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Is there any way to turn off 2FA when I'm working continuously?

I work between my phone, macbook and mac ALL THE TIME, yet still have to deal with 2FA at inconvenient times, like when I need to ask a question of the Apple community and I have to log into my apple account. Logging in from my Mac or Macbook or Ipad forces 2FA to my phone, which i don't always have on me.


WHAT IS THE POINT? I'm a confirmed user of an apple device just trying to get to the apple community.


I really want to ditch 2FA except for financial related matters like the wallet app. How can I do that?



MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 12.6

Posted on May 10, 2023 8:17 AM

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Posted on May 10, 2023 8:20 AM

It should only ask you once, when you first sign in from a new device.


As for turning off 2FA, for some background I suggest you read the document: "Two-factor authentication for Apple ID" - Two-factor authentication for Apple ID - Apple Support


Several years ago Apple transitioned to using two-factor authentication for additional account security. Accounts created since that time automatically use two-factor authentication and this cannot be disabled.


Some people have older accounts from before two-factor authentication was mandatory on new accounts. Apple encourages those users to transition to two-factor authentication when signing in on their accounts because without it "your account is less secure and you can't use features that require a higher level of security." Those owners of older accounts who just activated two-factor authentication have two weeks to change their minds and return to older security settings.


If you have an older account, recently activated two factor authentication, and you're within the two week period for turning it off again, you should check for an email from Apple for a way to do this. If you don't see one about this, look in your junk mail folder.


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May 10, 2023 8:20 AM in response to markwilk_uf

It should only ask you once, when you first sign in from a new device.


As for turning off 2FA, for some background I suggest you read the document: "Two-factor authentication for Apple ID" - Two-factor authentication for Apple ID - Apple Support


Several years ago Apple transitioned to using two-factor authentication for additional account security. Accounts created since that time automatically use two-factor authentication and this cannot be disabled.


Some people have older accounts from before two-factor authentication was mandatory on new accounts. Apple encourages those users to transition to two-factor authentication when signing in on their accounts because without it "your account is less secure and you can't use features that require a higher level of security." Those owners of older accounts who just activated two-factor authentication have two weeks to change their minds and return to older security settings.


If you have an older account, recently activated two factor authentication, and you're within the two week period for turning it off again, you should check for an email from Apple for a way to do this. If you don't see one about this, look in your junk mail folder.


Is there any way to turn off 2FA when I'm working continuously?

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