Apps require me to login to iCloud before using?

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  1. stanw, Oct 20, 2018

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    Using my Max, several times when I am on cellular, apps ask me to login to either iCloud or the App Store when I click on the app. The apps have been downloaded and setup on the phone so it makes no sense as to why I would need to re-login to access them. Anyone know why it might be doing this?

    Thanks.
     
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  2. IowaLynn, Oct 20, 2018

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    I stopped trusting those generic iCloud logins. They pop up on my iPad desktop. Everything works, not even using an app.

    No sign of any app it service needing to verify iCloud account. For all u know it could be a rogue agent wanting to steal my password credentials.

    I filed feedback reports asking for why and more than the generic iCloud sign-in.
     
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  3. stanw, Oct 20, 2018

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    Didn't even think of possibly it being some malware....I did login once and it was legit, though it popped up again after clicking on the same app a few days later.
     
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  4. raab, Oct 20, 2018

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    Maybe the app uses iCloud to backup to/restore data from
     
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  5. IowaLynn, Oct 24, 2018

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    Maybe it was the beginning of this week's fiasco with iCloud being down?
     
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  6. revmacian, Oct 24, 2018

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    Agreed. I simply hit "Cancel" or back out of the app and move on. If it continues with a certain third-party app, then I uninstall the app and find another app to do the job.
     
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