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Two factor authentication not available for your Apple ID at this time

Ziegfeldgirl27 · 2019-05-30 17:14:35

Hi, I wonder if anyone can help. I am trying to set up a new iPhone and I cannot get past the Apps and Data stage, where I am trying to set up the phone with iCloud backup. I get the message ‘Two factor authentication is not available for your Apple ID at this time’. I tried to then set it up as a new iPhone to see if I…

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30-05-2019 6:14pm

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Ziegfeldgirl27

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Hi, I wonder if anyone can help. I am trying to set up a new iPhone and I cannot get past the Apps and Data stage, where I am trying to set up the phone with iCloud backup. I get the message ‘Two factor authentication is not available for your Apple ID at this time’.

I tried to then set it up as a new iPhone to see if I could bypass this stage but again it told me about 2 factor authentication.

How can I get my new phone set up?

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#2 30-05-2019 6:21pm
FourFourRED

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Choose the option that says “don’t have an Apple ID?” and opt to “set up later in settings”.

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#3 30-05-2019 9:21pm
Ziegfeldgirl27

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FourFourFM wrote: »

Choose the option that says “don’t have an Apple ID?” and opt to “set up later in settings”.

It worked! Thank you so much!

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