and iPads we had trainings on using devices and procedures for managing features. These trainings were offered and facilitated bu the IT Department. Of course there were issues along the way. Due to federal regulations similar to the ones in the medical field, security was of upmost importance. So, in my experience 2FA has been of upmost importance.. personally, I utilize 2FA. I needed it to log on to here last night. I’m happy to use it. I find it valuable.

I am asked for 2FA quite often and it will always send it to my phone, which is now very broken. I do not have a data ipad, but even on wifi, I do not have the option of verifying on my iPad which is a trusted device

Wait nvm I have the number but I have to put in the trusted number bc my phone is off. I have to go to security settings and put My old number as my trusted number to get the verification code. But I have to verify that my old number is mine by putting in a verification code sent to the number. (How can I get a code for a number if I have to get a code to start getting codes for it. I have to verify I have the number but I can’t even do that bc I can’t put in the number) if that makes any sense😓

NOT EVEN SLIGHTLY HELPFUL, APPLE!!!!! Kindly remove your collective heads from the dark places they’re occupying and allow users to decide whether this is a viable tool. Many of us, especially in rural areas, simply do not have access to the levels of connectivity you apparently think are universal.

Frwebb wrote:

NOT EVEN SLIGHTLY HELPFUL, APPLE!!!!! Kindly remove your collective heads from the dark places they’re occupying and allow users to decide whether this is a viable tool.

My name is not "Apple", it's IdrisSeabright. And, there's no cause to be rude to me, your fellow user.

So sorry, Idris; and I shouldn’t have been rude to Apple either. Pretty frustrated and annoyed (but I should behave anyway) at finding this can no longer be turned off, even if it creates problems for certain users. I misunderstood the way the discussion is managed, and thought I was replying to an Apple employee who could carry everyone’s concerns back to HQ for consideration.

OK, now two (2) years later can we finally turn off 2FA!? PLEASE. Every single time I log into icloud I have to deal with this thing. Seriously, why can I turn it off every other single company but not Apple? Where is the logic in forcing your customers to use a security measure that you see as fit. what if we don't keep anything important on our apple devices? ever think of that? Pl EASE tell me that now 2 years later we can TURN. IT. OFF.. thank you.

No, you cannot turn it off if it’s been on for more than 14 days. As has been mentioned multiple times here already.

If you’re logging into iCloud from a web browser and clear history and cookies after each session, then yes, you’ll need a code every time. If you enable cookies and select trust this browser when you login, you won’t.

If you’re logging into iCloud on a device, then yes, every time you log out of iCloud on that device, and then log back in, you need a code. As long as you simply leave the device logged in as a trusted device, you won’t need a code.

From a company’s point of view, I don’t think they care what data you keep in their online service. They have no way of knowing what data you put in iCloud. Your AppleID also keeps your purchase history, your payment information, your personal contact information, etc. The bottom line is they are liable for whatever it is, for anyone, so they will institute the security measures they feel minimally necessary when it comes to users accessing their systems. And they are not going to customize login access for each of their hundreds of millions of users. They are going to decide on certain requirements, and then institute them, for all.

farwa288 wrote:

Hi good day

Someone will give me the email address of the apple people. I want to turn off this

TWO-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION

Did you read any of this thread before posting? There is no email address to contact to turn off 2FA.

This is unbelievable! Why would Apple assume that once we try it it will be the best security. It's not. This 2 step causes more problems than it solves. Fix it smarty pants. You will loose customers over this.

symiller54 wrote:

This is unbelievable! Why would Apple assume that once we try it it will be the best security. It's not. This 2 step causes more problems than it solves. Fix it smarty pants. You will loose customers over this.

No, I won't lose any customers. Nor will anyone else in this user-to-user thread. And, given that sales for the iPhone 12 have been better than expected, it doesn't appear that Apple will lose many customers, either.

I am not personalizing my comment. It was/is an expression of frustration with Apple. If Apple did not build a way out of the 2 Step problem maybe they should. The only way I see out is to buy a new phone or take my 11 back to factory settings. Do you see a work around?

symiller54 wrote:

I am not personalizing my comment. It was/is an expression of frustration with Apple.

You were directly addressing Apple who is not reading here.

If Apple did not build a way out of the 2 Step problem maybe they should.

And make things less secure? Apple isn't stupid.

The only way I see out is to buy a new phone or take my 11 back to factory settings. Do you see a work around?

That won't work. It's now permanent. All you can do now is learn to live with it.