How to turn off two factor authentication?

absolutely ridiculous... this is my phone and if I choose to use something or not to use it thats my choice, NOT YOURS!!!!! It doesnt matter how often its utilized or not. If I don't want it, I should be able to choose it or not! Real frigging good of you to push your wants and needs on to me!

this is my phone and if I choose to use something or not to use it thats my choice,

But not your operating system. It is licensed to you by Apple.

https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.apple.com%2Flegal%2Fsla%2Fdocs%2FiOS14_iPadOS14.pdf

I can't get my icloud mail to work on my windows computer because of the "no take backs" policy of apple and the 2-factor authentication.

Yeah we get that you want us to buy all apple products, but we are consumers and in this tech day and age with so many combos of smart TV's, smart phones, computers, appliances, alarms, watering systems-you name it---what your selling us better play nice with others!

Consumers want options-not limitations

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I have turned off two-factor authentication for my Macbook, however, I need to turn it off on my iphone and cannot figure out how to do it.

Secondly, I travel between two countries regularly and I have to change the sim card when relocating. This is why I can't use two-factor authentication. Surely other people have this problem as well? I suppose I could ditch the iphone7 and buy a phone that has two sims, but this 'phone cost a bomb and I haven't yet had my money's worth!

So what's the answer Apple?

stephaniefromascot wrote:

So what's the answer Apple?

1) Apple is not reading here.

2) The only way to turn off 2FA has been explained repeatedly in this thread.

3) Add the numbers on the new SIMs as trusted numbers.

I continue to follow this thread where "volunteers" continue to peddle their condescending snarky crap to innocent victims of Apple (I'm now an Android user). My sympathies to those of you still trapped.

I do feel compelled to comment on the repeated allegation that "Apple is not reading here." NONSENSE. That flies in the face of other statements that the "volunteers" don't have the power to delete posts.

If Apple doesn't read this and volunteers can't remove posts, who's doing it, space aliens?

hi , need help please, i have iphone 6s , IOS 14.2 , how to turn of two factor authenticaation ? because when i go to appleid.apple.com, security - edit, two authentication still on , and theres no link to turn off

please help me

thank you

I’m done with apple. They’re to complicated for me and yes it’s unfair that this company feels they can just force you into a service that you didn’t acquire. No more of my money. HELLO ANDROID I’m back

TinaA077 wrote:

I’m done with apple. They’re to complicated for me and yes it’s unfair that this company feels they can just force you into a service that you didn’t acquire. No more of my money. HELLO ANDROID I’m back

You should always choose the device that best meets your needs.

This is REALLY bad, I do not always have access to two devices.

What is most annoying is I NEVER ENROLLED in this piece of crap security thing

It is definitely time to leave the apple environment!!

Let me out

They don't understand why its bad to have it turned on. I have twenty macs and 104 normal computers. The 104 are already set up and all the software was pushed to them along with the access policies. The macs all require two factor to install software and its linked to my desk phone. As a result they will require 90 percent more time to setup and somehow people still think they are somehow better. Apple forces it on you and when something goes wrong can take over a month to fix their mistakes with your account. They have even poorer support as I doubt any apple employee reading this will do anything beyond ignoring it.

They have even poorer support as I doubt any apple employee reading this will do anything beyond ignoring it.

Did you not read the terms for these forums?

It's been pointed out previously:

We are NOT Apple.

We are all other end users like you.

Apple does not participate.

Why should it be at the users discretion? Explain the logic of that? Apple is the one who owns the hardware your data is stored on. Apple is the one legally liable for its security. Why should Apple be required to offer online services and then be limited in how they protect that data and themselves from legal liability for breaches based on the whims of users? It’s pretty common knowledge that many users of online services are notoriously lax about securing their online logins. And companies do get fined and sued for data breaches. So if not all users can be expected to be responsible for strong security on their own, why not make a system that requires everyone to use strong security?

These sorts of enhanced online security aren’t implemented on a whim by data service companies. They come about because the company is or has experienced issues with users and their data, and so is implementing changes to protect both the user’s data and the user, as well as themselves from liability for that same data. Sony never used to have an option for 2 factor logins until their big data breach several years ago. Then they implemented a system for 2 factor and tech news sites have reported they’ve speculated about making it mandatory as well. Many of the stolen Sony passwords used by their users reportedly were just “password”.

So why should users get a say at all in how they access online services provided by independent companies, and that the user voluntarily chose to use? Companies are always looking at the highest risk customers and every one has many that are horribly lax with simple passwords (use simple words or birthdates and such, never change them, use the same one for every site, etc, etc). So that then determines their risk, and they will then move to mitigate that risk for all by implementing standard security that limits that risk.

Users will have a say by choosing alternative offerings. Apple had for decades prided itself in approachable usability. I don’t believe many people are arguing that it isn’t Apple’s right to force 2FA on it’s clients.

I firmly believe that of all companies in the world Apple can come up with a secure and usable solution. Based on the reactions in this thread, they have failed to deliver with 2FA.

Users will have a say by choosing alternative offerings.

Of course they do. All present alternative platform are know to be far less secure.

Based on the reactions in this thread, they have failed to deliver with 2FA.

The reactions on this thread represent a very small sampling of the user base successfully using 2FA. If you subtract the hardcore "how dare you TELL me what to do", the sampling is likely even smaller.

If you read through this discussion, you will see many of these outraged 2FA critics rail against having to use 2 devices. They do not even understand how 2FA works, They're just mad.