

But you cannot add new phone numbers unless you can get into your account.
#Itunes password reset not sending email code#
They will never get the 2FA code unless you tell to use that emergency number to send the code.

Add a relative or friend’s phone number not living in your household. Don’t rely on just phones in your possession to receive the code. I would also recommend having a number of verified phone numbers where you can receive the Apple 2FA code. It took me 32 days to get back into my AppleID account after a catastrophic loss due to a robbery. Otherwise, you need to use the Apple Account Recovery System. will let you recover your account quickly if you have a way to receive the 2FA code and still have a valid credit card on file with Apple. On iOS Apple makes is super easy for anyone with your 6 digit unlock code to change your AppleID password. 1Password makes it very easy to retrieve my passwords to log in and I only need to memorize one password to access hundreds of strong passwords to my other accounts. I use 1Password as a password manager, which allows me to have different strong passwords for every site. If you don’t have and use a password manager I strongly recommend you start. Make sure that your phone is connected with a USB cable. My recommendation is you do so without following any links in the e-mail you received. There is no harm in changing your password. I put the answer in and it tells me my information is incorrect. As my Apple ID is a no longer a working email, I chose the option to answer a security question.
#Itunes password reset not sending email update#
My question is, should I reset my password without delay, as suggested? Is my Apple ID account in danger as the result of some kind of attack? If I do reset my password, should I use the “iforgot” page, even if I know my password perfectly well? I actually logged into my account page, and I see that I could change my password there. I have just tried to update some apps but it's telling me my password I entered is wrong (it isn't). Obviously, I had not made a request to change my Apple ID password. If you don’t see an Outbox, then your email was sent. Following this, sign into your Apple ID account page at to review and update your security settings. Check your Outbox and try to send the email again with these steps: In Mail, go to your list of mailboxes. If you did not make this change or you believe an unauthorised person has accessed your account, go to to reset your password without delay. Please click the link below to complete the process. You recently made a request to reset your Apple ID. The message was not sent to my Apple ID, but rather to my rescue e-mail address. The message seems to be legitimate, and all the links seem to lead to pages on the Apple site, and not some obvious spam site. Over night I received an e-mail from the appleid email address called “How to reset your Apple ID password”.
