On Thu, 7 Nov 2019 08:16:48 +0000 (UTC), Ammammata wrote:
> ipad pro
> latest iOS
>
> I follow steps reported on the apple website but the option is always
> grayed
>
> any additional tip?
Hi Ammammata,
Did you use two-factor authorization on iOS for more than 2 weeks?
I don't know you will so I'm not sure, offhand, if you're an apologist, so
I will simply assume you're a normal adult and therefore I will attempt a
normal adult discussion with you (which would be impossible with Jolly
Roger, nospam, Lewis, BK, Chris, joe, Joerg, Savageduck, Alan,
Hemidactylus, et al.), where, as I recall, I looked this up, not too long
ago, for badgolferman, where there's a lawsuit alleging that Apple will
_never_ let you turn off 2FA once you turn it on (after two weeks of use).
Let me dig that reference up for you to get you the details.
OK. Here's the first hit on <
http://tinyurl.com/misc-phone-mobile-iphone>,
which is from "badgolferman", who is _not_ an Apple apologist (so a
completely different conversation can ensue than when apologists post).
o apple sued over two factor aithentication
<
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/misc.phone.mobile.iphone/APvVEzxLEes/UhS6zYjVAAAJ>
While apparently thinks the lawsuit is "stupid", the fact is that the
lawsuit has merit, IMHO, where I reported a quick analysis in this post:
<
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/misc.phone.mobile.iphone/APvVEzxLEes/1w_w6oPYAAAJ>
The key sentence, for you, in that analysis, is this one line:
"B. Apple sends an email which is insufficient warning of irrevocability"
<
https://appleinsider.com/articles/19/02/09/apple-being-sued-because-two-factor-authentication-on-an-iphone-or-mac-takes-too-much-time>
Note, if you're an apologist, you'll purposefully wax prolifically on what
you don't like about that lawsuit (e.g., the wasted time element), where an
adult would simply note that the RELEVANT element for this conversation is
the alleged PERMANENCE of Apple 2FA after the 2-week grace period has
expired.
Disclaimer!
Since I wouldn't think of using 2FA (in any product), for unrelated privacy
reasons, I do not have _any_ direct experience with 2FA, but I do have
direct experience with Apple destroying my data with insufficient notice
(e.g., the iTunes abomination will wantonly _destroy_ your entire music
collection on an iPod, ask me how I know this, sans any warning at the time
that it does that destruction), it's certainly not unheard of for Apple to
provide "insufficient notification".
In short, if you've had 2FA turned on for more than 2 weeks...
o You may be permanently locked into a Faustian deal with the Apple devil
I repeat the disclaimer that I have never used 2FA in any Apple product
(and likely never will), so I defer to others who have used the allegedly
permanent 2FA in Apple products, where I only provide this information to
purposefully advise you that you may be hosed if you've had 2FA turned on
for more than 14 days.
Apple, apparently, said they sufficiently warned you, which, I'm sure, the
apologists will claim that they did (just as they did with the iTunes
abomination).
BTW, Apple does say it in this document, which of course, is insufficiently
noted since it should be in BIG BOLD LETTERS at the top of EVERYTHING Apple
writes on 2FA, IMHO, since it's _that_ critically an unexpected Orwellian
rule:
<
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204915>
"Can I turn off two-factor authentication after I¢ve turned it on?"
"If you already use two-factor authentication, you can no longer
turn it off."
Apparently, a search shows you may have been able to turn this Draconian
feature off in the past, according to this article anyway:
o How to Turn Off Two-Factor Authentication for Apple ID
<
http://osxdaily.com/2016/08/17/disable-two-factor-authentication-apple-id/>
Please let me know if this helps, as I care to purposefully help people who
ask for help.
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Bringing TRUTH & sensible adult logic to the Apple ngs, one fact at a time.