
Once Two-Step Verification is enabled, you’ll need to enter the verification code for the iCloud Control Panel as well.

Step 2: Reconfigure the iCloud Control Panel After these 3 days, you can restart the configuration process and complete the process. In that case, you can only complete the process until step 5.

Note: Depending on your recent account mutations, you might need to wait 3 days before you can complete the process of enabling Two-Step Verification. You’ll get a confirmation that Two-Step verification now has been enabled for your Apple ID. Accept the conditions and click on the button: Enable two-step Verification.You’ll get a Recovery Key which you’ll need to keep secure as that will be your last recovery method instead of the “Security Questions” or in case you are unable to receive an SMS message. When you do have an iPhone, iPad or iPod, you can now verify your trusted devices on which you can receive verification codes without the use of SMS. You’ll receive a verification code via SMS which you’ll need to fill out on the website. This can be any phone and doesn’t have to be an iPhone. If you hadn’t already, you’ll now need to configure the phone number of at least 1 trusted device which can receive SMS messages. Read the provided explanation and instructions and click on Continue. Enabling Two-step Verification will turn off this recovery method and you’ll get a Recovery Key instead.

This can also be a long string (at least 16 characters) of random characters. If you do not want to enable Two-step Verification or if you are in a geographic location for which Apple hasn’t implemented it, you might be off best with a very complex code word. This is actually quite a security hole since most of the answers can be easily obtained from social media these days (and that is actually how the iCloud accounts of celebrities got compromised ). On the bottom right, you’ll see a section about Two-Step Verification.Īlso note the sections “Security Questions” and “Select your birth date”.
