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<blockquote data-quote="MacInWin" data-source="post: 1912858" data-attributes="member: 396914"><p>Try this: Go to appleid.apple.com, log in with your appleid and password. Now click on the "Account Security" button to see all of the trusted telephones and devices. I have two numbers and 5 devices listed.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]36468[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>You can add or remove devices as you wish. Hardware has to be Apple, but I think the telephone numbers can be anything. I'm not sure because my two numbers are both in an iPhone. Note that two of my trusted devices are NOT phones--one is a Mac Mini, the other is an MBP. I get the codes in Messages on both, plus Notifications when they come it. They are logged into my Apple ID, of course. </p><p></p><p>Yes, when I get the 2FA code, all of them get the same notification. It sounds like a clock shop at noon, all of those devices sounding off at the same time. But having that many means that I get the code.</p><p></p><p>The challenge with my wife's iPhone was that she had the phone with her when I tried to do some updating on her Mac. The code went to her phone. I sorted it out after she got home by logging into her appleid account and adding her Mac to the trusted list. Now I can work on her system and the 2FA comes to where I am in addition to her iPhone. Easy fix. I would bet I could even have her 2FA codes come to MY number if I wanted them to. </p><p></p><p>I have never had Apple change a password on me, never. I can't say why you had that experience, but I can say that I've not had it happen, nor heard of it happening. But I guess something happened on your account that made it look that way. </p><p></p><p>If you don't like the security from Apple, you don't have to stick with it. But I think you'll find similar schemes in place just about everywhere, eventually.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacInWin, post: 1912858, member: 396914"] Try this: Go to appleid.apple.com, log in with your appleid and password. Now click on the "Account Security" button to see all of the trusted telephones and devices. I have two numbers and 5 devices listed. [ATTACH type="full"]36468[/ATTACH] You can add or remove devices as you wish. Hardware has to be Apple, but I think the telephone numbers can be anything. I'm not sure because my two numbers are both in an iPhone. Note that two of my trusted devices are NOT phones--one is a Mac Mini, the other is an MBP. I get the codes in Messages on both, plus Notifications when they come it. They are logged into my Apple ID, of course. Yes, when I get the 2FA code, all of them get the same notification. It sounds like a clock shop at noon, all of those devices sounding off at the same time. But having that many means that I get the code. The challenge with my wife's iPhone was that she had the phone with her when I tried to do some updating on her Mac. The code went to her phone. I sorted it out after she got home by logging into her appleid account and adding her Mac to the trusted list. Now I can work on her system and the 2FA comes to where I am in addition to her iPhone. Easy fix. I would bet I could even have her 2FA codes come to MY number if I wanted them to. I have never had Apple change a password on me, never. I can't say why you had that experience, but I can say that I've not had it happen, nor heard of it happening. But I guess something happened on your account that made it look that way. If you don't like the security from Apple, you don't have to stick with it. But I think you'll find similar schemes in place just about everywhere, eventually. [/QUOTE]
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