Hi Paula, If you're being asked to enter a code, you probably already turned on two-factor authentication. You won't need to enter a code when making purchases; you just do it when you add a new device to your account, or when accessing sites like the Apple ID one. It's a way of establishing that it's really you who are trying to access the account because the six-digit code is sent to a device you own, and the device has to be unlocked for you to be able to read the message. So when you try to add your phone to your account and you are asked to choose a device, choose your phone number. The code will be sent as a text message. Enter that code, and you should be all set.
I hope that helps. Best, Anna > On Nov 2, 2017, at 3:26 PM, Paul and Paula Jordan <[email protected]> > wrote: > > So it sounds like I have to go into settings and turn on two factor > identification before it’s activated. I read the information from the link > provided in the email. So, do I need to provide both the usual password and > the two factor identification code when I purchase an app. I guess I’m > really dense, but I don’t quite understand. Thanks and sorry for my > confusion. > God bless! > Paula and Garcon > > From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf > Of Woody Anna Dresner > Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2017 2:35 PM > To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: Re: two factor authentification > > Hi Paula, > > Choose to have the code sent to your phone. It's possible that it will then > be entered automatically. If us isn'!, you'll get a text message with a > six-digit code. Type the code into the six blanks, and you should be all set. > > Best, > Anna > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Nov 2, 2017, at 1:24 PM, Paul and Paula Jordan <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > >> Hi everyone. I know this has been discussed before but I’m still confused >> about two factor authentification. I just updated to 11.1 and got the >> message from apple that I had activated two factor authentification. I >> don’t remember doing so when I updated, and haven’t received the 6 digit >> number they talked about as far as I right now know. I did see a notice >> that I could use my IPhone number for the two factor identification. 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