AppleInsider Staff
Apple on Thursday improved its security system for Apple ID accounts tied to services like iCloud and iTunes, offering users two-step verification for when making changes to an account.
The feature began rolling out to Apple ID owners on Thursday, and allows those with accounts for services like iCloud, the iTunes Store, App Store and others to enable it on the Apple ID website.
Once two-step verification has been turned on, a user can receive verification codes on their mobile device, such as an iPhone or iPad. On iOS devices, the codes are received via the Find My iPhone application, while other handset users can receive the code via text message.
Once the code arrives, an iOS lock screen will display the notification that users must "unlock to view your verification code."
Apple also offers users the ability to have a recovery key as a precaution, in the event that their mobile phone tied to the account is lost or stolen.
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Finally caught up to Google's two step verification from a few years ago. It's really a great security feature to have.
[quote name="NexusPhan" url="/t/156588/apple-id-security-improved-with-new-two-step-verification-option#post_2298092"]Finally caught up to Google's two step verification from a few years ago. It's really a great security feature to have.[/quote] I have never had to use a two step verification for Gmail, Google Docs, or other features that are similar to iCloud. Are you talking about when you use Google Voice to pair a phone number with a phone, because that's completely different.
It's already been the case for some time that to make a purchase from a new device you have to re-enter your credit card verification code, so this isn't much of a change, they're just using their own code now. p.s. thoughs = those
Nice... the system works much the same as Google's has for quite some time:
01) First enable it on the Apple ID website.
02) Then use your mobile device to receive verification codes as needed to sign into various Apple services.
[quote name="ascii" url="/t/156588/apple-id-security-improved-with-new-two-step-verification-option#post_2298110"]It's already been the case for some time that to make a purchase from a new device you have to re-enter your credit card verification code, so this isn't much of a change, they're just using their own code now. p.s. thoughs = those[/quote] You're right, they have had a two-step verification option, but I like this more.