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<blockquote data-quote="IWT" data-source="post: 1740944" data-attributes="member: 83420">Having just upgraded my iDevices to iOS 10.2, I found that you have to treat the device almost as if it were new - Apple ID, iCloud ID and so on.&nbsp; Probably a very good security requirement, though a tad irritation when you have several devices.But a new feature is the pressure to start 2 Factor Authentication (2FA).&nbsp; Just a simple warning to folks - as you go through the ID stuff and hit &quot;next&quot; and &quot;continue&quot;, it's very easy to miss the 2FA prompt and say &quot;continue&quot;.&nbsp; Then you're into 2FA.&nbsp; True, you can go back, it's not irreversible.&nbsp; Could catch you out though.In fact, you need to choose &quot;other options&quot; instead of &quot;continue&quot; and then choose &quot;do not upgrade security&quot;.&nbsp; This gives the somewhat misleading impression that your security is somehow is not up to date or lacking.I have no real problem with &quot;true&quot; 2FA in principle, but don't at all like the Apple version of 2FA.&nbsp; Lots of threads here about it.&nbsp; This is the first time that I have encountered &quot;pressure&quot; to use 2FA after an upgrade as part of the initiation process.Ian</blockquote>

[QUOTE="IWT, post: 1740944, member: 83420"] Having just upgraded my iDevices to iOS 10.2, I found that you have to treat the device almost as if it were new - Apple ID, iCloud ID and so on. Probably a very good security requirement, though a tad irritation when you have several devices. But a new feature is the pressure to start 2 Factor Authentication (2FA). Just a simple warning to folks - as you go through the ID stuff and hit "next" and "continue", it's very easy to miss the 2FA prompt and say "continue". Then you're into 2FA. True, you can go back, it's not irreversible. Could catch you out though. In fact, you need to choose "other options" instead of "continue" and then choose "do not upgrade security". This gives the somewhat misleading impression that your security is somehow is not up to date or lacking. I have no real problem with "true" 2FA in principle, but don't at all like the Apple version of 2FA. Lots of threads here about it. This is the first time that I have encountered "pressure" to use 2FA after an upgrade as part of the initiation process. Ian [/QUOTE]

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