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Recovery key - Apple ID vs Device and How to Change or Delete
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<blockquote data-quote="janeserky" data-source="post: 1904430" data-attributes="member: 372409"><p>OK - Apple Support got back to me though they have been fairly vague.</p><p></p><p>I do not have a recovery key set on any of my accounts.</p><p></p><p>The pages that are shown on Apple.appleID.com for an account can be ambiguous - and<strong> the pages can be different for different Apple accounts.</strong> Apple Support explained this was due to 'back end' up dates rolling out in different stages to different accounts (go figure). I don't understand this reason at all given we live in a digital age and changes should be fairly rapid and consistent.</p><p></p><p> I have just tested my 2 Apple accounts again by logging into Apple.appleID.com - and they still show different information (and one is a lot clearer than the other):</p><p></p><p>1. one shows: 'Account Recovery' box on the first page, click on it and there is a box showing 'Recovery Key' that specifically states a 'recovery key' is not set.</p><p></p><p>2. the other shows: 'Recovery Key' box on the first page, click on it and the box shows details about what a recovery is and 'How to Change Your Recovery Key'.</p><p></p><p>To me, the second implies the user has set a recovery key even though that may not be the case.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, I thought I'd share this info, in case anyone else gets confused by this.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="janeserky, post: 1904430, member: 372409"] OK - Apple Support got back to me though they have been fairly vague. I do not have a recovery key set on any of my accounts. The pages that are shown on Apple.appleID.com for an account can be ambiguous - and[B] the pages can be different for different Apple accounts.[/B] Apple Support explained this was due to 'back end' up dates rolling out in different stages to different accounts (go figure). I don't understand this reason at all given we live in a digital age and changes should be fairly rapid and consistent. I have just tested my 2 Apple accounts again by logging into Apple.appleID.com - and they still show different information (and one is a lot clearer than the other): 1. one shows: 'Account Recovery' box on the first page, click on it and there is a box showing 'Recovery Key' that specifically states a 'recovery key' is not set. 2. the other shows: 'Recovery Key' box on the first page, click on it and the box shows details about what a recovery is and 'How to Change Your Recovery Key'. To me, the second implies the user has set a recovery key even though that may not be the case. Anyway, I thought I'd share this info, in case anyone else gets confused by this. [/QUOTE]
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