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To finish signing in to your Apple Account, enter the six-digit verification code Apple displays on a trusted device or sends to a trusted phone number. If a trusted device is with you but offline, you can generate a code in its account security settings. If you cannot access any trusted device or number, start Apple Account recovery instead.

Get a code on a trusted device

  1. Start signing in to your Apple Account on the new device or in a browser, using your password.
  2. Check a trusted iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, or other eligible trusted device for the sign-in notification. Approve the sign-in.
  3. Read the six-digit code displayed on the trusted device and enter it on the device or browser where you are signing in.

Apple describes this as a six-digit code that is automatically displayed on trusted devices or sent to a trusted phone number. The approximate location shown in a sign-in notification may be based on the new device’s IP address or network; it is not necessarily its precise physical location. Apple Support: Two-factor authentication for Apple Account

Generate a code on an offline trusted device

If you are already signed in to a trusted Apple device, it can generate a verification code even without an internet connection. Open the account’s security settings and choose the option to get or generate a code. Menu labels vary by operating-system version; not every device shows the same wording.

  • iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch in older Apple instructions: Settings > [your name] > Password & Security > Get Verification Code.
  • Older Mac versions: System Preferences > Apple ID or iCloud > Account Details > Security.
  • Newer versions: Look in your Apple Account’s Sign-In & Security settings for the verification-code option. Apple Support: Use two-factor authentication for your Apple Account on iPhone

Request a code by text or phone call

If you cannot use a trusted device, request delivery to a trusted phone number from the sign-in screen. A trusted number does not automatically receive a code simply because it is listed on your account.

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  1. At the verification-code screen, select Didn’t get a code? or the equivalent option indicating you cannot access your devices.
  2. Choose an available trusted phone number.
  3. Choose text message or automated phone call, then enter the code you receive.

If a requested text does not arrive, check filtered-message or unknown-sender folders. Apple’s sign-in guidance explains the device and phone-delivery options: Get a verification code and sign in with two-factor authentication.

Choose the route that matches what you can access

Route What you need How the code arrives What it is for
Approve on a trusted device Access to a trusted device signed in to the account Displayed on that device Immediate sign-in verification
Generate on a trusted device A trusted device already signed in to the account; it can be offline Generated in account security settings Immediate sign-in verification
Request by text or call Access to a trusted phone number Text message or automated call after you request it Immediate sign-in verification
Account recovery No usable trusted device or phone number Not an ordinary six-digit sign-in-code delivery route Regaining account access; may take a few days or longer

If you have lost access to every trusted device and number

If you expect to regain access to a trusted device or number soon, Apple says waiting may be the quickest option. If you have permanently lost access, choose Can’t use [phone number] from the code screen and begin account recovery. Apple says recovery can take a few days or longer, depending on the account information available, and contacting Apple Support cannot shorten the wait. Apple Support: How to use account recovery when you can’t reset your Apple Account password

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