What I have been getting is to verify my apple ID password in settings. When I tap on this I am put in settings. I can then put in my apple password. Everything goes well until the next time I turn off my phone. No code asked for. What is this code, and where can I get it in case they ask?
reggie & Lex On Oct 24, 2015, at 10:23 AM, Rajmund <brajmund2...@gmail.com> wrote: Hello, And if you don't get it. Is that OK, too? I haven't even typed in a password after the update. ----- Original Message ----- From: Alex Hall <mehg...@icloud.com> To: 'Eleanor Roberts' via VIPhone <viphone@googlegroups.com> Date: Saturday, October 24, 2015 2:52 pm Subject: Re: Apple ID verification prompt asking for 2FA recovery key? > > > Update: it's fine. I just called Apple, and was told that the 9.1 update is > prompting everyone with two factor authentication enabled to enter their key > due to a certificate update. Oddly, when I entered my password just now, > intending to give it the key, it didn't ask me for one. Go figure! Anyway, if > you're prompted for that key, this is apparently normal. >> On Oct 24, 2015, at 08:18, Alex Hall <mehg...@icloud.com> wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> A couple days ago, my iPhone (running 9.1) asked for my Apple ID password.. >> I thought nothing of it, until it then wanted my two factor authentication >> recovery key. My understanding is that this key is for recovery only, if I >> forget my password or am otherwise locked out of my account. My password was >> right, though. I got nervous about this, because it shouldn't prompt for >> that key, at least I don't think it should. Has anyone seen this, and/or >> does anyone know what might be going on? The prompt comes up once a day, but >> I haven't completed it yet. Things seem to be working just fine without >> doing so. >> >> -- >> Have a great day, >> Alex Hall >> mehg...@icloud.com >> > > > -- > Have a great day, > Alex Hall > mehg...@icloud.com > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your VIPhone list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. Sent from a Braille Sense -- The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your VIPhone list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.