Hi, I just logged in and did not find it difficult to locate the button to turn off two-factor authentication. I assume what you may have missed is the fact that after you log in at http://appleid.apple.com you can't change anything until you activate the "Edit" button for the area you want to change, e.g. for the personal information area, the security area etc. If you start at the top of the page and use the quick nav key for buttons it would be the second edit button as the first applies to changes to your personal information. Once I activated this edit button I had the option to change my password and the last date when I changed it was displayed, it was able to add another trusted phone number and, as I said, in the two-factor security section a button to "turn off two-factor authentication" was available. I didn't do this, but I understand that if you do this you have to select 3 new security questions and provide answers and maybe there is another step, but changing the password as far as I can tell is not required. Here is an Apple support article about two-factor authentication:
https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT204915 In the frequently asked questions area one of the questions is "Can I turn off two-factor authentication after I’ve turned it on?" The answer given is "You can't turn off two-factor authentication for some accounts created in iOS 10.3 or macOS Sierra 10.12.4 and later. If you created your Apple ID in an earlier version of iOS or macOS, you can turn off two-factor authentication. In other words, if you create a new Apple Id using iOS 10.3 and later or macOS Sierra 10.12.4 and later, it appears people are stuck with two-factor authentication, but if you had your Apple Id for some time as most of us have you should be OK. I also assume that since this is not mentioned that if you create an Apple Id using a PC you should be OK and able to turn off two-factor authentication. Regards, Sieghard -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Davy Cuppens Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2017 4:06 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Setting up new Apple email? Hi Sieghard I believe there must be another step to fulfill: changing password. I did like you said and noticed 2stepverifications is on for my account but there is no way to turn it off once logged in. I think you have to change the password of the account to do so. Regards Davy -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- From: Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Saturday, May 13, 2017 11:29 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Setting up new Apple email? Why is .iCloud more proprietory than .me? I guess she can always set up a gmail or outlook account, but then again they are all proprietory just as are those from various providers as they all have the provider's domain. I guess you could go and register your own domain, but that is a lot of work and some cost to go through for an email address. Regards, Sieghard -----Original Message----- From: 'RobH.' via VIPhone [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] Sent: Saturday, May 13, 2017 1:29 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Setting up new Apple email? I did, she didn't, now won't as she don't want such a proprietory domain. Thanks everso, BobH. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Woody Anna Dresner" <wadres...@att.net> To: "VIPhone Mailing List" <viphone@googlegroups.com> Sent: Saturday, May 13, 2017 4:39 PM Subject: Re: Setting up new Apple email? Hi Bob, If you created an account with one of Apple's earlier services, that address will still work, which is why me.com <http://me.com/> addresses work. I'm pretty sure that if you're creating an account now, though, it will be iCloud. I don't think there are any other options. 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