Path: ...!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Jolly Roger Newsgroups: misc.phone.mobile.iphone Subject: Re: Ignoring requests for Apple ID Date: 1 Jul 2024 03:11:31 GMT Organization: People for the Ethical Treatment of Pirates Lines: 36 Message-ID: References: X-Trace: individual.net sbSAgZV0O9+X9gPa14V66w+rYnoAeYHqObiAdXjP/j2/Tod6xQ Cancel-Lock: sha1:uhIN8JK2+dB3qzQaIqxcIfAsKBQ= sha256:uycxu2FcsZ3UkLTFopmQI6k7m6mVFuz8XxUzi17Wbhg= Mail-Copies-To: nobody X-Face: _.g>n!a$f3/H3jA]>9pN55*5<`}Tud57>1Y%b|b-Y~()~\t,LZ3e up1/bO{=-) User-Agent: slrn/1.0.3 (Darwin) Bytes: 2386 On 2024-07-01, Alan wrote: > On 2024-06-30 17:05, bp@www.zefox.net wrote: >> Alan wrote: >>> On 2024-06-28 18:29, bp@www.zefox.net wrote: >>>> For some time the iPhone6 I carry for emergencies has asked for my >>>> apple ID. I always touch "not now" and go about my business. So >>>> far, there hasn't been any repercussion and the phone works when I >>>> need it. >>>> >>>> Why is the phone asking, and will something bad happen, like the >>>> phone not working, if I keep hitting "not now"? >>> >>> Nothing bad will happen. >>> >>> You'll need to sign in if you want to download a new app, but on a >>> day-to-day basis, there is no service for which you need to be >>> signed in to your AppleID. >>> >> >> Ok, but why is the phone asking me to sign in? > > I don't know. > > But clearly, at some point, you signed in to something. Yep, that's what it boils down to. As an example, if Settings > App Store > App Downloads or App Updates is enabled, and you've ever installed apps from the App Store, then naturally the device will occasionally ask you to sign into that account, especially if it has been a long time since the last time you signed into it. -- E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my ravenous SPAM filter. I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead. JR