How do I approve my phone on another device signed into iCloud?

Well i Just upgraded from an I phone 7 to the 8 and I have been trying all day to get my phone approved or whatever and I’m using the 7 for being signed in to iCloud but nothing it’s so annoyed if I would of known that I was going to have to go through this this i would of never even switched

You have clicked on reset iCloud keychain in Mac , this will delete all passwords from safari see this article https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/mac-help/change-icloud-feature-settings-mh80b67854f2/10.14/mac/10.14

Change iCloud Keychain options

1. On your Mac, choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, then click iCloud.
2. If there’s an Options button next to Keychain, click it to change:
3. If there isn’t an Options button next to Keychain, your Apple ID is set up for two-factor authentication. In this case, when you set up iCloud on a new device, you allow the device to use your iCloud data simply by entering the login password or passcode of your Mac or iOS device that already has iCloud set up.

• • Whether your iCloud Security Code can be used to approve iCloud Keychain on new devices
  • The iCloud Security Code and the phone number used to verify your identity after you use the iCloud Security Code

1. If “Waiting for approval” appears below Keychain, click Options to enter your iCloud Security Code instead of approving this Mac from another device. If you forgot your code, you can reset iCloud Keychain.

AYFKM, Apple? The best answer you can give us here bears on "If you enter your iCloud Security Code incorrectly too many times?" How about *ZERO* TIMES? There was no prompt, no code, not ANYTHING that popped up after I dutifully went to open my other device and logged in to iCloud. And this was all supposedly set up and DONE, 24 hours ago when I reluctantly signed up for 2FA.

If this isn't absurd enough in itself, during the process of navigating to get Chat-help via iCloud, I had to 2FA-identify myself on my PC -- using a code that Apple sent TO MY LOCKED-DOWN iPhone. So Apple decides not to trust my iPhone until I can 2FA my way back into it - and then sends a code to that same phone to get me into iCloud...excellent security.

So now...my phone is in security-limbo, and when I try to back out, my only option is to "reset encrypted data," which offers the FAR less than comforting explanation that this will"...reset your end-to-end encrypted data to finish setting up iCloud." What the **** does THAT mean? Considering that it was Apple's in-house video that convinced me there was little downside to signing up for 2FA to begin with, 'resetting my encrypted data' sounds like jumping off a cliff.

30 minutes of Chat-delays, and they've got me going back to my 2FA-advisory email and following a link to turn it OFF.

2FA is apparently NOT READY FOR PRIME TIME. I'd never have signed up for it other than that it's required so as to back up my text messages to iCloud. AAAUUUUUGGGGGGHHHHHH! Stop wasting our lives with these ill-tested security solutions!

Yes I tried wiping the device and it seemed to work for some time but then the issue appeared again... in addition with the reset I lost the data (passwords, home data, health data) -> To save the data the device needs to be approved first which bring us to the initial issue.

Let me know if the issue doesn't pop up again in a month and I might try again (if I have not moved to Android yet :)

Thanks!

I have switched from an iphone 5s to an xs. It keeps poping up "Update Apple ID Settings" when I click on "continue" and enter my Apple ID Password and click "sign in" it shows "Updating Apple ID settings" then pops up "Approve this iPhone Go to one of your other devices signed in to iCloud to approve this iPhone" and keeps spinning showing "Waiting for approval..." When I go into my iCloud I can not find anywhere to "Approve this iPhone"! How do I approve this iPhone from iCloud from another device?

Congratulations, you've joined a VERY popular club (well over 5000 when I got here months ago). Apple acknowledges the problem but is ignoring this. The best they could do for me was to talk me through un-doing the process, followed by my having to ignore that nag in perpetuity. If I had an easy/cheap option to switch back to Android, I'd take it.

Going through this today.

Apple really needs to get a clue about corporate environments. Absolutely no users ever have access to an admin account so requiring one is just an endless cycle. Infuriating. iCloud needs usability in these environments too.

Also, they need to provide more detailed options in ALL setups (not just "use Everything"/"use nothing" as the initial setup choice), and remember settings on the iCloud side for particular devices for when corporate IT pushes an update and all user settings are blanked.

got a new iphone.

asks for password everytime i open it the says approve this iphone . go to one of your other devices signed into icloud to approve tyhis i phone.

im on my computer, signed into i cloud. now what? been messing with this for days. ********!

What a wasted product. there is a cyclic dependency issue - can't believe looks like bunch of college kids wrote this program without any testing or quality assurance tests. Horrible -

All devices shows Approve this iphone - browser doesnt allow any option. The other stupidity is assumption that a person has one more device - wow - know what assume stands for - "*** of you and me" and I feel like this now.

3computers,this phone my airline tablet not suppose to be a phone and 7 mo. Later . I’ve been robbed of every ID possible .I know it’s not possible. But when you no longer have privileges or administrative rights to phones or computers you own files and documents you can’t acsess. A ICCID that’s a country code of the Netherlands. A company you’ve worked for 34years that your 401k poof dissapears b/c your I’d has been lifted. Your life turns into a nightmare but it isn’t possibly it can’t happen you must be crazy. Remember me. It happens everyday. These people can erase you take your life and you are the ones others will laugh at, I love it everyday

You sound just like me. Frustration and questions. Why should anything with an apple be this confusing, time consuming, and difficult. I’m like you, however, after leaving it open for a long while, the message did pop up and I was able to log in. Glad you had success too, though I never understood what I did any different than I had previously when I couldn’t log in.

you are absolutely right about “ what I did different than I had previously when I couldn’t log in” . That’s why I said “by luck” because I don’t know either, besides the only thing I can think of is might helped is I did the software update right before it finally went through.

maybe Apple is like a person , have his own temper and when he is not happy , he just won’t let you go through 😄.

I have this problem. I've signed into iCloud and my iPhone is "waiting for approval"

Where in iCloud do i approve my iPhone? I can see my iPhone on iCloud, but can't figure out how to actually approve the iPhone.

This has been going on since i received a HomePod for xmas.... haven't yet been able to connect my iPhone to it and actually use the thing!!!

Can someone please help?

Tell me about it. My Iphone has been stuck in this process for a while and I have tried everything. It is especially frustrating because I continue to get the notification that I need to complete the task. I hope i don't have to schedule an appointment to Apple to get this fixed. UGH, I miss my samsung

I did this exactly. Entered the code on my laptop. clicked allow. YET my phone is still sitting there with "Waiting for approval..." spinning. This is exactly what EVERYONE here is describing! Why can't you people give us an ANSWER???