You don’t lose access to your passwords in the situation you describe. They are available on each device.
Well, there are a few ways, at least
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how many people actually know their iCloud password by heart in case the iPhone asks for it?
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You don’t lose access to your passwords in the situation you describe. They are available on each device.
Well, there are a few ways, at least
That increases its security, but my password example takes 13 billion years to crack, so it'll hold, anyways.
I think it’s pretty silly to feel like you hate Apple/iPhone because you forgot something that is your responsibility to create and remember (not directed to the OP).
The technician definitely was being a little snobby with the “everyone remembers”, so fair to that. But if you have iPhone/iCloud and you know its importance for protecting your data then you should remember it. Or work on remembering it. It’s right behind your bank details imho, unless you just don’t care about recovery/photos/messages, etc.
The technician definitely was being a little snobby with the “everyone remembers”, so fair to that. But if you have iPhone/iCloud and you know its importance for protecting your data then you should remember it. Or work on remembering it. It’s right behind your bank details imho, unless you just don’t care about recovery/photos/messages, etc.
Even if you get it shipped to your house you’ll need your password to get all your personal stuff on the new phone. You are annoyed at yourself.
Yeah, I edited my post after discovering they fixed that.
And yet still, I prefer to keep my passwords in a separate system from Apple. Too many eggs in that one particular basket already. And again, the mass "thousands of people getting suddenly and simultaneously locked out of iCloud passwords for no reason Apple ever disclosed" I referred to before did not inspire confidence.
What is one of the reasons? I’m failing to see how you arrive at this from the original post (if that’s what you’re referring to).
I have stolen device protection turned on, but I'm still not storing my Google or Apple password anywhere on my phone. They stay on my computer in KeePassXC, offline, and not synced anywhere. I can recover pretty much anything else, but if anyone gets those accounts, I'm toast.
Apple really, really, really, needs to allow for a separate and specific passcode for the Passwords app. I use it because it's handy and free, but I don't consider it all that secure.
That is bad. Only Mic! Jackson is Badest! Joke apart, the badest is to forgot the iPhones sim pin, and not to have the printed pin code, result iphone briked.
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but don't most people have the passwords written down somewhere at home?
in my case, it's written down on page 278 of my favorite book. (actually, it's the first characters of the first 10 words plus the page number in reverse) Of course, there's no chance of me actually remembering it because I still have not finished that book past page 278 since I started reading it 38 years ago. The book has over 1200 pages, depending on version.
Is it "It"...?but don't most people have the passwords written down somewhere at home?
in my case, it's written down on page 278 of my favorite book. (actually, it's the first characters of the first 10 words plus the page number in reverse) Of course, there's no chance of me actually remembering it because I still have not finished that book past page 278 since I started reading it 38 years ago. The book has over 1200 pages, depending on version.
Just got me thinking to right them all down so my wife can access it all in case of my demise!
I have all our kids videos etc locked to iCloud
Plus iTunes purchases
I have all our kids videos etc locked to iCloud
Plus iTunes purchases
When I decide to use iCloud Keychain as my major password manager, I realised that iCloud account password becomes the Master Password for all other credentials. And so, it should be more complex and easy to remember at the same time.
By heart.
Last time I had a problem was an impulse-buy while visiting my Dad. He later gave me The Talk™ about the non-sensical time wasted during our 2-hour visit to the Store.
When memory serves, I listen to Dad
I can remember my Apple Account password, but not 1Password password. too longhow many people actually know their iCloud password by heart in case the iPhone asks for it?
I've had two battery changes for two iPhones at two different Apple Store recently. They asked me to enter my iCloud password to unlock it before the battery change... not sure why that's even necessary, but I think they always ask for it anyway.
I took my spare phone out to look up my iCloud password. The Genus said something like "oh, how can you not remember it? anybody who uses iPhones ALWAYS know it by heart!"
Anyway, I got it from my other phone and entered it on the iPhone that was about to get a battery replacement. I just kept wondering if how many people actually know their iCloud password by heart in case the iPhone asks for it? Maybe I'm finally an old geezer who needs memory booster pills... or perhaps have the password tattooed to somewhere on my body, just in case?