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This one puzzles me and I did see the post with the similar subject line, but that's not applicable in my case. With that said, here we go...
I have my Apple ID, an ISP .net email address, set for about 15 years. The account set up with 2FA that has been working just fine, both on the Iphone 8 Plus and MBP.
Couple of days ego, I've tried to install an app on my iPhone and it popped up with entering the password for my Apple ID. When it didn't work, I'll just canceled it due to time constrain.
Today, for no reason, the iPhone popped up a message to enter the password for the account on a locked screen. I've unlocked the phone and looked at settings, where the the login prompt popped up again. Again, the known password did not work:
The try again popped up and I noticed that the email address is not what I have been using for the last 15 years. Instead, it is one of my email address with my wife's company, a .com email address, that I do have access to. Then I remembered that she said couple of days ego, that she needed to disable family sharing for some reason. Yes, I should have listened more carefully...
I tried to login with my old Apple ID at Apple's website, but it stated unknown account. Using the .com email address with the password used for .net account logged me in, rather text the code to my iPhone first and then logged me in. Entered the password on my Iphone as well and everything is working fine.
I do know that my iPhone/MBP is not hacked and have couple of questions...
Not knowing exactly what she did on my iPhone does not help, but is it that easy to change the email address/Apple ID?
Why wasn't there any email notification from Apple about the account name change? After I've logged in to the new Apple ID and made some changes to the account, I've received four emails from Apple on my new email address/Apple ID.
Shouldn't there be a 2FA text for changing the email address/Apple ID?
Yeah, this one puzzles me to no end...
I have my Apple ID, an ISP .net email address, set for about 15 years. The account set up with 2FA that has been working just fine, both on the Iphone 8 Plus and MBP.
Couple of days ego, I've tried to install an app on my iPhone and it popped up with entering the password for my Apple ID. When it didn't work, I'll just canceled it due to time constrain.
Today, for no reason, the iPhone popped up a message to enter the password for the account on a locked screen. I've unlocked the phone and looked at settings, where the the login prompt popped up again. Again, the known password did not work:
The try again popped up and I noticed that the email address is not what I have been using for the last 15 years. Instead, it is one of my email address with my wife's company, a .com email address, that I do have access to. Then I remembered that she said couple of days ego, that she needed to disable family sharing for some reason. Yes, I should have listened more carefully...
I tried to login with my old Apple ID at Apple's website, but it stated unknown account. Using the .com email address with the password used for .net account logged me in, rather text the code to my iPhone first and then logged me in. Entered the password on my Iphone as well and everything is working fine.
I do know that my iPhone/MBP is not hacked and have couple of questions...
Not knowing exactly what she did on my iPhone does not help, but is it that easy to change the email address/Apple ID?
Why wasn't there any email notification from Apple about the account name change? After I've logged in to the new Apple ID and made some changes to the account, I've received four emails from Apple on my new email address/Apple ID.
Shouldn't there be a 2FA text for changing the email address/Apple ID?
Yeah, this one puzzles me to no end...