{"id":20238,"date":"2018-01-19T14:57:36","date_gmt":"2018-01-19T19:57:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=20238"},"modified":"2021-07-03T14:16:58","modified_gmt":"2021-07-03T18:16:58","slug":"two-factor-authentication-for-old-apple-tvs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/19\/two-factor-authentication-for-old-apple-tvs\/","title":{"rendered":"Two-factor Authentication for Old Apple TVs"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve been using two-factor authentication<\/a> with my Apple ID for a while now, and I found that this prevented me from signing into the account on my Apple TV 2. I would enter and submit my password, and then it would ask for the two-factor verification code. The map and code would indeed pop up on my iPhone, but there was nowhere on the Apple TV to enter the code. There was just an OK button, which would take me back to the login screen.<\/p>\n\n

The solution comes from Apple forum reader appmacwmm<\/a>: you can go to Settings ‣ iCloud on your phone to get the verification code first<\/em>, then enter it into the Apple TV after your password (in the same<\/em> text box) before<\/em> it asks for the verification code. It’s a convoluted procedure that I can’t imagine most users figuring out on their own, and the Apple TV’s interface prompts are of no help.<\/p>\n\n

Previously: Strange Apple ID Sign-In Locations<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

Update (2018-01-22): See also: Dan Masters<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

Update (2019-01-07): Erica Sadun<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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This is the furthest I’ve ever gotten from “it just works” in Apple’s ecosystem and a user experience that gives me great pause.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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