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Once I updated the iOS on my old iPhone 5S it forced me to turn on 2FA.
I cannot turn it off any more that is not an option.
Both my iPhone and macbook pro (2017) are stuck in the loop of
Approve this Phone ... Waiting for approval ...
Go to one of your other devices ... Waiting for approval ...
How can I break this loop and get my devices approved?
Thanks.
MacBook Pro Retina
If you see a password box, enter the password (ABC) followed by the code (123) or ABC123 (no spaces).
On the phone, what happens if you click Can't Approve? If it says you must reset encrypted data, multiple people have posted they did that with little to no data loss and it fixed the problem.
If you see a password box, enter the password (ABC) followed by the code (123) or ABC123 (no spaces).
On the phone, what happens if you click Can't Approve? If it says you must reset encrypted data, multiple people have posted they did that with little to no data loss and it fixed the problem.
I can get a verification code both on the iPhone and the macbook pro, but there is no single place where it says approve these devices, on icloud they both show up that I am signed in to both, but in the settings/icloud they both say I need to still verify them.
iPhone > Settings >Update Apple ID Settings
I type in my apple ID password
I type in my iPhone passcode
gets to a page where it says:
Approve this iPhone
Go to one of your other devices signed into iCloud
(ok I will go to my macbook) to approve this iPhone
progress indicator
Waiting for approval
only options I have are
I can go to system preferences > iCloud on the macbook
it still has Update Apple ID Settings
but I can go to Account Details and Security and request a verification code but there is nowhere to enter that on the iphone
I can also go to Account Details and devices I see both my iPhone and macbook there but the only thing I can do to the phone is to Remove from Account there is no option called "Approve this phone"
both devices are listed as trusted
yet both have this problem in their icloud settings about approval
Tried logging in and out on both devices it does not help.
On the Security panel there is no option to turn off 2FA
If I do the same thing on the laptop, update Apple ID Settings (with a warning sign)
I enter my Apple ID
I enter my mac password
Says go to one of your other devices signed in to iCould to approve this macbook pro
waiting for approval
Only options again:
there is nowhere I could enter a verification code
On the iPhone I go into Settings > Apple ID > Password&Security
Two factor Authentication : On (can't be changed)
Phone number is correct
I can get a verification code
but there is nowhere to enter that on the macbook
I can see my devices on the phone as well, for example the macbook
I can find it in the find my iPhone
I can remove it from my account
but I cannot verify it there is no such option to verify it
Seems like a catch-22
The password followed by the verification code did not work.
However I clicked Can't Approve and then I clicked Reset Encrypted Data and that worked for the phone.
Once that worked, I could go to the macbook pro and do the process and it changed, instead of hanging up it asked for the iPhone's passcode and then it approved the macbook as well.
Thank you for your help. This solved my issue.
Can you get a verification code and enter it on the computer or the phone?
Verification code - how to get one and sign in with two-factor authentication
You are welcome.
Approve this iPhone ... Waiting for approval. I cannot approve it, nor does it let me turn off 2FA.
