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Bizarre issues with trying to get iCloud Keychain working - or turned off
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Ham Sandwich
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I keep getting a message on my Mac that asks me to approve a device that uses iCloud Keychain. So, I open System Preferences, and I try to uncheck the Keychain box. As soon as I uncheck it, the checkbox checks itself on again, instantly. I just want it off so that I don't get this message time that I use my Mac.
When I mash the checkbox on and off very quickly, I get a new error message:
"Preferences Error
There was an error in iCloud preferences."
That's all that it says. The stupid checkbox stays checked.
So, I decide to go into Options... I enter a code, and then I get to a prompt: "Enter a phone number that can receive SMS messages."
Well sucks to be me, I finally get this far, and I can't continue, because I don't use phones and I don't have a phone that can receive SMS messages (whatever those are). I tried resetting iCloud Keychain, and that didn't fix the checkbox issue.
What the heck is going on?
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what devices could want to use the keychain?
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A SMS message is a text message. Any cellphone with service can get one.
And yeah, I'm curious as to what wants to use the keychain as well.
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Ham Sandwich
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Well I tried to get it setup on my iPod Touch, but I had no idea that I needed a phone until I was that far through the process.
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Ham Sandwich
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Nevermind I finally got it to work.
I reset iCloud keychain on both of my devices. Then, on my Mac, I enabled iCloud Keychain again, by going into options, and when it prompted me for a security code, I clicked the "Advanced..." button and told iCloud not to use a security code. Looks like it all works and I didn't need a phone.
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You don't have a cell phone?
Wow.
Steve
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