As I understand it, if I lose my phone, I should log in to iCloud to use the "Find My Phone" app. However, each time I log in to iCloud on my laptop, Apple sends an authentication code to my phone. If I don't enter this code, I can't get into iCloud.

What am I missing here? How can I get the code which is sent to my phone, if I don't have my phone?

Log in to icloud. It will take to to the 2F requirement. There is an icon below the code for quick access to find my phone. Click the icon and it will bypass the 2F code.

https://discussions.apple.com/...66618022#30966618022

You can also log in to iCloud ahead of time and select 'trust this browser' then it won't ask for the 2F code next time. This only works if you don't routinely regularly delete cookies and logins, so only use it at home, not work.

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You also have the option to select a “trusted friend” perhaps your wife?

She can use her phone to “find your phone” with your passcode information.

I use "Find My" to find my wife fairly regularly. She goes out shopping or whatever, allegedly for such-and-such a time, and, sometimes, well after that time: No wife.

Instead of pestering her by calling her or texting, I simply "Find My" wife with that app.

So, leaving two factor authentication in place, I can add another number, and yes, my wife is the logical choice. Does this mean, however, that each time my phone receives an authentication code to get into iCloud, her phone will receive the code also? Or does a code go to her phone only if I specify that I don't have access to my phone?

No, it’s a one time thing. My wife can track ours and so can I.

So, in iCloud, when I choose "didn't get a code" and it brings me to a screen that says "Update phone number", is it asking me to put in the trusted phone number, other than my own number?

If you use a Mac computer, or an iPad, you can receive the authentication code on one of those. I always receive it on my Mac.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204915

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Originally posted by parabellum:
So, leaving two factor authentication in place, I can add another number, and yes, my wife is the logical choice. Does this mean, however, that each time my phone receives an authentication code to get into iCloud, her phone will receive the code also? Or does a code go to her phone only if I specify that I don't have access to my phone?

Only if you don't have your phone.

Hey for tracking a family member, you can share location between phones.
In Iphone open a text message to that person
Click on the name at the top, the click the shar my location.
For my wife and kids we all share locaitons with eachother.

now when you want to track them,
open a text message you have with them, click the name and the next screen shows a map as to where they are.

I find this work poorly when they are actually at home, I think it is a cross up of the home network vs cell tower network. If we are out and about town it works perfectly


I do wish I could walk around my house yelling he siri where are you and my phone would ring back, that would be helpful

you need to install iCloud on the PC, and when you login to iCloud on your browser you will be asked for a code the first time, but, you should see the "Trust This Browser" page, once that's done it shouldn't ask for codes again on that PC with that browser.

If you delete cookies everytime you close the browser then you may have to authenticate each time.



For you and the wife to see each others phone
you need to setup family sharing for both of your phones, and it's a good idea to do that for backups as well

Link Family Sharing/Groups

when you get iCloud setup for your browser when you sign out you'll get another Trust question, once you click Trust and Sign Out you shouldn't get 2F verification requests again.

However again if you clear your browsers history and cookies each time you close, that probably will cause it to ask for 2F again

"Trust This Browser" has never worked for me. I have to re-validate every time I try to use an Apple login.

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Originally posted by V-Tail:
"Trust This Browser" has never worked for me. I have to re-validate every time I try to use an Apple login.

Especially if you have an app that cleans your browser cache for whatever purpose. I've had CCleaner and the like, and afterwards, I have to go through "remember this device" or "this is not a public computer."

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Originally posted by V-Tail:
"Trust This Browser" has never worked for me.

Odd, it works perfectly for me with the Safari browser on my MacBook Pro.

I use the "Find My" app and it never asks for an authentication code but it's been so long since I set it up I don't remember how! Sorry.

About the find my app. I use it to find my wife (wife's phone) often. Once was to check on her progress as she was on a day long drive to the gulf coast when I checked in on her. I saw she had missed a turn and had been going in the wrong direction for about an hour

I was able to call her and redirect her back on track... saving her no telling how many miles and hours lost time! She isn't the best with directions and was blindly following an improperly set GPS.

The find my app is awesome. I used it just the other day, we were out of town and (again my wife) couldn't remember if she had left her phone at home or lost/left it somewhere that day while we were out. Naturally she was all tore up about it. Took me perhaps 10 seconds with "Find My" to determine her phone was safe back at home.

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Originally posted by V-Tail:
"Trust This Browser" has never worked for me. I have to re-validate every time I try to use an Apple login.

Are you using Private windows/tabs? Those lose all cookies and other site data when you close the window.

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Those lose all cookies and other site data when you close the window.

Yep thats what I said earlier too, if you have the options set when you close the browser to clear cache/cookies etc you will have to re trust.

Same for any installed browser blocker cleaners etc.

Just set those to not clear out icloud.

Somehow my Iphone and Ipad are linked, I guess through Apple account. Perhaps your wifes iphone or ipad is linked to yours.

When I can't find my Iphone or Ipad, I pick up the other and it finds the missing one right away, and will give a dot spot of location, and play a tone. Then I find it, exactly where I left it.

Just looked, under Settings, first thing is my name, apple id, media & purchases. Touch that, and it shows both my Apple devices, and this is on both my ipad and iphone.

I hope this is helpful to you and others.
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Originally posted by gpbst3:
Log in to icloud. It will take to to the 2F requirement. There is an icon below the code for quick access to find my phone. Click the icon and it will bypass the 2F code.

https://discussions.apple.com/...66618022#30966618022

This is all you have to do.

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Originally posted by V-Tail:
"Trust This Browser" has never worked for me. I have to re-validate every time I try to use an Apple login.

It works for me using Chrome.