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Nimesh Neema ♦
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Enable twoTwo-factor authentication without being logged in on iPhoneinto an iOS/Mac?macOS device

The Apple ID I use for my developer account is separate from my personal Apple ID. All my devices are signed in towith my personal accountApple ID. 

I was trying to set up Xcode on my machine, and when I went to sign in to my developer account, it told me I hadhad to set up twoTwo-factor authentication. On

Upon going to the appleApple website to do so, however, it told me I had to be logged in to the account from an iOS device or MacmacOS device to set it up-, which I am not. So how can I use two factorTwo-factor authentication (presumably via a trusted phone number) with my developer Apple ID without being logged in to that Apple ID on a iOS/macOS device?

Enable two-factor authentication without being logged in on iPhone/Mac?

The Apple ID I use for my developer account is separate from my personal Apple ID. All my devices are signed in to my personal account. I was trying to set up Xcode on my machine, and when I went to sign in to my developer account, it told me I had to set up two-factor authentication. On going to the apple website to do so, however, it told me I had to be logged in to the account from an iOS device or Mac to set it up- which I am not. So how can I use two factor authentication (presumably via a trusted phone number) with my developer Apple ID without being logged in to that Apple ID on a device?

Enable Two-factor authentication without being logged into an iOS/macOS device

The Apple ID I use for my developer account is separate from my personal Apple ID. All my devices are signed in with my personal Apple ID. 

I was trying to set up Xcode on my machine, and when I went to sign in to my developer account, it told me I had to set up Two-factor authentication.

Upon going to the Apple website to do so, however, it told me I had to be logged in to the account from an iOS or macOS device to set it up, which I am not. So how can I use Two-factor authentication (presumably via a trusted phone number) with my developer Apple ID without being logged in to that Apple ID on a iOS/macOS device?

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Enable two-factor authentication without being logged in on iPhone/Mac?

The Apple ID I use for my developer account is separate from my personal Apple ID. All my devices are signed in to my personal account. I was trying to set up Xcode on my machine, and when I went to sign in to my developer account, it told me I had to set up two-factor authentication. On going to the apple website to do so, however, it told me I had to be logged in to the account from an iOS device or Mac to set it up- which I am not. So how can I use two factor authentication (presumably via a trusted phone number) with my developer Apple ID without being logged in to that Apple ID on a device?