Hi Vicki, If you set up a passcode to protect your phone, I would not recommend using your Apple ID password. For one thing, you can use a simpler passcode on your phone. Also, it's just more secure if the two are different.
By default, your phone will ask for a six-digit passcode. YOu can change it to a four-digit one, which is easier but less secure, or an alphanumeric one, where you type in a passcode using letters and/or numbers and whatever length you like. I imagine there's a minimum length, but I don't know what it is. HTH, Anna > On Apr 1, 2019, at 12:14 PM, Vicki W. <[email protected]> wrote: > > No, no face identification, touch ID and I, at some point, disabled the > password, assuming the password is what I use for my Apple ID? Would that be > correct, that my Apple ID password would be the password I use to protect my > phone. > > I'm very careful about keeping passwords stored in a safe place and I only > have my Apple ID password there. > > Vicki > >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Sieghard Weitzel <mailto:[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, April 01, 2019 10:03 AM >> Subject: RE: question on 2-factor Authentication >> >> Are you saying you don’t use a passcode or Touch Id or, if you have an >> iPhone X Face Id? >> Not sure if you can use 2-factor authentication if you don’t have your >> device protected. For the most part 2-factor authentication just means that >> your Apple Id is protected with a second layer of security, e.g. the first >> time you sign in you are sent a code you have to enter after you enter your >> password. You can set up devices as trusted devices and consequently you >> don’t have to always put in the code. You can read more here: >> >> Two-Factor Authentication for Apple Id >> <https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT204915> >> >> Regards, >> Sieghard >> >> From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> On Behalf Of >> Vicki W. >> Sent: Monday, April 1, 2019 9:26 AM >> To: IPhone <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >> Subject: question on 2-factor Authentication >> >> Good Morning! >> >> I just noticed that when I do an ICloud backup, my messages are not >> highlighted to back up. >> >> When I turned them on for back up, I got the message that I couldn't turn >> that feature on without first activating 2-factor authentication. >> >> I'm not sure why this is, but it is. >> >> My question is exactly how does 2-factor authentication work and how will it >> affect my turning on and off my mini IPad and IPhone? Will I need to use a >> code every time I lock my screen or turn them off and on? >> >> I've never used it, but I do want my messages backed up. >> >> Thanks. >> >> Vickki >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>. 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