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Josh Render

How to add 2FA to your iPhone’s Apple account

IPhone 15 Pro shown in hand.

Two-factor authentication (2FA) is an important part of security in the current digital world. The basic concept is simple to understand: pick a device that you know and trust, and whenever someone tries to log onto your account, they'll need a code that gets sent to your device.

Since that device is, in theory, always in your possession, you never need to worry about a bad actor gaining access to your accounts and the data contained therein.

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